A Letter to My Worship Leader (Part 1) – Ed Stetzer
I love pastors and church leaders. A great deal of my time is spent teaching, encouraging, and developing resources to help them as they equip the church for the work of ministry (Eph 4:12). As those...
View ArticleA Letter to My Worship Leaders (Part 2) – by Ed Stetzer
This is a continuation of Part 1 of “A Letter to My Worship Pastors,” which I posted yesterday. Remember, this was originally for my church. So when I talk about dressing casually or something...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Things Your Pastor Wants to Say to His Worship Leader… (But Won’t)...
Who can fathom the mind of a Pastor? Why, other pastors, of course! So in preparation for this blog post I polled several long-tenured pastors who now work in our South Carolina Baptist Convention...
View Article10 Common Worship Distractions – by Chuck Lawless via ThomRainer.com
Worship is frequently a controversial topic, and it’s not my goal with this post to add to those debates. I also realize that the focus of worship is God. Any attention we give to the human component...
View ArticleSix Reasons Some Churches Are Moving Back to One Worship Style – by Thom S....
You could not help but notice the trend of the past two decades. Numerous churches began offering worship services with different worship styles. It is not unusual to see a church post its times of...
View ArticleI’m a Pastor with a Worship Pastor’s Heart – by Dr. Michael Catt
I was created to worship. The fact that we can have an intimate relationship with our heavenly Father continually amazes me. The realization that He desires that from us overwhelms me. Serving in...
View Articledc Talk and the Influence of Faith-Fortifying Songs – by Trevin Wax
Christian contemporary music gets a bad rap nowadays (ironic, since Christian rap is one of the bright spots). Why? Let’s start with the “Jesus is my boyfriend” songs from artists straddling that...
View ArticleWorship as the Ultimate Act – by Ed Stetzer
Historically, worship has been a divisive part of the local church experience. How might we rightly understand worship? Worship is one of those fascinating topics that can both unite and divide the...
View ArticleThe Un-Invitation – by Brian Brown
“The invitation time at my new church is just bad.” This is how my younger brother, began his conversation when he called to discuss his transition to a new church. My brother and I are preacher’s kids...
View ArticleA Conversation with Eric Geiger Part 1: Worship, Pastors & Discipleship – by...
A few days ago, Mike Harland interviewed Eric Geiger. Eric serves as one of the Vice Presidents at LifeWay Christian Resources, leading the Resources Division. Mike works directly with Eric on a daily...
View Article4 Reasons Why Pastors Should Lead Worship – by Philip Nation
Pastors who preach are probably not the most likely candidates for leading worship music. Some have wonderful singing voices but most have no training in leading worship music. But every now and again,...
View ArticleThree Reasons Why Big Events Are Ineffective in Most Churches – by Thom S....
Tens of thousands of churches will have events to celebrate the Christmas season. The events will range from simple Christmas Eve candlelight services to major musical productions. And most of them...
View ArticlePastoral Tips for Worship Leaders – by Mike Harland
A position on the staff of a church will bring expectations that not every musician is prepared to meet. One time, I had an artist (who had been offered a staff position) ask me what I thought about...
View ArticleWorshipLife Podcast #8 – Top 10 Things Your Pastor Wants to Say to His...
Summary of Top 10 Things Your Pastor Wants to Say to His Worship Pastor… But Won’t – Today’s WorshipLife Podcast features Mike Harland and Brian Brown talking about a blog written by our friend and...
View ArticleWorshipLife Podcast #9 – The Top 5 Things Worship Leaders Want to Say to...
Summary of Top 5 Things Worship Leaders Want to Say to Their Pastor – Today’s WorshipLife Podcast features Mike Harland and Brian Brown talking about a list written by our friend, LifeWay Worship Song...
View Article4 Practices That Reduce Distractions in Worship Services – By Eric Geiger
In his biography on Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Iain Murray writes about the seriousness and attentiveness that surrounded the preaching at Westminster Chapel in London during Lloyd-Jones’ ministry: Silence...
View ArticleFinding a Wingman – By Stephen Smith
Great leaders are high performance machines. Wise leaders are high performance machine factories. The best of the best understand the value of purposeful replication of themselves in others. It takes...
View Article5 Reasons Worship Leaders Are Losing Their Jobs – by David Manner
Christianity Today recently published an article indicating that nearly one-fourth of all active ministers have been forced out at some point in their ministry. It is true that staying in a current...
View Article5 Lessons from 5 Leaders – By Mike Harland
Over the years I have worked with a variety of pastors and have had many more that are friends. When I look back on those relationships – particularly with the ones I served with in ministry, I...
View ArticleThe Secret Service: 3 Thoughts About Personal Times of Worship – Stephen Smith
As Worship Leaders, we are always in planning mode. Not only are we planning for the “services” or “gatherings” coming this weekend, we also have an eye toward how each service in the next few months...
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