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 …
Monday Musings // Only God Can Judge Me! Kinda, Sorta, Not Really
Concerning brothers and sisters in Christ, the topic of ‘judging’ has seemed to surface here and there in my life lately. With that said, let me be the first to say that I am definitely not without blame on the subject. I think every person on the planet is guilty of judging someone or something …
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Worship Review // Elevation Worship // Only King Forever
Artist: Elevation Worship Album: Only King Forever Release Date: January 14, 2014 Label: Provident Music Elevation Worship’s new album just came out and it seems it’s what everyone is talking about. Why the hype? Elevation Worship is a great example of a worship team writing for their church. They write songs using inspiration from the sermons …
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Ask the Worship Doctor // Reaching Across the Generational Divide
The Worship Doctor is in . . . Reaching Across the Generational Divide As an older (47) worship leader with over 20 years of experience in church worship leadership, I am often asked by younger worship leaders about how to reach across the generational divides that every church experiences. This is a great question, but …
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Monday Musings // Being Honest
“You sounded great. You’re getting better!” “Every time…” I think to myself. My worship pastor is awesome at encouraging his musicians. Never have I felt as though I wasn’t enough or that I wasn’t doing well. This is awesome most of the time, except for that it makes it difficult to know where I can …
Youth Worship Ministry // Leading Worship With Students
I come from a community where Student Leadership in Youth Ministry is encouraged and expected. This naturally causes students to lead, play and help plan worship experiences every week. I want to set out and start a dialogue to better serve our churches youth ministries by having student leaders. This means asking and answering some …
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Worship Team Building // Flattery vs. Praise
A few years ago, I read Tom Rath’s book ‘How Full is Your Bucket’ and it changed the way I showed appreciation to my team. The basic premise of the book is to fill your team, family and friend’s ‘Bucket’ (or need for acknowledgment for their works & what they mean to you) on a …
Monday Musings // Things Go Wrong
We’re all imperfect beings. And let’s face it: things go wrong. Leading worship, we have all at one time: gone off click, sang the wrong verse, dropped a wireless pack, had straplocks fail, dropped sticks, hit a wrong note, unplugged our instruments… The list goes on. It seems like every time this happens, it happens …
Youth Worship Ministry // Ministering to Student Leaders
College is obviously a very formative time for people and for many different reasons. There are all kinds of new experiences waiting at college: some good, some bad, and definitely some ugly! I think most of us can agree that, as a follower of Christ, college is a very formative time for our relationship with …
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Ask the Worship Doctor // The Worst Worship Set Ever?
This is the first of a series of articles I have been asked to write for The Church Collective. They will also be available on my blog and are available for publication for any entity that asks for permission to do so. Just finished our Sunday morning set and it was not good at all. …
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