A Recap of the Holy Week Experience
[Video Above] Saturday Holy Week Devotional For this year’s Holy Week, I experimented with sharing a daily morning video devotional on Facebook Live. This was my first [...]
How to Make Holy Week More Meaningful
During Holy Week I’m sharing a short video devotional every morning at 6:59am CST on Facebook Live, April 10-15. Join us in real time or watch the replay [...]
Why Your Church Does Not Sing
Recently I’ve attended several churches as an incognito visitor and I’ve noticed a trend – a lot of people don’t seem to be singing in worship these [...]
When God Makes No Sense
Once upon a time, wrestling with God about the pain and confusion going on in my world and those around me, I wrote this song called  “No [...]
Eastern Europe Mission Trip 2017
Well I’m excited to return to Eastern Europe this year with my wife Ivalene. During the month of May 2017 we will teach in Ukraine, then minister [...]
Ukraine Mission Trip Report [2016]
For May 2017 I‘ve been invited back to teach at UETS and a Worship Conference in Ukraine. Ivalene and I will do this trip together. We will [...]
How Can We Change the Way the World Encounters God ?
So I’ve been following along with this series called “The Journey of Worshipâ€â€ taught by Ray Hughes,at Grace Center in Franklin, TN. You can watch the videos here. And [...]
Coaching / Mentoring / Consulting
If you need support, advice, and encouragement in worship ministry, maybe I can help. I’ve been leading, teaching and mentoring in worship ministry for over 20 years. I’ve [...]
The Hymns Birthed from Seasons of Controversy and Conflict
So as I write this, Ray Hughes is teaching a series called "Journey of Worship" at Grace Center in Franklin, TN. I happened to catch session #7 [...]
The Worship Leader / Shepherd
My guest post for Seedbed Worship Design Collective Dear Worship Leader, Choir Director Friends, I encountered something in God’s word the other day that stirred [...]
My First 30 Days Reading “The Book of Mysteries”
Shortly before Christmas we mysteriously received a book in the mail from Amazon. Never ordered it. Had no clue how we got it.* We were rather puzzled [...]
Announcement: Leaving Staff at HFUMC
This past week we shared with the HFUMC Â family I’ll be leaving staff. It’s been a wonderful experience. My last Sunday will be February 12, 2017. Here’s [...]