Archives for May 2011

May 04 2011

Weird Worship: Do You Lean More Towards the Prophetic Or the Planned?

[This post is part of a series on Leading Your Team & Congregation Through Worship Tensions. Check out the rest here.]

Worship leaders seem to function in one extreme or the other: the prophetic or the planned.

As with all these worship tensions we’re talking about, it’s difficult to pin one better than the other. Is it possible to be musically excellent with tightly constructed arrangements AND flow in the prophetic?

everlast-boxing-international-professional-fight-gloves-288x300 — Prophetic vs. Planned. Who wins?

It’s like you have Kevin Prosch, Jason Upton, and ihop boxing with Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, and Desperation Band.

Who wins?

Which is better?

Which should we pursue?

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May 03 2011

Why Preparing The Heart Is So Important For Worship Leaders

The more you do something, the more familiar it becomes.

The more familiar something becomes, the less you think about it.

The less you think about it, the easier it is to fake it.

To be honest, I feel like a fake more often than not.

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May 02 2011

5 Ways To Develop A Team Of Expressive, Worshiping Musicians

[This post is part of a series on Leading Your Team & Congregation Through Worship Tensions. Check out the rest here.]

We’ve all been in the situation once or twice. Actually you may be stuck there right now.

You have a passion for Jesus. You long for your congregation to experience God. You want the glory of God to fill your church.

But your band doesn’t look like they agree.

Actually, they look depressed, exhausted, and barely awake. They can seem to talk for passionate hours on gear and new music, but when it comes time to showing some enthusiasm for worship, all you get is silence.

Blank stares.

Is it possible to have excellent musicians who worship with passion?

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