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How Do You Handle Holidays?

June 9, 2010 by 1 Comment

Note: If you are a worship leader in the US, you know that we just went through the Memorial Day season. This article is definitely written from that perspective, but for those of you in other countries, I think there could still be application and discussion as it relates to the specific holidays of your home.

Question: How does your church handle holidays? I’m not asking about the big ones like Christmas and Easter, but cultural ones like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and especially patriotic related ones.

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Should You Use Loops in Worship?

February 22, 2010 by 9 Comments

It’s pretty obvious these days that most Christian bands and artists have a bit of help on the platform. From AutoTune to Vocoders, musicians are getting pretty technologically advanced when it comes to creating music for worship. While some of this technology can easily be thrown to the wayside as “trendy” and not worth truly exploring, one simple fact remains: “loops” are here to stay. [Read more...]

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CD REVIEW: Kyle Jones – ALIVE

January 18, 2010 by 4 Comments

Kyle Jones
ALIVE
Independent

Someone told me about a year ago that one of the “new” youth pastors in town also led worship, but our community has an abundance of gifted worship leaders, so I paid him little attention. As his debut full-length c.d. shows, that was a huge mistake.

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Culture of Crucial: Connecting With People Before Worship

September 26, 2008 by 1 Comment

When talking about what elements are crucial in church services, programs, and ministries it’s very easy to leave out the most important. We love to talk about technology and media. We ooh and ah over equipment and facility. We place high priority on method and even message.

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Planning Ahead

August 11, 2008 by 7 Comments

I heard a great quote the other day that was aimed at pastors who plan sermons last minute week to week. It went something like, “When pastors wait until the last minute to plan a message, is it them or the Holy Spirit who does the procrastinating?”

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10 Tips for Worship Leaders: How to Enhance On-Stage Presence

July 24, 2008 by 49 Comments

If you’ve ever seen a group of children perform a song for a gathering of parents and spectators, you’ve seen the teacher or leader who places his or herself directly in their line of vision and proceeds to mouth (very clearly and expressively) every word and indicate every gesture at the appropriate time so that the children can follow along and all look like they know what their doing.

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