A Dangerous Trend for Worship Leaders
Have you ever met a “squatter”?
Have you ever met a “squatter”?
Have you heard this startling statistic?
33% of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives.
And what’s worse . . . 42% of college graduates never read another book!
Incredible isn’t it! (By the way, the fact that you’re reading this means that you’re far above average – way to go!).
Whether it’s our “entertainment over enlightenment” culture, or just that people think they have it all figured out, somehow as we grow older, we grow less and less teachable. Not a good trait in life, and certainly not a good trait for Worship Leaders.
What would you do with an extra hour today?
What would you do with an extra hour today?
That’s a question that should captivate every pastor and worship leader.
If you could wave a magic wand and get all of the items on your list done giving you an extra hour to invest however you like… what would you do with it?
OK – back to reality and let’s be honest… most pastors and worship leaders find their lives and their ministries stretched with more than can possibly be accomplished in a week (much less a day). With the demands of work during the day, and then rehearsals, meetings and your kid’s basketball practice at night, we face our everyday lives with very little margin. (And if something new gets added or goes wrong… well, we know where that lands us.)
But “what if…?” What if you could get everything done in less time and discover you have an extra hour in your day? Read more
When is the last time you read the story of Samuel anointing David as the future King of Israel (see 1 Samuel 16)?
Have you seen the news headlines this week?
It seems Christmas is coming early this year (or at least Christmas shopping is!). More and more stores are planning to open their doors for “Black Friday” before the Thanksgiving turkey has even been carved on Thursday.
Now – whether you’re for it, against it, or could care less, it does tell us one thing. Read more
I just have a minute this morning, but wanted to share a quick leadership lesson I taught to a group of Top-Notch Pastors last week at an event I spoke at.
Here goes…
Question: Do you want your services to be better this week than they were last week?
(I know… silly question).
Of course you do… we all want to see our services improve (i.e. better musically, better transitions, less distractions, more opportunity for life-transformation).
Here’s the thing:
The key to making THIS Sunday’s service better is to look at LAST Sunday’s service first. At The Journey, we call this the Service Debrief. Here’s what you do. Read more
Merry Christmas!
That’s what the over-sized Snowman in Home Depot said two weeks ago when I walked in.
My family and I just laughed. The Christmas trees, snowmen and blow-up lawn Santas were right there beside the ghosts, witches and Halloween candy.
I bet you’ve seen the same thing, too!
And while it may seem strange to see Christmas decorations out SO early, it’s NOT too early to start planning your Christmas services. Read more
If you’re like me, when you read that phrase you immediately think of at least one person on your team. You can see their face right now, can’t you?
Whether they are late to rehearsal, set-up, the Sunday service, Small Group, their own wedding, or whatever else may be on the calendar, some members of your team (and mine) have a Punctuality Problem.