One of the responsibilities of a worship team leader is communicating musical parts to your team. When you're arranging a song, you have to let your team members know what you want them to play and when you want them to play it. That can be difficult when you don't know how to play their instrument…

The countdown hits zero. The band starts to play. You welcome everyone to church and then head into the first verse. As you look into your worship space as it slowly fills up, you notice that it doesn't seem like people are worshiping. They're just staring at you and the band.

Unless they've been specifically taught the contrary, the average church-goer sees music on Sunday as entertainment. It's a band on stage playing. Their job is to stand and watch and maybe sing along when the band plays their favorite song…

I challenge you to communicate the meaning of worship tomorrow…

No one gets it right every single time. Ask any worship leader who's been leading for any amount of time and they'll have their share of stories about when they came up short.

You're not always going to remember the words to the song, play the right chord, or start the song in the correct key. Mistakes happen but there are some benefits to failing when you lead worship…

Do you prioritize rest in ministry? Or are you constantly working with no end in sight? Burnout is a very real danger in ministry especially in the 21st century where we are more accessible than ever before. At any moment, you could get a call or text or email from someone needing you to do something. This increased connectivity has pushed ministry boundaries to their limit encroaching on a biblical command - rest. It is now more important than ever to prioritize rest…

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

You've only got a few minutes between songs on Sundays to speak directly to your church. How are you supposed to use that short amount of time to effectively communicate the meaning of worship? Not to mention the average church-goer only attends church 1 week every month…

You should be treating your sound techs like they are a part of the worship team. Part of that means helping new sound techs grow in their craft and training them up.

The only question is: how is a worship leader in a small church supposed to help the sound tech when they're always the one on stage playing?…

I challenge you to specifically pray for 1 of these 4 things tomorrow before you lead worship…

There's no doubt memorizing your music for leading worship takes a lot of work. But in the end, it's completely worth the effort. Maybe as a worship team leader you recognize the benefits but how do you get your team to actually do it?…

Most worship teams pray before their service starts. Maybe you are the one praying. What should you be praying for? It can differ from week to week and you don't always need to pray the same thing. Maybe you know a specific story of someone in your church and you want to pray over that. Whatever it is, don't box yourself into the 4 ideas you're about to read but these are a good place to start…

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

Have you ever felt the routine of leading worship? You show up for worship rehearsal, come back early on Sunday, pick songs for the next week, and repeat the process all over again. Sunday's here but Sunday's coming. It can seem like a never ending cycle. So how do you break the routine?…

This question has been coming in frequently over the past few months: "I've only got two musicians available to play on Sunday this week. They're able to play multiple instruments (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums, kazoo, etc.) but I'm not sure which one to tell them to play. Which instruments would you choose to use if you only had two musicians?"…

I challenge you to point your team to the "why" tomorrow!…

It can be intimidating when you first try to memorize your music. There are definitely things that can go wrong but the positives far outweigh the negatives. Once you start leading worship with your music memorized, you'll realize that you're better at it then you thought - give yourself some credit!…

There's no doubt it's difficult to memorize your music. Between chords and lyrics and constantly changing keys it can be hard to remember it all. But it's also hard to do a lot of things when it comes worship leading and just because something is difficult doesn't mean you shouldn't do it…

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

What would happen to your worship team if you suddenly disappeared? Would they know what they need to do to keep serving well in your church? Or would they be completely lost?

Part of leading your team well means setting them up so that they can serve without you. It means making them self-sufficient. Make it your goal to be able to take a Sunday off and be confident that everything will run just as it usually does at your church…

There's a danger that presents itself when you are put in charge of a team: it can be easy to start to think that the people on your team are there to serve you. You're the one with the plan and if they would just play their role - you would be able to accomplish what you want to accomplish.

The problem is that's not how good leaders lead. Leaders who lead thriving teams know that they shouldn't be building a team that serves them - they should be building a team that serves alongside them!…