When singing with someone else or in groups, harmonization is most of the fun. The successful execution of a perfect or unique harmony doesn’t just sound good to the listener, it feels good for the singers. While harmony is technically a complement to the melody of a song, many would argue it is just as […]
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There is a common theme amongst people who enjoy playing musical instruments or singing— at a certain point in their musical development, they come across “chord progressions” as if it’s some kind of roadblock or, “oh boy, I have no clue what chord to play now” type of attitude. In my experience as a music […]
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The reality is all worship leaders don’t have the luxury of full live bands backing them. Many of us play an instrument ourselves and lead worship alone or accompanied by maybe one 2other musician. No matter how skilled we are at singing or playing music, it wouldn’t hurt to achieve a fuller sound, right? This […]
Leading worship is a lot more about serving people, and a lot less about our cool musical chops. Worship leaders with a servant’s heart are usually the best ones—not necessarily in music/singing, but in prayerfully engaging people with the Lord. Here are four right practices that I believe can help us get there. 4 Essential Practices of […]
If you’re anything like me as a worship leader, you’ve been caught trying to balance between leading people in worship and managing all the details in a worship service. Is the band playing together? Was that harmony right? What’s the next lyric phrase? Do we repeat the bridge once, or twice? And on and on […]
For a worship songwriter, few things are more terrifying than playing an own song publicly… for the first time. “What if it crash lands the worship?”, “what if they hate it?”, “what if they don’t sing along?”, “what if…” are only some of the inner questions that we struggle with, right? Trust me, introducing a […]
In Philippians 1:21, St. Paul makes one of those jaw-dropping statements that can be meditated on for a lifetime and more: “…For to me, to live is Christ…” Wow! How about letting this verse impact our worship? Let’s think about it—how amazing would it be if we could live and lead our sessions in a […]
Worship is more than a song—yes, we know that. Still, it fills us with dread when we have to lead worship and the nearest musical instrument is at least a mile away! Have you been there? If yes, you’d know the feeling! We depend on music and musicians to fill the worship environment so much […]
‘What to say when leading worship’ is a topic that’s not given the important it deserves. I mean lousy speaking is probably the no. 1 pet peeve people have against worship leaders! More specifically—what we speak, when we speak, how we speak, and above all—how long we speak! Now, this doesn’t mean we should stop […]
If the congregation is not involved, it’s music, not worship. We’ve been there, right? We pick the best of songs, practice and rehearse them like crazy, and then play them flawlessly on stage. Everything goes well, there are no musical shipwrecks, and we’re feeling wonderful. Then, we take a look at the people and… there’s… […]
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