You finish your last song before the message and your pastor walks up on stage. You find your seat in the congregation... now what?

Obviously, you can sit there and listen to your pastor preach along with the rest of your church.

But what if there were other things you could do that would help you lead worship well when you come up to lead that final song or two after your pastor is done?…

One of the keys to good speaking transitions while leading worship is speaking with authority.

People want to follow people who have AUTHORITY: the power to influence others because of a recognized knowledge about something.

But all too often we insert milquetoast, formulaic, noncommittal homilies between our worship songs…

Over the past several years, I've put out a lot of information about worship leading. Like 250,000 words and 150+ videos worth of information!

Not only that, you probably follow several other worship leading resources that put out a similar amount of information.

In the sea of information, it can be hard to apply what you learn.

That's where CONTEXT comes into play…

Most people in the Church are afraid to talk about money... but I'm not!

I think a proper understanding of personal finance is one of the most important keys to your success in professional ministry.

(If you are unable to support yourself and your family financially, you won't be able to serve very long in ministry!)…

Everybody wants a quick tip on how to improve their worship leading.

"I heard David played a secret chord and it pleased the Lord... maybe I need to go download Spencer's free '25 Advanced Guitar Chords' pdf."

"I wonder if there's one simple thing I can do that would take me 10 seconds during my worship leading preparation that would improve my worship leading?"

Those tips are fun. And I talk about them a decent amount…

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!…