“We’re just not on the same page.” Ever said that about your relationship with your Pastor or Worship Pastor? I hear Pastors and Worship Pastors say that oftentimes when it comes to Worship Planning. “We want to work together, but we’re just not on the same page.” You know the problem with this statement right? […]
Last week I began this series on how to create a thriving Pastor / Worship Pastor relationship by talking about the importance of this relationship specifically in planning life-transforming worship services. This relationship between Pastor and Worship Pastor is vitally important to the health of your church. In fact, I believe that it is the […]
Recently on a phone call with my Tele-Coaching network one of the worship leaders in our network began to ask my thoughts on how to overcome what has become (I think) a CENTRAL issue for Worship Leaders serving in the local church. It has nothing to do with where you find new music, or even […]
I’m not talking about your Top 5 80’s love songs (though I do love power ballads). No – I have something a little more important in mind. Here’s what I mean: If I were to ask you to write down on a sheet of paper the TOP 5 MOST CRUCIAL activities that you do as […]
Last week we started this discussion on what we can and can’t do to help our team members grow. After all, there are things we can (and MUST) do as the pastors and leaders in this area, but there are also some things that simply CANNOT do for our team members. . . things they […]
After last week’s post on How to Make Ministry Personal, I received a note from one of my Coaching Alumni and friends in ministry. He said that the post had been really helpful for him in considering how he was leading his team, and it launched us into a conversation about just what we are […]
“When is the last time you had a physical?” I asked myself that question as I was setting my goals for 2011 and I didn’t like the answer. So I decided to get a physical earlier this year. And not just the basics . . . the works! Among a litany of tests I received, […]
I admit it. I have not always had a love of reading. But it didn’t take long as a young Worship Pastor at The Journey for me to recognize my need to read in order to survive in ministry, much less lead a thriving worship team. I first started in ministry at age 23. I […]
You don’t need more discipline in your life. You need more . . . I’ll admit it – there are some things in my life that I’m disciplined in and some things I am not so much. Are you with me on that? For instance, I feel I have a lot of discipline when it […]
Did you know . . . This summer is the perfect time for your team to grow? That’s the question I’ve been asking in Part 1 and Part 2 of this new series on How to Grow Yourself and Your Worship Team this summer. The last two weeks I’ve challenged you to have a Passion […]