My worship team rehearses on Thursday nights. We start in the evening after a full day for the team members and myself. To be honest, there are times where we’re all going through the motions and just want to get home. Over the past few months I’ve really felt that God was asking more of …
How to Recover From Sunday Services
Well…it’s over. The rehearsals, the sound checks, all 5 songs in your set – it’s done. NOW is when things get tough. I don’t know about you, but I have this love/hate relationship with Monday mornings. It’s my day off. I sleep in, grab a cup of coffee, sit down and start watching the services from Sunday. And if I …
My First Rodeo
Leading worship was never this part of ministry I thought I would really get involved with, well jokes on me, thanks God. I recently was just hired on at Heartland Community Church in Ripon, CA as the director of worship. Quick background. At the age of 17 I taught myself guitar through Ultimate-Guitar.com I was …
New Songs Part 1
Psalm 33 tells us to sing a new song and I take that very literally. We worship an infinite God, therefore we have an infinite number of things to worship Him for. Without forsaking the past, we must always be on the lookout for new songs that speak to the greatness of our God. What …
Partner Feature // Gearnerds
I had the chance to ask Nic Brandt some questions about his great resource, Gearnerds. Check it out! TCC: Tell us how Gearnerds got started. NB: GearNerds started for a few reasons. First and foremost because I tend to nerd out about guitar gear haha. I definitely believed that there were other people out there …
Book Review // Bob Kauflin // Worship Matters
Title: Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God Author: Bob Kauflin Release Date: April 2008 Publisher: Crossway This book has long been a staple in the worship ministry world. Bob Kauflin is now a well known name in worship ministries nationwide through this book and his work with Sovereign Grace Music. This …
The Complete Worship Service
What would “The Complete Worship Service” look like? Think about Revelation chapters 4 & 5. In this passage we see the heavenly realm, the throne room of God, and a glimpse of worship on the eternal level. I think if we were to look honestly at these verses we would see things about the …
Worship Review // Casting Crowns // Thrive
Artist: Casting Crowns Album: Thrive Release Date: January 28, 2014 Label: Beach Street/Reunion Records Combine a group of passion-driven worship youth pastors and worship leaders with some of the best church music writers our generation has to offer, fill a stage with people wanting to experience the power of God, and hand them all a …
Worship Team Building // The Audition
This is the second of a 3 part series that will take you through all 3 phases of the audition process: The Ask, The Audition, The Acclimation. Be sure to check out the first part here Part 2: The Audition So we’ve advertised, made announcements from stage and had our bands put the ask out …
Partner Feature // Toneheaven
As many of you guys know, there are some really awesome pages on Instagram! We’ve had the chance to work with Brad of Toneheaven many times and he’s an awesome guy! We asked him some questions and hope you enjoy getting to know him as much as we have! Tell us about how Tone Heaven …
Book Review // Darlene Zschech // Extravagant Worship
Title: Extravagant Worship Author: Darlene Zschech Release Date: November 2004 Publisher: Bethany House You may be familiar with Darlene Zschech through her work with Hillsong, her popular song “Shout to The Lord”, or her newly released album “Revealing Jesus”. In 2001 she wrote Extravagant Worship, a book discussing the principles that Hillsong clings to in …
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Monday Musings // Stand Your Ground
We’re called to live a life of submission and servanthood, but when does God want us to stand our ground to achieve His will through us, even though we are surrounded by other leaders who are following Him just as passionately as we do? And how do we recognize it? I learned an invaluable lesson …
Ask the Worship Doctor // Worship in Worship
You can check out some previous posts from the Worship Doctor here and here. Sign up to our weekly newsletter here. I was asked this question: As a worship leader, how much worship can I actually do while leading? It seems like my mind is always on the band, or the flow, or the time, or …
Worship Team Building // The Ask
This is the first of a 3 part series that will take you through all 3 phases of the audition process: The Ask, The Audition, The Acclimation Part 1: The Ask “No, sorry. We don’t need any more singers or vocalists. As a matter of fact, we have too many amazingly talented volunteers in our …
Worship Review // Inland Hills Church // Volume 1
Artist: Inland Hills Church Album: Volume 1 Release Date: October 27, 2013 Label: Risen In the heart of the Inland Empire of Southern California, Inland Hills has a vision to build the Church and reach their community and world by whatever means. This review holds a special place in my heart …