Have you started writing your goals for 2016 yet? I believe that God is honored when we take time to set goals for ourselves, our families and our ministries. Clear, God-honoring goals will help you and I both make a greater Kingdom impact in 2016. In fact, I believe that the pastors and worship leaders […]
When is it “too early” to start singing Christmas music? If you ask my wife the answer is, “It’s never too soon!” But what about in your church? That’s been a “hot topic” this November as retailers have more than encroached on Thanksgiving and Halloween to put us in the Christmas (i.e. buying) spirit earlier […]
Does your Christmas Checklist look something like this: Listen to dozens of Christmas song arrangements… this week! Select, arrange and chart music that we never sing for four straight Sundays in December Juggle my volunteer’s holiday travel schedules (is anyone even in town!) Plan a full-scale production for Christmas Eve Try to find musicians for […]
Halloween is fast approaching, so the topic of conversation with my kids this week is what they plan to be for Halloween. And strangely enough… this has a lot to do with the worship set at your church this week! You see, to my surprise, Abigail and Charlie have decided to be Mary and Bert […]
Tomorrow is the first day of Fall here in the U.S., which means that NOW is the perfect time for you to GROW your worship team! The last two weeks I’ve challenged you to have a Passion for the growth of your Worship Team and to partner with God in Praying for the growth of […]
The final days of summer are upon us, football season has begun and NOW is the time to plan for your Fall Worship Team auditions! Recently we kicked off this new series of articles to help you get ready for how God can grow your team through a BIG day of auditions. It’s an important […]
School has started back for much of the US, football is in the air and NOW is the time to plan for your Fall Worship Team auditions! Recently we kicked off this new series of articles to help you get ready for how God can grow your team through a BIG day of auditions. It’s […]
A two-hour school supply shopping trip to Walmart last weekend was all the reminder that I needed that school is starting back, the Fall ministry season is upon us and NOW is the time to plan for your Fall Worship Team auditions! Growing your worship team is one of the most important responsibilities you have […]
“What do you look for in a Worship Team member . . . great talent or a great heart?” That’s a question I’ve gotten hundreds of times in regard to our audition system here at The Journey. My answer is simple: BOTH! I want incredibly talented people who have a heart for God and our […]
For the last few weeks we’ve been talking about the importance of developing your Music Plan… Specifically the FIVE QUESTIONS you should ask each week in preparing your worship set. And today, we’re going to talk about one of the most important elements of your music plan — one that we ALL DO EVERY WEEK. […]