Worship & Creative Leaders

Enough Already With the Smoke Machine

A smoke machine (or haze/fog) can be a fascinating addition to any stage production, whether it features dramatic acting or a music concert. However . . .

Zephaniah 3:17 — God, Are You Going to Embarrass Me?

The famous verse from Zephaniah is the sort of verse that used to make me nervous. As a young man, I wasn’t sure I wanted God to quiet me with his love, and I certainly didn’t want him to rejoice over me with singing.

Making Time for God – A Simple Way to Spend 45 Minutes a Day

If you're struggling with knowing how to spend time with God, give this little system (or some variation of it) a try. You'll find you'll easily be able to spend 45 minutes a day on quality time with your Savior.

Rocking Grandma: The Reinvention of Rocking Worship

I think this is the next phase of worship – ministries are discovering it’s not enough to merely plug praise songs into their traditional service order – they need to build contemporary rocking worship from the ground up.

But Contemporary Worship Brings People to Jesus! … Right?

"At some point, we decided that the worship service was the best venue for evangelism."

Free Church Christmas Graphics: “The Gift”

In this worship church Christmas graphics series for Advent/Christmas, the graphics depict a simple manger with a wrapped gift inside symbolizing Jesus, the incarnate. Wood planks and distressed textures contemporize the scene with brown and blue colors for the season. It's FREE!

Impromptu, Bone-Chilling Worship — at Sam’s Club in Alabama

A beautiful reminder of what Jesus says to us: “Where two or more are gathered, I am there in the midst.” Even at a Sam's Club in Alabama.

Why Your Worship Needs to Be LOUDER

It’s hard to ignore the language of the Bible when it comes to the environment and volume of worship. It is characteristically loud.