Pads are an easy way to add a little something extra to your worship team's sound. They are an ethereal base that drones behind what your band is doing. They provide a fuller sound by filling in the frequencies that your band's typical instruments don't fill up.

Pads are great because you can use them in any instrumentation set up - all the way from you leading by yourself with just an acoustic guitar to a full band…

I challenge you to explain why you're doing what you're doing when you lead worship tomorrow.

Here are 5 things to keep in mind when leading kids in worship.

There are three currencies your volunteers work with.

Do you ever feel like you're trying to lead a team that doesn't want to be led? You give instructions and no one listens. Or no one respects your opinion. The problem may be that your team doesn't trust you. The best way to become a leader - whether you are younger or older than everyone else on your team - is to be trustworthy. So, how can you build trust?

This chord works well in the key of G along with these chords…

Remember these 5 important things when you’re leading worship.

Learn how to not make worship leading all about yourself.

Have you ever noticed that posts about gear get way more likes and views than posts about how to develop a certain skill? Youtube videos on in-ear monitors get 10x the amount of views than videos on how to plan a set-list. Pictures of pedal boards get more engagement than posts about how to practice efficiently. Why do you think that is?

Makes sure you have these 3 things when you lead worship!

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I challenge you to connect the dots for people tomorrow.

I challenge you to watch another church's livestream today and come up with one take-away that you can incorporate into your leading tomorrow.

85% of churches have under 200 people in their congregation. If you fall into that category, you are not the minority - you're the majority! So why do we always assume that we're in a small church compared to everyone else? It's because larger churches have more resources to put towards social media. They make themselves more visible. That isn't a bad thing. It's just how it is.

Have you ever made an excuse when it comes to worship leading? Sure! We all have. As the saying goes: you can either make excuses or you can make progress. But the first step to making progress is identifying the excuses that you make.

What if you could accomplish more by doing less? Have you ever considered that you might be wasting time by focusing on things that aren't important - things that take a long time to do but don't have a big impact? Those things are the 10%. The 10% is the hour you spend perfecting something that just need to be finished.

I challenge you to keep your eyes open at least 75% of the time when you lead worship tomorrow.

This chord works well in the key of G along with these chords…

There's obviously a place for CCLI top 100 songs in the church. They unify what the capital C Church is singing. But have you ever considered writing songs specifically for your church? There are some major benefits to introducing songs you've written.

Stage presence while leading worship is all about setting the tone for the people you're leading. It's not about entertaining it's about modeling. What you do on stage shows the people you're leading what is appropriate for worship in your church.