Worship & Creative Leaders

Tracking the Trends in Worship

An increasing number of young adults who have grown up in evangelical churches being drawn toward trends in worship experiences that are more intimate, less polished and often more liturgical than the worship of their home churches.

Welcome to the End of Entertainment Worship

If God is really doing what he says he is, our gatherings can't just be entertainment worship. The answer to consistently having genuine, honest, real, authentic worship is in the worldview that we engender and the theological worldview that we espouse. God really is working all things for good.

Why Rock Star Worship Leaders Are Getting Fired

I know of one rock star worship leader who makes about 100K a year by going to a weekly staff meeting and picking out six songs for the praise set. That’s it.

10 Ways NOT to Be an Effective Worship Leader

Wondering how to be an effective worship leader? One thing you could do is stop saying these phrases. It could be that I'm just a crusty old curmudgeon ranting a little, so don’t take this too seriously...except maybe do.

C.S. Lewis on Why We Should Praise

You might think that the staid Oxford don would counsel against praise and worship, but actually he had quite a bit to say about why we should praise.

How to Avoid Church Tech Arts Burnout

Hi, I’m Anthony Coppedge, and I’m a recovering church tech arts burnout person. Not only have I personally experienced burn out, but I have been a leading contributor of burn out to church tech arts volunteers.

Is Worshiptainment the Problem, Or Is It Something Else?

What's the real issue behind *any* critique of worship styles?

Be Still My Soul: A Cure for Panic

The resistance to anxiety doesn’t just happen to you. You have to make the stillness happen, you need to be still in your heart and quiet your soul.