For a Worship/Band Leader this may seem like a “No Brainer”. However, I am continually amazed at the stories that hear from worship musicians regarding the lack of preparation from their worship leader/ director and the sometimes-humorous chaos that follows. So here’s a WORSHIP TIP… Come to rehearsal prepared! What does it look like to be prepared? Here are a few suggestions. (more…)
One of the most often overlooked aspects of leading effective congregational worship is being able find the right balance of the right songs week in and week out. There are usually several competing aspects to finding and keeping the right mix.
On one hand, worship must be immediately accessible to the congregation. In other words, the people must have a certain level of familiarity with the songs so that they can more easily participate in singing. On the other hand, too much of the same ole’ songs will probably begin to create a level of apathy or boredom from those singing. (more…)
Have you ever been in the middle of a leading a time of worship and realized that the next song in the order of the set just doesn’t feel right?
Or simply wished that you had different song option to lead the congregation in that moment? I have and I know it’s a fairly common experience for other worship leaders as well. Its not that we weren’t diligent in thinking through and preparing the worship set. Sometimes we just don’t have all of the revelation needed regarding how the worship will flow or if the songs we’ve picked will fully support what God is doing in the moment; kind of a “… we only see in part…” type of thing (I Cor.13:9-10 ). (more…)
If you’re like me, you probably begin the process of selecting a worship set by either opening your worship song program and looking over the entire list of songs or perhaps you use the tried and true method of taking all of your hard copy song sheets and spreading them out all over the floor. No matter what method you use the goal is to find the right songs that reflect God’s heart for the worship set and that flow well together. (more…)
The auditorium is packed with people and the air is charged with an anticipation of meeting with the Almighty God. Quickly everyone takes his or her place as the worship leader cues the band. Within an instant, the entire congregation ignites into heartfelt, dynamic, spirit-filled worship. (more…)
Why sing? I’m not asking, “Why do we worship?” Its probably safe to assume that if you are perusing this web site and reading this article, you already understand that we were created to be testimonies of God’s glory (Is. 43:6-7). In other words, we worship because God created us to worship. (more…)
I hope we all agree that being in tune is a wonderful thing! Instruments should be in tune to themselves and the band should be in tune with each other. Hopefully, both of these points are accomplished simply by having everyone tune to an agreed upon pitch (generally A-440.) (more…)
Several months ago a friend and I engaged in a conversation about worship. Specifically, we talked about the recent “contemporary worship” explosion occurring worldwide. It seems that just about every church now offers some form of “contemporary or modern worship” in their weekend services. Even mainstream bookstores like Barnes and Noble and Borders carry a selection of Contemporary Worship. In fact, in recent years, the demand for contemporary worship music, worldwide, has grown at such an exponential rate that the Time-Life Warner Worship Series (sold through TV ads) has become their number one selling series of all time; surpassing Elvis and the Beatles. (more…)
