I’ve led worship for 19 years - there’s one commitment that has had the biggest impact.

It’s not a secret. It’s not even original… it’s just reading my Bible every day.

If I could convince a new worship leader to do one thing. That would be it…

Every time someone new joins my worship team I tell them the same thing…

At first, they’re usually a little offended because I’m so blunt.

But I like to set my expectations upfront…

It hit me the other day... for years, I was just planning songs for Sunday.

I’d pick out four or five songs, throw in a quick prayer, and call it a service.

But something was missing. And it was hurting my church in the process…

There’s one worship leader I look up to. He’s my favorite worship leader.

I’m not going to tell you who he is quite yet…

I want to tell you ABOUT him first…

Easter planning has begun! (Maybe it started a while ago for you)

We’re about a month out from Easter and I’m sure you’ve got some big plans.

But! There are few things you absolutely cannot forget to do this Easter. In fact, I literally want to beg you to do them…

In the video, we’ll walk through the step-by-step process I use to make a chord chart for every new song my worship team learns…

There are certain things I talk about on my YouTube channel in pretty much every other video.

Care to guess what some of those things are?

The only reason I keep talking about them over and over again is because I think worship leaders need to hear them over and over again…

I played in bands pretty much my whole life… but I quit.

Several years ago, I woke up one morning, called my band members and said, “That’s it. I’m done.”

And I know a lot of other worship leaders play in bands as well…

It’s time to turn the lights on in your worship service…

There I said it.

Listen, I know that’s not a popular idea these days. And I was honestly in the same place you were just a few years ago.

But over the last couple of years, I’ve changed my mind and my church now worships with the lights on…

A couple months ago my voice cracked during a Sunday service. (I have video proof!)

It was during communion. I was singing Crown Him With Many Crowns (the Christmas version because this was back in December).

I made it to the 2nd or 3rd verse. Went for a high note. And… (squeak!)…

A few weeks ago I posted a video listing the 30 songs I sing at my church.

A lot of people were surprised that I only have 30 songs in my worship song repertoire.

And I realized that… maybe I’m a little crazy for only singing 30 songs in my church…

Some of the LWW community already knows I’ve been struggling with vocal problems lately.

I wanted to share an update on the situation.

It affects what I do at my church on a weekly basis and affects what I do with Leading Worship Well…

It’s Friday and you have no idea what you’re going to say between songs on Sunday.

Let me help you.

In the video, I’ll give you 3 worship speaking transitions you can use this Sunday. One is a Call to Worship. Another is a time of Confession. And the third is an Assurance of Pardon that reminds your church of the work Christ has done on their behalf…

I took over a worship ministry 4 years ago.

I know a lot of worship leaders in the Leading Worship Well community have been in similar positions recently…

I thought I’d share my advice for getting started at a new church.⁠

We all know worship isn’t just music. But how often do we talk like it is?

Maybe you don’t even realize you’re doing it.

You use phrases like, “Let’s stand and worship together.” But you only say that when you’re about to sing.

You might refer to your service as “worship and the word.”

You call your band the “worship team.”

How do you break out of the habit of using these phrases and intentionally teach your church that worship is more than just music?…

Want to know what songs I’ve been singing at my church this past year?

Over on the Leading Worship Well YouTube channel I just released a video called "The 30 worship songs I sing at my church."⁠…

Does your worship team just sound like a wall of sound?

You could take a recording of your team, fast forward to any point in a song, and it would sound exactly the same no matter what part of the song you were in.

The truth is: verse 1 should sound different than verse 2. The first chorus should sound different than the last chorus…

Last Sunday my church hosted a Christmas night of worship.

As you know, prepping for a night of worship isn’t a “week-of” sort of thing. I’ve been planning for this for the past two months.

I’ve had planning meetings. I’ve gotten resources ready for my team. We’ve had rehearsals. The list goes on and on…

As you finish your Christmas planning, I have one plea for you.

So many worship leaders end up despising the Christmas season because it is filled with so much busyness…

The longer I’ve led worship the more I’ve grown to love the Bible.

My normal morning routine is to wake up, make a cup of coffee, and read 10 chapters in the morning. (I use Professor Horner’s Bible Reading Plan if you were curious.)…