As worship leaders, we have so much work to do that it’s easy to focus on just getting it done, but that puts the focus on us. My mentor once said that our job in the church is to work ourselves out of a job. Simply put, we are called to raise others up to lead …
Worship Is War
“So let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands…” Psalm 149:5 In many of our churches today, we seem to have lost or misplaced the purpose and the power of worship in the life of the believer. Worship has sadly been reduced from controlling the thoughts, desires, …
Ministry Feature // Songs for Danforth Chapel
We had the chance to talk with Ryan and Tyler about their project. Be sure to check out our worship review here! TCC – Tell us a little bit about yourselves Ryan – Well I was born in Germany so I can’t be president. TCC – Is that true? Ryan – Yes. (sighs). TCC – …
Worship Review // Songs for Danforth Chapel
Album: Songs For Danforth Chapel Artist: Tyler Clements & Ryan Mayo Release: July 3, 2013 Be sure to check out our interview with Tyler and Ryan here. Tyler Clements’ and Ryan Mayo’s debut record “Songs For Danforth Chapel” comes at us with a fresh take on modern worship writing and arrangement. We live in an …
Worship on the Road // Interview with Nick Kaskel
I had the chance to chat with Nick Kaskel about his ministry on the road. He’s heading out on a short tour with Brian Campbell and will be keeping us updated! TCC: Tell us a cool story from being on the road. Nick: The only one that comes to mind is when i was with …
Monday Musings // Prophetic Worship
A lot of this has been enlightened by a good friend and musician, Pete James of Hillsong United. We all sat down during a creative night at our church and he gave his insight on playing prophetically. As a musician, especially on platform it can be very difficult if you are not at all prepared …
Worship Spaces // Cottonwood
I had the chance to talk with Frank about his church, check it out! TCC: Tell us about your church! Frank: Cottonwood started back in 1983 in a small office in Los Alamitos, Ca with about 50 or so people. From 1983 to 1989 our church grew from 50 to 650 people in attendance each Sunday morning. …
Worship Review and Giveaway // Jeremy Horn // No Other Love
Scroll to the bottom to enter the giveaway! Album: No Other Love Artist: Jeremy Horn Label: Ardent Release:November 12th, 2013 Before we get started, remember that we review these albums from the point of view of a worship leader. I’ll unpack the songs musically, theologically, and thematically to help you as you’re planning your worship sets! …
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Worship Planning // Song Repertoire
Have too many songs and the congregation looks lost while you lead them. Have too few and the worship team gets bored and loses passion. What’s a worship leader to do? What is the perfect number of worship songs to have in your book? Why it’s Important As “music people”, we only need to hear …
Partner Feature // LoopCommunity
If you haven’t had a chance to check out everything on Loop Community. You should go do that now! I’ve had some great discussions with Matt McCoy, the founder of Loop Community and love the heart behind his site. Here’s our interview with him: TCC: Tell us about yourself, how did you get involved in …
Artist Feature // Darren & Jessie Clark // Calvary SLO
Over the past year I’ve had the pleasure to not only work with, but also become the friend and babysitter of the amazing Clarke family. British natives, Darren and Jessie Clarke, songwriters of the famous, “I Love Your Presence”, just released their latest seven-song EP, “Your Love Endures”. After several live records with Vineyard Music, …
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Monday Musings // Following God’s Direction
One of my more favorite worship songs to sing in recent years is “Love Came Down”, by Brian Johnson (Bethel Church). I played this song last week and got consumed in the lyrics of “I am Yours, I am Yours, For all my days Jesus I am Yours.” It is a simple lyric but holds …
Worship Spaces // Calvary: SoBe
This week’s featured worship space comes from Calvary: SoBe TCC: Thanks for taking the time share about your ministry! How did this tattoo parlor campus get started? Amor: Through a series of events my Friend and I purchase the tattoo shop in May. the next day I met a couple at an anti-human trafficking …
Worship Planning // Song Types
There’s many creative ways to plan the music for any worship service: drawing songs out of a hat, throwing darts at your pile of sheet music, singing whatever feels good on Sunday morning and hoping the band can keep up. As worship leaders, I think we sometimes get exasperated by the week-in, week-out task of …