As a Worship Leader, I’ve come to realize that part of my job description should read, “Defender of Culture”. Because in all reality, creating and keeping a positive culture on our teams only happens with intention. It’s when we get a bit lazy that culture killers can sneak in and start to poke holes in …
Recruiting Musicians
“Hey! Can you play guitar?… Yes?… Well, join the worship team!” If it were only that simple. Unlike recruiting and hiring musicians for most secular groups – where the allure may be a record deal, exposure to large audiences, or a good source of income, recruiting musicians for a Worship team involves many important – …
Using What You’ve Got
In a perfect world we would all have our dream rigs. Our tone would sound exactly as we imagine it in our heads and we’d never need to buy another piece of gear because we had everything we ever wanted. Sounds good right? The fact of the matter is that for the vast majority of …
Incorporating Youth // Part One
If you’re reading this right now, at some point in the not so distant past you have asked yourself something like this, “how can I get my students more involved in the main service worship?” Well I’m a youth pastor and I ask myself this question all the time. If we’re honest, sometimes it seems …
Worship Boss vs Worship Leader
Imagine you’re working excitedly on a new goal. You know it’s from God and that it will have a major impact on the worship life of your church. You want to jump in head on and go after it, but you have to stop right there. The way you do it will have long term …
5 Tips for Serving With Your Spouse
Do you serve with your spouse? Laura has some practical advice for you.
CRAFT // Part Two: Pushing the Creative Button
Josh takes us through part 2 of his CRAFT series.
The Importance of Leading Students – An Interview with Nathan Del Turco
Over the weekend, I had an opportunity to reconnect with my friend and mentor, Nathan Del Turco. Nathan is the Pastor of Student Worship at Central Christian Church, which has a total of five campuses across the greater Phoenix metro in Arizona. His years of experience, knowledge and wisdom as a worship leader and Pastor …
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The Importance of Leading Students
Coming from a Christian home with a father who was a worship leader at a small church, it goes without saying that worship has always been a part of my life. I remember watching my dad lead the congregation musically, and watching him be fully engaged in the art of worship spiritually, emotionally, and physically. For …
Hillsong Young & Free // Sinking Deep // Electric Guitar Tutorial
Electric guitar lead tutorial for “Sinking Deep” by Hillsong Young & Free.
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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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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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Youth Worship Ministry // How to Involve Youth in Your Worship Service
Seeking. Want to hear something amazing? Are you ready? God is seeking true worshipers! God Himself, the Creator of music, the Creator of fingers, ears and hands, tongues, toes and feet…the Creator of the angels, the same angels who sang with voices that He gave as they praised the wonder of “let there be light” …
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