What, why & how
Lately, I’ve had the opportunity to visit a wide variety of churches. Every one of them has a very different approach to leading congregational worship. And, as I’m sure I heard Robert Webber say, “I’ve found myself thinking and rethinking” about two very fundamental questions. What is the purpose of church worship? and What is [...]
Followers of Jesus, and especially leaders, are called to invest in the destiny of others. One way we do that is through intentional coaching and mentoring. The story of Apollos in Acts 18 is a great example of how mentors can help you up-level your game. […]
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 days! There definitely seems to be a decline in congregational singing from say, 10-15 years ago. Now this is an admittedly subjective observation – I am probably biased [...]
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 I got his book “107 Things I Forgot To Say The Last Time I Talked About Worship, Creativity and Music” It’s a guided journal exercise to “slow down”, fully experience [...]
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 served as a volunteer and later as full time church staff. I’ve lead the worship ministries of large, medium and small churches. I’ve served as an advisor to [...]
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 heart and I want to share it with you. I have a question. Do you ever feel like a hired hand performing a gig? The sheer technology [...]
A few years back I started doing an exercise by Chris Brogan called “my three wordsâ€. The idea is to choose three words that will serve as a guiding theme for the coming year. You can read more about it in his blog post here. […]
Dear Uncle Robbie, I’m a tired worship leader ministering at a small church where my husband grew up. I give and give and give and pour out my heart to the Lord. Now, I’m facing opposition from the leadership and congregation at my church. I know it’s a spiritual attack. I know it’s not of [...]
Final installment! In this series we’ve been looking at Five Epic Worship Fails from scripture, Â what we can learn from them, and how we can apply their lessons in our lives and ministry. Make sure you read the Introduction first! Epic Fail Number Five: King Saul Disobeys (1 Samuel 13:7-15 1 Samuel 15) In the [...]
In this series we’re looking at Five Epic Worship Fails from scripture, Â what we can learn from them, and how we can apply their lessons in our lives and ministry. Make sure you read the Introduction first! Epic Fail Number Four: Lip Service: Jesus Confronts The Pharisees (Mark 7:1-13, Matthew 15:8-9) Background of the story. [...]
