What, why & how
In conversations and seminar Q&A’s regarding worship issues, I often give some basic “qualifiers” before addressing the specific question at hand. Recently I’ve come to think of these qualifiers as “The Standard Answer.” […]
I’ve been trying to write a blog post everyday, sometimes twice a day as part of Tentbloggers “BlogX†90 Day Challenge. Here’s links to some top posts in case you missed them. Updated the “About“ page, including videos. Practical Theology Series 2011, Sep 23 – Why Is Theology of Worship Important? 2011, Sep 20 – [...]
Dear Prospective Worship Team Member, I am thrilled you are interested in serving the Lord with your gifts at OurCoolChurch. I’m looking forward to getting to know you and your story. You can find out more about my background by reading my story here. Ministry Vision These principles will form our vision as we develop [...]
Last week I started doing a 90 day blog shape-up program called BlogX through the ultra helpful Tentblogger . Everyday there are strenuous blogging assignments designed to build up “blogging muscles” under the guise of super sensei John Saddington. The biggest benefit of BlogX so far is I’ve been forced to “ship” faster and more [...]
Since returning from our missions trip (which I still need to write a good debrief about). I've been working on improving this blog with Tentbloggers "BlogX" 90 Day Challenge. Today's challenge included updating the "About" page. I edited some copy and added a section called "My Video Clips" which showed humble, lovable worship dude in [...]
I recently blogged about looking for songs for a new service just starting. I’d love your ideas for song choices. Here’s seven guidelines I use for choosing new songs. Think of choosing most songs as an investment. Like buying a home or real estate, the songs we choose greatly impact the spiritual life [...]
Beloved readers, I’d like your help with an upcoming project. Imagine this, worship dudes and dudettes. You’ve been asked to lead a new “contemporary” service in the gym of a mainline denominational congregation. Historically, the worship services have been very traditional – sanctuary, stained glass, pews, printed programs, organ, hymns – not exactly “modern worship.” [...]
Below is my post from the News section of the School of Rock Worship website. Amazing how the time has FLOWN BY and how much fun we’ve had. The concert is Friday night 6pm at Sonlife Church in Salisbury, Md, 6975 Grenada Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804 Morning Warm-up […]
A while back I saw this video interview of Andy Andrews on Michael Hyatt's blog about his new book, "The Final Summit". I was fortunate enough to win a free copy of The Final Summit: A Quest to Find the One Principle That Will Save Humanity. It was inspiring and easy to read. I highly [...]
Here’s a simple framework for training, mentoring and equipping people to better serve in worship ministry.  I think it’s helpful for any context large or small, long term or short term. It has worked for me in these situations: Youth Ministry extended over many “generations” (including rebuilding every couple of years for the ‘next generation’) [...]
