As worship leaders, there’s this constant tension between the idea of leading vs performing. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you prepare for this weekend’s worship services! 1. Remember that it’s not about you Worship is a corporate experience. You are there to help lead and Read more…
Sometimes as a worship leader, it’s easy to forget why you started leading, and quickly lose sight of your calling. Do you ever feel this way? It can sometimes be tempting to quit. Whether it’s due to the busyness, not feeling appreciated, or anything else, it can become frustrating. It’s Read more…
Have you ever felt burnt out as a worship leader? Maybe you’re feeling that way right now. Here are a few things to keep in mind when you start to feel this way. 1. Acknowledge Seasons of Weariness Pushing these feelings off and telling yourself to just “deal with it” Read more…
I’ve always found statistics to be a fascinating part of life. There are 360,000 babies born each day. There are over 60,000,000 passenger cars produced each year. Americans spend an average 43.5 hours on their phones every month. There is a new worship record released every hour. Ok, ok, that Read more…
You’ve committed to start practicing more for worship on weekends, but you’re still not seeing the results you’d like from your pre-worship prep. Here are 7 ways to give your worship prep a shot in the arm: 7. Listen. Listen to the entire setlist of music with the charts or chords Read more…
I’ve never been a fan of first dates, or dating in general. I’ve always been a “relationship” guy. Spending an entire afternoon or evening with someone that you hardly know, with absolutely no reference of what to expect or what will happen is a truly terrifying ordeal. Every first date Read more…
Hey loop community I wanted to spend a little time thinking about how we prepare to lead our people each week. I know we spend a lot of time as musicians prepping the content, arrangements/song sequences, loops, multi-tracks, etc. So we tend to spend a lot of time prepping the Read more…
Contributed by E.J. Gauna There’s little question that these are amazing times we’re living in. Technology is advancing at an exponential rate and brings great progress with it. The way we buy music (when was the last time you paid $19.99 for a CD at a Sam Goody at the Read more…