It can be a little intimidating leading at a church you've never led at before.

You don't know the culture. You don't know the people you'll be leading. And you're not sure what gear they have.

That's why it's important to clearly and intentionally communicate with the church you'll be leading at beforehand!…

Last week I got the chance to spend some time discussing leading worship in a small church with James Cottrell on The Young Worshiper Podcast!…

Worship team devotionals are a great way to regularly communicate vision to your team and pour into them spiritually.

In fact, I think devotionals are so important that I regularly list them as one of the 5 essential pillars of a great worship team rehearsal.

But, for worship team devotionals to truly be effective, they have to be led in the correct way…

If you could only communicate ONE thing to your worship team before they lead this Sunday, what would it be?

For me, it's this: We are ALL worship leaders.

Those five simple words have the ability to change EVERYTHING…

On a recent Insta story poll, I asked "Are you a worship TEAM leader?"

Over 90% of the people who answered, answered: "Yes. I lead a worship team."

It got me thinking: what makes a great worship team leader?

Here are 3 qualities of a great worship team leader…

Simplicity makes things faster. In the long run, simplicity is cheaper. And simplicity leads to clarity.

What if what you did in your worship ministry could be done faster, for less money, and result in a clearer message? That's the power of embracing SIMPLICITY!…

Ever feel like you're not "good enough" to lead worship?

Well, here's a secret: you're not alone!

Every worship leader has felt like they weren't good enough to lead worship at some point in their worship leading career…

I want to be careful with how I phrase this but... sometimes we OVER SPIRITUALIZE things that happen in our worship leading.

Hear me out...

Everybody wants the QUICK TIP for how to improve their worship leading in the moment.

"What can I do on Sunday mornings to improve?!"

But the truth is, true worship leading improvement happens OUTSIDE of Sunday mornings.

Sunday is only 14% of the week! If you really want to improve, you've got to learn what you can do the other 86% of the time!…

Last week we talked about how to memorize LYRICS of worship songs. But what about memorizing the CHORDS you're supposed to play?

Maybe you've always wanted to memorize your worship music chords but didn't know where to start…

Ever had someone ask: "How'd it go today?" after you've led worship?

How do you quantify your response? What defines a "good Sunday" from a "bad Sunday?"…

As church's start to meet in person again, one of the questions worship leaders are wondering to themselves is: "How many people will be there?"

Will people actually show up this Sunday?

And will they come back next Sunday?…

Do you have a process for memorizing worship song lyrics?

Memorizing the lyrics to the worship songs you lead on Sunday helps you lead more confidently and connect with the people you're leading (because you aren't staring at a music stand!)

Maybe you've always wanted to memorize your music but didn't know where to start…

Don't forget to do these 5 things BEFORE you go on vacation…

Summer will officially be here at the end of this week! (At least in the US... sorry Aussies - enjoy your winter!)

For many church leaders that means things slow down a bit as regular church get togethers pause and people go on vacation…

One mistake worship leaders make when speaking while leading worship is using too much language that focuses on themselves.

It sounds something like this, "I was reading MY Bible yesterday and came across this verse and it really spoke to ME. This is what's going on in MY life. It's awesome how God can speak to ME in MY time of need."…

I'm sorry to tell you but if things haven't already gotten crazy busy at your church, they're about to.

As churches resume in person gatherings, you're going to feel a pull on your time and energy more than you've felt these past couple of months.

That's why it's so important to protect your REST as you return to in person church!…

As churches move toward meeting in person again, some are considering not singing during their services.

And honestly, I see both sides of the argument - so I won't weigh in on what I think is the correct choice (because I'm not sure I know the right answer)…

Over these past couple months you've learned A LOT about how to lead worship.

Maybe you didn't even realize that this season of leading online has prepared you to lead better as lockdowns lift and your church returns to in person gatherings.

It's so important to NOT leave behind some of the skills you've learned in this season…

There is much frustration to be felt during this period of returning to in person worship.

Listen, this is a difficult time.

But, in the midst of frustration and uncertainty and discerning, don't forget that you are first called to love the people of your church…