Ever wonder what other worship leaders do all week long?

What does it take to prepare for a Sunday morning gathering at church?…

I’ve been reading a ton of books about worship leading lately.

You probably already know about some that I’ve read…

People hate to pray in public. (Worship leaders included!)⁠

For some reason, we have a huge fear of praying in front of our church.

But the truth is, as a leader in the church, you NEED to be able to lead times of corporate prayer. You aren’t just up front to strum a few chords and sing a few songs…

I have a secret to tell you: I quit paying attention to the Christian Music Industry.

I don’t really listen to the radio or Christian music playlists on Spotify.

If you mention some new worship band, I probably have no idea who they are.

I haven’t heard the latest Hillsong, Elevation, Bethel, or Passion song…

“I can’t stand that my church thinks worship is just music.”

How many times have you heard that statement from worship leaders?

And it’s not without reason, a lot of people in the Church act like worship is all about music. And the truth is… it’s probably our fault as worship leaders…

I’ve been talking a lot about using the Bible in your worship leading over on my YouTube channel.

But there is ONE doctrine about the Bible that worship leaders always forget.

Sure, we believe the Bible is inspired. We heartily affirm it is the Word of God…

Do you serve on a small worship team? Maybe it’s just you on Sunday mornings… Or maybe you lead in a small group environment with just an acoustic guitar.

I’ve lead worship with just an acoustic guitar off and on for the past 18 years. Sometimes it was in small churches where I was the only instrument. Other times it was around a campfire. Sometimes it was in small group Bible studies…

“I can’t worship while I lead worship.” Have you ever felt that way before?

When you lead worship, you’ve got a million things on your mind. You’re trying to remember chords and lyrics. You’re thinking about what’s coming up next in the service. You’re worried about the small buzz in the sound system that might be distracting for people…

It’s happened to all of us - you get a few songs into your worship service on Sunday and you look into your congregation and all you see are blank stares.

No one is singing. They’re just standing there.

They might be worshipping in their hearts but they aren’t worshipping with their mouths…

Looking for the perfect way to thank your worship team?

⁠I hear worship leaders asking how to thank their team all the time. There’s only one caveat… they don’t have a big budget to do it…

I hear it all the time: “I inherited a horrible worship team member. Help!”

⁠Whether you’ve recently started at a new church or implemented new expectations for your worship team, sometimes we get stuck with team members who aren’t living up to our expectations…

Here’s an anonymous comment card Charles Spurgeon once received:

“He remarked on one occasion that I too often quoted the line, ‘nothing in my hands I bring,” and, he added, ‘we are sufficiently informed of the vacuity of your hands.’”

⁠See, you aren’t the only one who receives anonymous criticism in your church! Even Spurgeon was criticized by his congregation members…

Ever struggle with knowing what to say between worship songs?

⁠Maybe you know you should say something before you transition to the next song but you don’t even know where to start…

Ever feel like you’re just praying the same thing over and over again during your service?

⁠Or maybe you aren’t comfortable with praying in public so you never lead prayer at all?

As a worship leader, we’re often called upon to lead times of corporate prayer. But a lot of leaders struggle with knowing HOW to pray and WHAT to pray for.

We must worship in spirit and in truth. How many times have you heard that verse quoted?

⁠If Jesus tells us that is how we MUST worship, then as worship leaders we better know what it means!…

There are 7 mistakes I see beginner worship leaders make over and over again…

In fact, some worship leaders who AREN’T beginners make these mistakes too…

“Plan your setlist based on what your pastor is preaching on.” That’s the advice I USED TO give.

As I’ve grown in my understanding of corporate worship over the past few years, I’ve realized that that’s actually not very good advice…

I understand the desire to pick a song based on what your pastor is preaching on. In fact, I think it’s a great idea to plan a response song after the sermon that matches what your pastor just preached on.

The thing is: there are 5 places you can go to find songs based on a specific topic. And I get the sense that not many people know about them…

“Sing lustily!”

Those are the interesting instructions I found in a document from 1761 about directions for singing in church.

Can you guess who wrote those words?⁠…

The countdown hits zero and the lights come up. It’s time to welcome your church.

This can be one of the most nerve-wracking times of the service for worship leaders. How do you get things kicked off?…