According to youth ministry consultant Fuzz Kitto, it is mission: Worship is the expression of our mission. If our worship is not connected to our mission, none of it makes sense. When we come together: God is the audience The...
A great final day of the National Worship Leader’s Conference included two workshops I had the privilege of teaching. Titled The Service of Worship, we examined the Biblical mandate to serve the poor. God’s Word points out, from Genesis 3...
Professor Leonard Sweet @ National Worship Leader’s Conference said: If you were born prior to 1973, you are most likely a Gutenburger. You prefer to have your Bible leather-bound, with pages you can turn by hand. You understand a concrete,...
We love the church because Christ loved the church. She is his bride–a harlot at times, but his bride nonetheless, being washed clean by the word of God (Eph. 5:25-26). If you are into Jesus, don’t rail on his bride....
Mike Hyatt has 8 things he’s learned about leadership from attending a Nashville Symphony Orchestra concert and observing the conductor. Among his thoughts are: Start with a great score. Conductors have a plan, starting with a score and a clear...
Here’s a quick wrap of the first day of the Saddleback Worship conference: Francis Chan of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley opened the morning plenary with a very candid message about the need for honesty in ministry. His humorous and...
Here’s a free Fathers Day download (pdf), courtesy of Mariana Marin, a colleague at Cross International. It includes history of the holiday, a poem and this prayer by Kurt Loadman: Let us praise those fathers who have striven to balance...
Have you made plans to attend the National Worship Leader’s conference next month? It’s happening July 20-23 at the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas (Kansas City). A host of known speakers and practioners will be on-hand, with 14...
Matt Johnson has a great post over on The Resurgence blog, admonishing followers of Christ to broaden their listening habits: Faithfully imaging our Creator God means, in part, that as image bearers undergoing sanctification, we think God’s thoughts after him....
As a worship leader, team building is among your biggest challenges. For your services to be successful and glitch-free (relatively), your group has to be functioning as one. This is especially challenging with ‘creatives’, who tend to distrust structure and...