Have you ever heard of the Nashville Number System? It's a way of writing music that drastically simplifies so many things. It's truly the key to unlocking the next step in your musical journey. And it's specifically beneficial for worship leaders! It will change the way you think about worship music and open so many doors that you hadn't even considered before…

Ever wonder how to transition between worship songs smoothly?

As we grow in our worship leading, we quickly realize that the songs we choose shouldn't be separate moments but, rather, should all work together…

"Worship is more than singing." We say it all the time. We even believe it. And yet... most of our time as worship leaders is spent preparing for the musical side of leading worship. We spend time listening to new worship songs and deciding which ones would work best in our church. We figure out the best keys for songs and how to transition between them. We practice our instrument (... sometimes). And we get together with the rest of our team to run through the songs we've chosen…

Here are 3 unpopular opinions about worship set lists…

Last week we looked at the idea of reclaiming corporate worship.

The basic idea was that corporate worship has become synonymous with having a personal worship experience in a corporate setting. We get together with other believers in the same space and try to tune them out so that we can have our own experience with God…

Is your church having trouble singing along when you lead worship? That could be for any number of reasons. But, the one reason that is so easy to fix is that you aren't putting your songs in a singable key…

I just got done having an awesome conversation with Nathan Drake over on the Reawaken Hymns YouTube channel…

For some reason, it seems to me, that there has been a growing misunderstanding of corporate worship in the modern church. Corporate worship has become synonymous with having a personal worship experience in a corporate setting…

On Saturday, I challenged you to "linger" in worship. That meant taking time to simply stay in the place you are in instead of rushing from one song to the next to the next.

To LINGER means to stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave. And there really isn't any other place we should be more reluctant to leave than worshiping with our church on Sunday morning…

Do you have any songs in your worship team repertoire that are starting to feel like they're getting old? Well, you could just get rid of them and stop doing them. But, you've spent a lot of time teaching your church these songs - they know them - they can sing along easily with them. So, what if, before you cut them from the list, you tried to make them feel new again?…

When you craft a worship set, it's not about each individual song. It's about how they all work together. It's about having the bigger picture in mind when planning your gatherings. It's not just about song 1, then song 2, and so on. It's about finding a way to make it a cohesive time of worship because that eliminates distractions…

The first time you lead a song, obviously nobody knows it. So, maybe you start off by teaching the chorus. Or perhaps you take a few moments to explain the meaning behind the song so people understand what they're singing. These are both great ideas and things that you should definitely do!…

Ever introduce a new song to your church and it just falls flat? Even though you've committed to the process of teaching your church the song, you've led it every week for a month and they're still not into it.

But... the next time you introduce a song to your church, something different happens. It's your first time leading it in your church and people start singing along by the second chorus! What gives? What's the difference between these two scenarios?…

Worship leaders, we kind of have our own language. There are those certain phrases we use over and over again that communicate one thing but really mean another thing…

Transitions are one of the harder things to figure out when it comes to leading worship. At first, it seems like the task of leading worship is to just pick some songs and play them. Of course, as you lead for a while, you quickly realize it's much more than that. Musically, it's not just about picking random songs and playing them. It's about figuring out how the songs work together. It's about finding how to navigate between different keys, fast songs and slow songs, and whatever else you have going on in your worship gathering…

Summer break is over and school is back in session. For many churches, that means that they've started their midweek gatherings back up again. Youth group, small groups, bible studies - whatever you're doing at your church in the middle of the week is a great opportunity you can utilize to grow your worship ministry. A smaller environment affords you the ability to take risks and try new things out that you might not feel comfortable jumping head first into on a Sunday morning…

Ever show up to church on a Sunday morning and you're just "not feeling it?" Well the good news is that God can still work even we don't feel up to the task. BUT - there are certain things that you can do to start your Sunday morning off right…

You've heard the recommendation a million times: Worship leaders, memorize your music and get rid of your music stands.

And maybe you're on board. Maybe you want to do it but you're just not sure how. There's no doubt that it can be intimidating to memorize your music. What if you play the wrong chords? What if you completely blank out on a section of a song?…

The time right after your pastor preaches is the perfect time for you to give the people of your church an opportunity to respond to what they've just heard…

In the video, I share 5 of my top tips for worship leaders! These tips go beyond the simple (albeit fundamental and necessary) recommendations of preparing and praying before you lead worship…