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5 Top Video Production Books To Up Your Game

Duke Taber - June 30, 2022

20 Ways to Pray for Worship Leaders

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Monday Morning Worship Fatigue (And What to Do About It)

Before You Worship

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Why Contemporary Worship Music Is Dead and Decaying

Jamie Brown - June 20, 2022

10 very tongue-in-cheek (and all too familiar) reasons people give that contemporary worship is dying.

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5 Gifts Jesus Gives Us in the Lord’s Supper

Ray Hollenbach - June 18, 2022

When we read about the Lord's Supper in John 13, we discover not only the roots of the sacrament but also the secrets of Christian living. There are at least five diamonds shining out from the darkness of John 13.

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Writing Worship Songs: 3 Tips To Get Started

Luke Abrams - June 17, 2022

Know your audience, play your instrument well, these are good pointers, but out of the scope of this article. The focus here will be on writing worship songs people want to sing.

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The Secret Battle Every Church Audio Technician Faces

Chris Huff - June 16, 2022

To those who laugh at the idea of “spiritual warfare” on the equipment and the people in the technical arts of church audio, reconsider the power of worship and the enemy’s desire to make it stop.

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Do Church Worship Bands Keep People From Singing?

Phil Cooke - June 15, 2022

Worship music and church worship bands have won the Sunday morning song battle – there’s no question about that.

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How to Lead Worship for a Wedding

Dan Wilt - June 14, 2022

At some point, most worship leaders are asked to lead worship for a wedding. One of the great privileges of leading worship is to lead on the occasion of this very special day.

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Youth Worship Songs: 23 Praise Titles Teens Will Love to Sing

Stephanie Martin - June 13, 2022

Need some ideas for youth worship songs? Then keep reading! Youth ministers can capitalize on kids’ love for music by incorporating praise songs into gatherings and worship services.

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5 Reasons Praise and Lament Belong Together in Worship

Dan Wilt - June 13, 2022

The pervasiveness of lament in the Bible should lead us to question how well we are incorporating lament into our worship.

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12 Ways to Grow Your Worship Ministry

Mark Cole - June 13, 2022

I hope these 12 keys to growing your worship ministry challenge you like they challenge me. I have been leading worship and pastoring for over 30 years, but I still go back to this list to see what I need to work on!

Administration

99 Questions When Hiring a Worship Pastor

Greg Atkinson - June 11, 2022

What I have found over the years through consulting and numerous conversations with senior pastors and executive pastors is that they simply don’t know what to ask when hiring a worship pastor.

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Worship Flow – What It Is & How to Get It

Jamie Brown - June 10, 2022

Your worship should work smoothly in both theme and music. Here are some tips to help develop a worship flow.

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Leading Worship Well at a Funeral

Dan Wilt - June 8, 2022

How do we go about leading worship well for such a pivotal, emotional event in so many peoples’ lives? How do we plan and prepare music that will comfort and strengthen a grieving family?

Ministry Tech Leaders

Enhancing Your Church’s Video Streams with Multiple Cameras

Andrew Osborne - June 7, 2022

Though recording or streaming a service with one camera is great, if you want to take your worship videography to the next level add an extra camera or two.

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What Does a Worship Leader Do?

Mark Cole - June 6, 2022

What does a worship leader do? I was recently asked to describe my weekly schedule. Here is what works for me.

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5 Bad Ideas That Will Make Your Service Fake

Rich Kirkpatrick - June 3, 2022

You feel fake vibes when hoping for authentic ones. Regardless, what makes a worship service fake might be boiled down to five basic things.

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10 Defining Marks Of NextGen Worship Leaders

Dan Wilt - June 1, 2022

I am more committed than ever to celebrating, and reinforcing, the vocation of the nextGen worship leader in the ever-emerging world.

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Singing Hymns in Church – 4 Reasons You Should Keep Them

Matt Boswell - May 30, 2022

Singing for the Christian is formative and responsive, and therefore must be informed by Scripture. The importance of hymns is that we learn what we sing.

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7 Ways to Overcome Satan

J.D. Greear - May 28, 2022

We must overcome Satan because the Bible makes it clear: We’re in a battle. It’s a battle we can’t escape with an Enemy we can’t see. As long as we confess Jesus as Lord and have the Spirit of God within us, Satan will do everything he can to destroy our faith.

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8 Steps Toward Next Level Worship

Mark Cole - May 27, 2022

I love leading God’s people in worship. I have been blessed to have led Sunday worship teams at home and around the world for over 30 years. Here are a few things that I have learned along the way.

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What Is Lectio Divina?

Mark Riner - May 26, 2022

The process of Lectio Divina begins with, you guessed it, reading. To pray while reading the Scriptures, we need to read Scripture! The central premise of reading the Bible in this context is to not go too fast or too slow.

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