“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 The very first thing God reveals about Himself in the Bible is that He is the Creator of all things. He alone breathes the breath of life into all the living. And amazingly, among all living things, […]
While worship needs to be rooted in scripture, it should also embrace local culture, discern social changes and incorporate what is necessary to foster worship. Take contemporary worship for example: What started out in the Jesus movement surged into the charismatic movement and transformed worship in hundreds of churches. Music […]
For a worship guitarist, knowing chord shapes, a few strumming patterns and some simple techniques like right hand damping is usually sufficient to play in a worship session—that and lots of hours of practise of course! However, good musicians are rarely satisfied with what they already have—they are more excited […]
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 […]
Your hairdo was distracting… the drums were too loud… you talked too much/little… your jeans were too tight… We worship leaders face our fair and sometimes unfair share of feedback, right?! While constructive feedback is essential for our improvement, receiving negative feedback is not the most enjoyable pastime for anyone! […]
If you consider a worship leader as a living signpost, what would matter a lot is which way the signpost points. Some point towards music, others to self, some others to style and so on. Then there are the good ones—the ones who point towards God, helping us connect with […]
In this post, let’s tackle one of the most annoying factors spoiling worship sessions: Worship Leader wants to sing more new songs Congregation wants to sing less new songs Worship Leader sings more new songs Congregation doesn’t sing along Been there? Awkward, right? We know that using new songs of […]
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 The very first thing God reveals about Himself in the Bible is that He is the Creator of all things. He alone breathes the breath of life into all the living. And amazingly, among all living things, […]
While worship needs to be rooted in scripture, it should also embrace local culture, discern social changes and incorporate what is necessary to foster worship. Take contemporary worship for example: What started out in the Jesus movement surged into the charismatic movement and transformed worship in hundreds of churches. Music […]
For a worship guitarist, knowing chord shapes, a few strumming patterns and some simple techniques like right hand damping is usually sufficient to play in a worship session—that and lots of hours of practise of course! However, good musicians are rarely satisfied with what they already have—they are more excited […]
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 […]
Your hairdo was distracting… the drums were too loud… you talked too much/little… your jeans were too tight… We worship leaders face our fair and sometimes unfair share of feedback, right?! While constructive feedback is essential for our improvement, receiving negative feedback is not the most enjoyable pastime for anyone! […]
If you consider a worship leader as a living signpost, what would matter a lot is which way the signpost points. Some point towards music, others to self, some others to style and so on. Then there are the good ones—the ones who point towards God, helping us connect with […]
In this post, let’s tackle one of the most annoying factors spoiling worship sessions: Worship Leader wants to sing more new songs Congregation wants to sing less new songs Worship Leader sings more new songs Congregation doesn’t sing along Been there? Awkward, right? We know that using new songs of […]