Teaching people how to lead worship holds a special place in my heart.

I've dedicated the past 2 and a half years of my life to it.

And, while the goal of teaching is ultimately to help others, there are tangible benefits that I get out of it too…

Do you ever feel awkward while speaking between worship songs?

It can be nerve wracking.

You're up in front of your church. You're trying to clearly communicate something to them. They're all staring at you…

There's A LOT to do in worship ministry.

You've got songs to plan. You've got chord charts to create. You've got rehearsals to prepare for. You've got speaking transitions to craft. You've got lyric slides to create. Need I continue?

Here's the thing though.

All of those things are meaningless if you don't take time to get to know the people you're leading…

There's a principle I try to live my life by: good things lead to good things.

This isn't karma I'm talking about.

I'm talking about the fact that God knows what's best. He's revealed it to us. And if we regularly and consistently choose to follow his ways over our own - it will lead to good…

It's important to celebrate the wins along the way in your worship ministry.

However, worship leaders often identify wins for themselves that are either intangible or aren't controllable.

But, there ARE worship leading wins that you can control every single week you lead worship…

One of the biggest temptations in worship leading is PRIDE.

Anytime you have a platform, there's a temptation to become prideful.

And leading worship in front of your church on Sundays is a BIG platform. You have the opportunity to lead your church every Sunday…

As a worship leader, you aren't just a song leader. You have the opportunity to TEACH your church.

Even if you don't have the official title, chances are you are pastoring your church in some capacity when you lead on Sunday mornings…

The term "spirit led worship" is often thrown around in worship leading circles.

But most of the time, people don't provide much context around what it actually means…

Let's be honest: leading worship can be pretty intimidating.

You're in front of your church singing and playing music and it feels like everyone is watching you.

So, it's no surprise that worship leaders experience stage fright from time to time…

If you haven't heard yet, I've had a nice 10 month break from leading worship.

That's right! About 10 months ago, I stepped away from my position as full-time worship pastor at the church I was leading at and have only led worship ONCE since then.

These past several months have been interesting. I've learned A LOT!…

Bad news... the summer ministry season is almost over (sad face). And this year's summer ministry season was definitely interesting to say the least!

But, there's still time to make the most of what's left of summer!

Here are 3 things to do for your worship ministry before summer is over…

If you've been leading worship for any amount of time, chances are you've probably made a mistake or two...

It's probably not possible to NEVER make a mistake again in your worship leading BUT we can learn from mistakes and improve…

Hey! I know how it is: you just saw a new gear video on YouTube or you learned about some new piece of gear another church got and you think to yourself, "I NEED that."

It happens to me all the time and, honestly, I don't even like gear.

It seems like, if we could just spend a little money, our problems would be solved…

Do you ever feel like you've sung a worship song too often and your church is probably tired of it?

Well, the truth is: usually your church ISN'T tired of it.

In fact, by the time you're tired of a song, your church is probably just starting to like it…

Anyone can create a worship set list that sounds good...

You pick a good balance of fast and slow songs, you try to match the keys of songs as best as you can, and you pick songs people know...

But, just because a worship set list SOUNDS good doesn't mean it serves your church well!…

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…