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Preparation Makes Perfect

By Don Chapman As I’ve said before, it seems everyone and their brother is starting a contemporary worship service. Unfortunately, I’ve heard that many of these new services are failing. Often the reason is poor planning and execution. Here are…

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Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like a Big Church #2

I recently visited a small church that has a lot going for it…

Back to the Future

Worship Time Machine: 2002

This week WorshipIdeas.com is 12 years old! The first email newsletter went out…

Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like a Big Church #1

Other articles in this series: Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like…

I Hate Choirs!

“I hate choirs!” So said a friend of mine at lunch as we…

Top 10 Posts of 2013

2013 has been the busiest year ever here at WorshipIdeas.com, with almost 390,000…

Live Webinar with Don Chapman

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Pop Arranging Tips for Your Christmas Praise Band

I’ll be using these original Christmas songs as examples, click to listen: LISTEN: Angels…

Christmas Worship: Back to Basics

Years ago I’d always be involved with the yearly Christmas cantata (most likely…

Stripped-Down Worship

I was talking to a guitarist friend recently who plays at a very…

Worship Trends: You’re Fired!

Some megachurches have been hiring rock star worship leaders (henceforth referred to in…

In the Loop: Digital Worship Methods

The title of this column is somewhat fitting, not just because I live…

Cutting Hymn Verses

I’ve talked before about which hymns work best in contemporary worship. Another step…

Contemporary Is The New Traditional

I once visited a church and helped them creatively work through some worship…

How Recording Can Enhance Your Worship Service

How can recording help your praise team? It’s not a top priority, but…

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Church Trip: Elevation 2013

Do people line up to get into your church? They do at Elevation.…

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Who Can Fill Your Shoes?

Summer is a great time for worship leaders to take a Sunday off…