Articles for Worship & Creative

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."

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.

Do You Have to Go to Church to Worship God?

Do I really need to go to church as a follower of Christ? When Jesus talked with the “Woman at the Well” about places of worship, his point wasn’t that place was unimportant.

9 Marks of a Healthy Worship Leader

Far from exhaustive, these nine items are a set of traits, postures, and characteristics of a healthy worship leader I believe are informed by Scripture and ought to transcend culture and denomination.

5 Ways Praying Psalms Will Completely Change Your Life

Praying Psalms means talking to God about what comes to mind as you read through the Psalms. I believe the Book of Psalms is the best place in Scripture from which to pray Scripture.

Talent vs Skill – What Every Worship Leader Should Know

Anyone can develop a skill, but not everyone is blessed with talent. Often we confuse the two. And for a worship leader, sometimes it comes down to talent vs skill.