Few would disagree that the quality of a worship team’s rehearsal directly impacts the Sunday ministry itself—and over the years, I’ve been part of some refreshing, powerful rehearsals and some pointless, ineffective rehearsals, as I’m sure you have. What’s the difference? What makes a good rehearsal good? For this piece, I’m specifically writing to worship … More Leading Effective Rehearsals

Friends, lift your voice and begin to praise God. Call out who He is to you, and in so doing, you will remind your soul of glorious, ancient truths. You’ll find that fresh faith is inevitable when you are infused with strength, prophesying victory over yourself, and entering into the situation with a heavenly mindset. … More The Power of Praise

I long to be the sort of worship leader, and to train up the sort of worship leaders, who are simply anointed to shift the spiritual atmosphere! To drive out darkness! To usher in the mighty Presence of the Holy Spirit! To make plenty of “space” for God to demonstrate His glory! To make worshipers of Jesus! … More Leading Worship: Shift the Atmosphere

Hey, worship leaders! Once, on the subject of leading worship, Darlene Zschech taught, “We do all that we can do, and then we let God do all that He wants to do.” How true. Leading worship, like any other ministry responsibility, is partnership with God. If we “do all that we can do” but remove … More Putting Songs in the Best Key: Leading Worship

Here’s what I’m advocating: a worship leader ought to have both a vertical priority and a horizontal priority. Our vertical priority is to focus on connection with Jesus; our horizontal priority is to lead our precious people into connection with Jesus. And that can look like many things. … More Leading Worship IS Worship