You know the feeling. You head into the 2nd chorus of the song. You finally open your eyes and look at the people you're leading and... all you see are blank stares.

Here are 2 EASY ways to lose your congregation in worship…

This past week, I started in a new worship leading position at a new church.

I thought it'd be fun to vlog my first week and show you a behind the scenes - week in the life of a worship leader…

Sometimes improving your worship leading is less about learning a new skill and more about learning a new way of thinking.

When you shift your mindset - instead of just improving ONE area of worship leading - you improve several areas at once. Every decision you make can be filtered through this new mindset.

The result? Huge improvements in your worship leading simply by THINKING about things differently…

For those of you who didn't hear, I started a new worship leading job last week! You can read more about it in last week's post

Over these past 10 months of not leading worship, I've had a lot of time to reflect. And as I started the journey of getting back into professional ministry (I don't know if I like that term but I don't know what else to call it) - I've thought a lot about what I'd like to do differently in this season of ministry…

This is a picture of a young 15 year old Spencer Cormany leading worship.

Last week I went up to my old church camp. It got me thinking about that younger Spencer Cormany... and how little he knew about worship leading.

I thought I knew so much but, 14 years later, I realize that there is still so much more to learn…

The longer you serve in ministry, the more time false narratives have to develop.

What happens is you exchange what is REAL for what you WISH WAS REAL.

Before you continue reading this post, hear me out: I'm not looking to destroy your worship leading hopes and dreams BUT I am a realist…

Leading children in worship can be difficult. It's DIFFERENT than leading in a typical Sunday morning gathering.

If you want to lead worship well, you've got to understand the context that you're leading in…

What if I told you that the BEST MINISTRY doesn't happen at your church building? Let me explain.

The longer I'm in ministry the more I see the importance of ministry OUTSIDE of Sunday mornings. And, more specifically, OUTSIDE of a church building.

And I'm not JUST talking about evangelism - of course this applies to that as well. But, ministry outside of the church building is equally as important for the members of your church…

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…