Ever hear someone pray and thought to yourself, "I could never pray like that!" Yesterday, we looked at how your private prayers affect your public prayers. Maybe you've started focusing on your private prayers but you want to build your ability to pray publicly even faster…

Have you ever been to a worship conference or another church and heard another worship leader pray an elegant prayer? And you think to yourself, "Man! I could never pray like that!" Well, first of all, our goal as worship leaders isn't to pray elegant prayers (see Paul's words in 1 Cor 2:1-5). But, chances are, those worship leaders didn't just wake up one day with the ability to pray like that…

It's easy to get "stuck" in your creativity. You thought you had the perfect idea but you just can't iron out all the wrinkles. You had the perfect chorus for a song but you're stuck on the second line in the second verse. You've got the general idea for a special element in your service but you can't formulate the details. How do you get unstuck?…

You know how you can be leading worship and simultaneously thinking about something completely different? What if you focused those thoughts on answering some questions that will help you lead better? In the process, you'll refocus on the task at hand AND lead worship better…

In the video, you'll learn all about what to say between worship songs. In the process, you'll learn 4 questions you can answer to help form your speaking transitions. Use these questions to know what to say between worship songs every single time!…

Over on the Leading Worship Well YouTube channel, we've started looking at how to speak while you're leading worship. That series continues tomorrow with a new video called "What To Say Between Worship Songs | 4 Steps To Start Speaking Between Worship Songs."

So, maybe you're starting to get an understanding of WHAT you should be saying while leading worship. But, there's another question to answer - WHERE should you be speaking?…

"I wonder what would happen if...?" It's one of the most powerful questions you can ask in your worship leadership. The day you stop asking that question is the day your innovation dies…

The beauty of being in the church is that you CAN be yourself - however imperfect you feel - and other people are okay with it (or at least should be).

How's that relate to speaking to your church? It means you don't have to use grandiose language or fancy words to impress people - you can be authentic. How do you do that?…

Yesterday, we looked at a few things you can do to help people show up to church on time. Now the question is: what do you do now that people are actually in the room when the countdown hits zero? Do you just head into the first song? Do you say the default, "Let's stand and worship." (Anyone else guilty of that or just me?)…

How complicated is your worship ministry? The single greatest thing you can do is embrace simplicity! Filling your ministry with complicated things makes you feel productive but it's actually laziness in disguise. Instead of focusing on one or two big things - you focus on a million little things that don't really push the needle forward…

How complicated is your worship ministry? The single greatest thing you can do is embrace simplicity! Filling your ministry with complicated things makes you feel productive but it's actually laziness in disguise. Instead of focusing on one or two big things - you focus on a million little things that don't really push the needle forward…

All too often, worship leaders enter into their time of congregational worship from their own perspective. The thing is: your time before your Sunday service is quite different from the time your church spends. There are certain things that you do that prepare you for that moment of worship that the people of your church haven't done yet. Keep that in mind as you lead your church and allow it to shape the way you lead them…

In this video, I share one thing you can do before you lead worship, one thing you can do while you lead worship, and a bit of theology that will help you see worship leading as worship…

The more prepared you are logistically when leading worship, the more free you will be to focus on the spiritual side…

It can be a little intimidating playing behind your pastor while they're preaching. It's one thing to just learn a few chords and play a song but how do you play behind someone speaking? Do you just make it up as you go? How do you not be a distraction?…

There are a lot of ways to decide if you should or should not introduce a song to your church. Singability, clear language, and a direct response to the things happening in the life of your church are just a few. But, there are a few sneaky characteristics of songs that sit in the back of your mind as you plan worship songs. Sometimes these characteristics cause you to not choose certain songs.

The thing is... they aren't legitimate reasons to not introduce a song to your church…

In the video, you'll learn all about the responsibilities you have as a worship leader. In the process, you'll learn the 3 things that AREN'T your job and the 3 things that ARE your job…

Do you understand what your responsibilities are as a worship leader? What should you be doing? What's your job?

I'm going to answer those questions tomorrow on the Leading Worship Well YouTube channel. "What Is A Worship Leader | The Top 3 Responsibilities Of A Worship Leader" premieres tomorrow at 3:30pm EST. But for now, it's so important that you understand what happens when you don't know what your role as worship leader actually is…

This weekend I have the opportunity to lead worship at an International Justice Mission Local Prayer Gathering. And it dawned on me that there are going to be a lot of people there that I don't really know. So, I found myself asking the question: how should I lead them differently? Maybe you've been in a similar situation…

You did it! You made it through Easter. And the question is: now what?

In your worship leading journey, there are seasons that you go through. Some are busy... some not as busy. And it's usually this time right after Easter, as schools are starting to let out and you start to transition into summer that there aren't quite as many things to prepare for. So, what should you be doing?…