Tag Archives: God
Evangelistic Worship
A must read from Tim Keller! Worship isn’t just about honoring tradition or keeping up with culture, it’s about attracting nonbelievers through comprehensible worship and leading those people to personal commitment. The Worship Wars One of the basic features of … Continue reading
Smash Your Idols!
Adapted from Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe by Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears. theresurgence.com Because we worship our way into sin, ultimately we need to worship our way out. When Christians commit sin, they do not cease worshiping. Rather, their … Continue reading
The Medium Matters: Is the music as important as the message?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the importance of music and how we approach the typical praise/worship aspect of our services. Here’s an excellent article from Joel Brown that explains just … Continue reading
Change My Heart God…
Thank you Joel Virgo for this wake up call! David cannot imagine lasting a day without God’s clear help. There is a danger, when we repent, of imagining that things start and end with God’s forgiveness; then we are on … Continue reading
Spontaneity in Worship
I found this article from Bob Kauflin particularly insightful… If planning is classical music, spontaneity is jazz. Both are important for serving the church faithfully with our gifts. Pursuing spontaneity isn’t simply about breaking our routine or being creative. We … Continue reading
Why We Do What We Do
I try to constantly remind everyone that I work with in worship ministry that we have a huge responsibility. It’s more than just walking out on stage and sounding great. I read an article from Church on the moves Andy … Continue reading
Salvation and Worship…
Can you have one without the other? I have always assumed that people who didn’t respond during worship just needed to be taught what worship is and how to properly respond to God in worship. But, I’m realizing more and … Continue reading
Measuring up?
Another great article from Brannon Dempsey. this would make a great short devotional for your next worship or creative team meeting! “In some churches the quest for “excellence” is an idol…needs to be replaced with the quest to pursue … Continue reading
New Song “Worthy”
I lead at Grace Church at the end of October and introduced one of my newer songs that I’ve been singing a while but sounds much different with the choir singing it. This is a video someone shot of the … Continue reading
