Beyond Sunday Worship

Worship Podcast & Blog

Why The Praise of Man Is An Awful Measure Of Success

Do you love to succeed?

Applause is addicting

Do you love to hear that you did a good job?

I hope you do. It feels amazing, empowering, life-giving. But what do you do when it’s not there?

How do you truly measure success?

When I received the “call” to go into worship ministry it wasn’t just because I could play some music. In all honesty, I kinda sucked back then. But this I knew – the voice of God reverberated through my frame loud and clear:

“Your ministry will be an extension of your personal walk with Me.”

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How Do You Engage Christians AND Unbelievers in Worship?

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

What do you do when you are faced with a room of passionate Christians AND clueless unbelievers?

Worship Leader, how do you manage this tension?

I believe the answer to this question is one of the most important facets of a worship leader’s ministry.

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How To Have A More Productive And Inspiring Vacation

Close your eyes.

Imagine you’re on vacation.

Or if you’re on vacation, you can open your eyes.

Good feeling, isn’t it?

Vacation is something we all look forward to, dare I say, live for? Especially if you are in a less-than-ideal job, you probably live for the moments you can be out of the office doing what you want. If you’re one of those people who don’t take vacations, you should probably stop murdering small puppies (because that’ obviously what non-vacationers do).

The truth is, we all need vacations. As pastors, worship leaders, & creatives, we need a break from our routines to rest and be reenergized.

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