Worship & Creative Leaders

Sarah Bessey: I Loved God. I Struggled with Loving His Church

Sarah Bessey said it plainly: "I Loved God. I Struggled with Loving His Church." God sneaked up on her and restored her to His church.

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.