Worship Podcast & Blog
If I told you that you could write hundreds of songs that would change the world, would you believe me?
It’s possible, but far from easy. Many of you are epic songwriters.
Still, others of you want to be epic songwriters, but aren’t doing anything about it.
[From David: This is a guest post by Arny Sanchez, who blogs at The Analogous Truth. You can follow him on Twitter here.]
If you’re a worship leader, theology is important. Massively important.
Especially if you want to write worship songs. Without a steady diet of immersion in God’s Word, our songs will easily degrade into self centered memoirs to our own passion.
From David: Today I have the privilege of featuring a guest post by Jon Nicol who blogs over at Worship Team Coach. Jon spent some time in Nashville, learning what it takes to be a professional songwriter. He shares his insights here. Be sure to follow him on Twitter.
After talking about it for 5 years, I finally overcame my fear and started traveling to Nashville to write, network, attend workshops, and just soak up whatever mojo is in the air down there.
I wanted to be a professional songwriter.
When it comes to writing worship songs, nobody has it all figured out.
If you stop developing, you stop being effective.
In preparation for a live recording we’re doing in May, I’ve been songwriting like crazy.
The more I write and study great songwriters, the more I’m convinced it is slave labor.
If you think otherwise, you’re wrong.