There's a lot of anxiety around adding someone to your worship team because there's always change involved. While it can be stressful adding people to your team, there are some things that you can look for in potential worship team members to help the process go smoothly…
3 Tips For Volunteer And Part-Time Worship Leaders
Volunteer and part-time worship leaders are more common than full-time worship leaders. They aren't "less than" worship leaders who are on staff at their church. They aren't less talented either. In fact, full-time and part-time/volunteer worship leaders share many of the same responsibilities. With that being said, there are unique challenges to being part-time/volunteer when it comes to worship leading…
3 Ways To Help A Worship Vocalist Become More Confident
Do you have a vocalist on your team who is really good but just needs to be more confident? Confidence is one of the biggest problems for new team members. It feels awkward for them to sing in front of people because they aren't used to it. The result is a timid voice that has technique issues simply because they aren't singing out confidently. A timid vocalist has trouble hitting notes, leading with energy, and blending with other members of the team…
5 Reasons Your Worship Team Members Aren't Coming To Rehearsals
Do you struggle with getting your worship team members to consistently come to practice? It can be difficult to know how to handle that situation, especially when you're in a small church and don't have a large pool of musicians. It's easy to blame your team members and simply complain that they aren't committed. But what if there were some things that you could fix that would enable your team to come to rehearsals more frequently?…
3 Worship Ministry Areas To Re-Evaluate In 2019
As 2019 begins, it's a great time to take a step back and reevaluate what's working and what isn't working in your worship ministry. Maybe the way you did things in 2018 worked for a season but now it's time to take the next step. Or maybe what you tried to incorporate last year simply didn't work at all. That's okay - you learn from failure. The failure isn't the important part it's what you do with it. So pick yourself up and ask the question: how can I make this better?…
Saturday Challenge - Ask Your Team: How Can I Serve You Better?
3 Questions To Ask At Your Next Worship Team Rehearsal
The first worship rehearsal of the year is the perfect time to set your team up for success in the coming year. It's the perfect time to cast vision for where you want your team to be at the end of this year. But, instead of you being the only one who talks about your hopes and dreams for the future of your team, let your team members share their thoughts too…
Top 10 Books For Worship Leaders
3 Ways To Celebrate What Happened In Your Worship Ministry In 2018
Start this year with gratitude by thanking God for what he's done in the past.
In fact, I've put together a list of 5 Questions You Need To Answer To Crush Your 2019 Worship Leading Goals and the first question on the list is all about celebrating 2018. It's really that important. So, if you haven't made some goals for your worship ministry in 2019 yet, CLICK HERE and download the FREE worksheet with 5 Questions You Need To Answer To Crush Your 2019 Worship Leading Goals…
My 2019 Worship Leading Goals
I wanted to give you some examples of what some goals might be. Remember goals should be specific, measurable, and attainable. A lot of leaders struggle in crafting goals because they're goal essentially boils down to: I want to do better. The problem is that you can't MEASURE that statement because it's not SPECIFIC and therefore, you'll never be able to tell if you've ACHIEVED it…
3 Reasons Having A Limited Budget Is Helpful In Worship Ministry
There's always a bit of budget envy between worship ministries. You see a church that's bigger than yours with a bigger budget whose able to have things that you wish you could have. And you think, "If only I had more money, I'd be able to do what they do." But, there are actually some advantage to having a limited budget. These 3 things are things that you can lean into and cultivate in your worship ministry…
3 Ways To Thank Your Worship Team
Thanks is one of the currencies you can use to "pay" your volunteers (along with valuing their time and reminding them of their purpose). However, when a busy season hits (like Christmas), it's easy to forget to thank your team. They put in a lot of hard work and energy to make things happen. You couldn't do what you do without them - so let them know you're thankful!…
5 Ways You Can Train Up Young Worship Leaders
Yesterday we looked at "5 Reasons You SHOULD Train Up Young Worship Leaders." Now let's take a look at how to actually do it!
Here are 5 ways to train up young worship leaders…
5 Reasons To Train Up Young Worship
5 Reasons Your Worship Team Should Have Weekly Rehearsals
3 Reasons You Don't Have To Be The Best Singer To Lead Worship
Do you ever feel like you aren't good enough to lead worship? Maybe you're self-conscious about your voice. Maybe you compare yourself to other worship leaders who you know are better singers than you. The truth is: you don't have to be the best singer in the world to lead worship. You only need to be slightly above average…
5 Things To Be Thankful For In Your Worship Ministry
Thanksgiving Thank You Text For Your Worship Team
5 Tips To Improve Your Small Worship Band's Dynamics
Dynamics are essential to modern worship music. However, in smaller churches with small worship bands, it can be hard to get the same dynamic range as you hear on recordings. That's because there are 30 different instrumental parts on the recording you're listening to. It's difficult to emulate that when all you have are a few acoustic guitars and a cajon!…
3 Dangers Of "I'll Just Do It Myself" For Your Worship Ministry
How often do you find yourself saying, "I'll just do it myself!"? You know you could ask someone else to do whatever you have to do but it seems like that would be more work than you just doing it in the first place. You'd have to show them how to do it and then watch them and make sure they got it right.
The truth is: "I'll just do it myself!" is a dangerous phrase. In the short term, it seems innocent enough. But, in the long term, it's got major consequences…