Worship Podcast & Blog
OK, so I just came across this and wasn’t sure how to react. I started out by laughing out loud for 5 minutes and then was touched by the beauty of this child in the presence of God. The scary thing is this looks a LOT like my church.
Make sure you catch the subtitles.
Take it however you want, but know, this is pure awesomeness š
[This post is part of a series onĀ Tips For Taking Your Worship Team To The Next Level. Check out the restĀ here.]
Don’t you wish there was an easy way to grow your worship team? Something that could happen quickly? If I created an ebook titled “How To Grow Your Worship Team By the Time You Finish This Book”, a lot of people would read it but it would be full of fantasies.
I’m of the belief that growing your worship team starts by doing good things consistently over a period of time.
Sure, you could decide to pay musicians. That is an option for some. But what if it’s not?Ā What about a worship team that ATTRACTS people? What about a worship team that raises up and releases people of a certain spiritual DNA?
Is this just some idealistic jargon I’m throwing at you?
I’ll let you decide.
Here are 3 values that, I believe, will help to grow your worship team over time.
[This post is part of a series onĀ Tips For Taking Your Worship Team To The Next Level. Check out the restĀ here.]
Worship leaders don’t get much of a break. Before you know it, Sunday is here. Again.
What are we all going to do this weekend? Our songs may differ but there are a few things I can guarantee:
It’s easy for us to get stuck in these patterns. We see what others are doing and we imitate. I’m not saying you need to reinvent the wheel every week, provide breakthrough musical innovation with every song, and be so cool that Mute Math wants to attend your church to learn a few things.
But the introduction of something different can really “lift” the atmosphere for your band as well as your congregation. As artists in the church, we are seeking to “paint” a bigger picture of God in people’s minds. We want people to leave our services with a true sense of God and sometimes that involves trying something “out of the box”.
While not an exhaustive list, here are 20 musical ideas that may (or may not) work for you and your team:
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Feel like you’re stuck in a rut with your songwriting? Can’t seem to figure out what to say? Let me give you some input.
Give up.
Close your laptop. Put down your guitar. Forget that piano riff that isn’t working.
Just give it up.
For now.
If you read my last post on the one habit that could save your songwriting, you may think I’m a bit schizophrenic.
Maybe I am. But let me explain.
[This post is part of a series onĀ Tips For Taking Your Worship Team To The Next Level. Check out the restĀ here.]
There are so many ways to set up a click track for your worship team to use. I figured since most people have Macs with Garageband, it would be beneficial to see how you can set it up within a few minutes.
Here we go.
