Confession: It took me about 10 years of worship leading until I finally felt comfortable speaking between worship songs.

For the first few years, I would only speak between worship songs when it was absolutely necessary. Eventually, I moved on to saying something of substance between songs but I still felt uncomfortable every time I did it…

Ever been confused about what to say at the beginning of your worship service?

Maybe you just decide to keep it simple and say, "Good morning! Let's stand and sing." Or maybe you don't say anything at all and just head right into the first song…

Tired of saying the same speaking transition in the same spot in your service every single Sunday?…

All too often we insert milquetoast, formulaic, noncommittal homilies between our worship songs...

You know how it goes... "Welcome to church. Please stand and sing with us." (repeated every single Sunday in your best Siri/Alexa voice)

But by learning just a few simple things, you can break out of the routine and speak with authority and confidence while leading worship…

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…

I challenge you to ask the question: "What does my church need to hear?" before you lead worship tomorrow…

Here are 3 keys to improving your worship speaking transitions…

Do you get "worship leader voice" when you start speaking in front of your church while leading worship?…

Since yesterday's post spurred some good conversation about worship leading, let's take a look at a few more things you should stop doing if you're a worship leader…

I want to share with you just a few pet peeves of mine in the worship leading space. These aren't necessarily all things that deserve a full post by themselves so I thought I'd quickly bring them to your attention. Take a moment to honestly reflect on these and see if they apply to you…

In the video, you'll learn all about what to say between worship songs. In the process, you'll learn 4 questions you can answer to help form your speaking transitions. Use these questions to know what to say between worship songs every single time!…

Over on the Leading Worship Well YouTube channel, we've started looking at how to speak while you're leading worship. That series continues tomorrow with a new video called "What To Say Between Worship Songs | 4 Steps To Start Speaking Between Worship Songs."

So, maybe you're starting to get an understanding of WHAT you should be saying while leading worship. But, there's another question to answer - WHERE should you be speaking?…

I challenge you to point people to truth before you lead worship tomorrow…

Yesterday, we looked at a few things you can do to help people show up to church on time. Now the question is: what do you do now that people are actually in the room when the countdown hits zero? Do you just head into the first song? Do you say the default, "Let's stand and worship." (Anyone else guilty of that or just me?)…

How complicated is your worship ministry? The single greatest thing you can do is embrace simplicity! Filling your ministry with complicated things makes you feel productive but it's actually laziness in disguise. Instead of focusing on one or two big things - you focus on a million little things that don't really push the needle forward…