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.)…

Worship leaders overcomplicate how they pick out songs for Sunday.

I used to spend the entire week trying to find the perfect songs that would match up with what my pastor was preaching on every Sunday.

Or I would try and coordinate all the songs around a common theme…

Worship leaders are tired.

Are you one of those tired worship leaders?

I remember at one point in my ministry when I was EXHAUSTED. There was always some new event to plan for at church. And it seemed like Sunday came every week…

Ever feel like you’re stuck in your worship leading and not improving?

You’re not growing musically. You’re not growing spiritually. It feels like you’re doing the same thing every single week.

There are 5 things I’ve done over my 18 years of worship leading that have allowed me to break out of a worship leading rut…

“My worship team hates each other.”

I don’t know if I’ve ever gotten those exact words emailed to me for a question for Real Talk. But some questions have come pretty close to using that language.

In fact, worship team conflict seems to be the most common type of question that gets sent to me...

A few weeks ago I got a call on a Thursday from a local church that needed me to fill in for their worship leader.

As I rushed to prepare, I started thinking about all of the intricacies of leading worship at another church...

Earlier this week I realized one of the MOST PRACTICAL things I do every time I lead worship.

It was so small but so impactful that, while I didn’t even notice myself doing it, I constantly got comments from my team members about it.

This one, almost sub-conscious thing allows me to direct my church musically, model worship, and let my band know where I’m headed next in a song...

One of the parts of worship leading that leaders struggle with the most is how to open their service.

It always seems awkward being the first person to have to say something...