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...

There are 5 things you can do to immediately improve your worship leading this Sunday.

They aren’t hard to do and they don’t take much effort.

You just have to know about them and make the conscious effort to do them. And… voila! Better worship leading...

Are you and your pastor the only ones who ever talk during your service?

You read all the Scripture. You pray all the prayers. You sing all the songs.

Your pastor leads some other prayers. Then he preaches.

… then you sing another song and then you pray and everyone goes home....

The long awaited video is here!

Over my past 5 years on YouTube, people have constantly asked me: “Spencer, can we see YOU leading worship? Show us one of your services.”

And I’ve hesitated to do it because I’m not really convinced people want to see me lead worship...

I might have watched your livestream…

Every Sunday after church I get home, lay down on the couch, and pull up a bunch of churches’ livestreams.

I’ll spend an hour or so seeing what other churches are doing during their Sunday gatherings...

I was scrolling on Instagram recently and ran across a clip from a fellow YouTuber.

He was talking about how he used to lead worship when he was growing up and one time his worship leader told him he should keep his eyes open.

As you know, I talk about keeping your eyes open while leading worship all the time. So I was interested in hearing what people had to say about it...

Ever wonder what other worship leaders do all week long?

What does it take to prepare for a Sunday morning gathering at church?…

I’ve been reading a ton of books about worship leading lately.

You probably already know about some that I’ve read…

People hate to pray in public. (Worship leaders included!)⁠

For some reason, we have a huge fear of praying in front of our church.

But the truth is, as a leader in the church, you NEED to be able to lead times of corporate prayer. You aren’t just up front to strum a few chords and sing a few songs…

I have a secret to tell you: I quit paying attention to the Christian Music Industry.

I don’t really listen to the radio or Christian music playlists on Spotify.

If you mention some new worship band, I probably have no idea who they are.

I haven’t heard the latest Hillsong, Elevation, Bethel, or Passion song…

“I can’t stand that my church thinks worship is just music.”

How many times have you heard that statement from worship leaders?

And it’s not without reason, a lot of people in the Church act like worship is all about music. And the truth is… it’s probably our fault as worship leaders…

I’ve been talking a lot about using the Bible in your worship leading over on my YouTube channel.

But there is ONE doctrine about the Bible that worship leaders always forget.

Sure, we believe the Bible is inspired. We heartily affirm it is the Word of God…

Do you serve on a small worship team? Maybe it’s just you on Sunday mornings… Or maybe you lead in a small group environment with just an acoustic guitar.

I’ve lead worship with just an acoustic guitar off and on for the past 18 years. Sometimes it was in small churches where I was the only instrument. Other times it was around a campfire. Sometimes it was in small group Bible studies…

“I can’t worship while I lead worship.” Have you ever felt that way before?

When you lead worship, you’ve got a million things on your mind. You’re trying to remember chords and lyrics. You’re thinking about what’s coming up next in the service. You’re worried about the small buzz in the sound system that might be distracting for people…