Browsing: For Worship Leaders

With the band I play in, all of my bandmates live on different continents and rehearsals are slim at best. Over the years we have come to discover that if we only have a week or so to rehearse for our next tour, it has to count. The truth is that a very common weakness…

Being a guitar player, I know that sometimes we can be a funny and complicated bunch. While you will rarely hear a singer complain about his/her mic and the microphone's tone, we electric guitarists on the other hand are always making a big deal about everything. From the cables, to the amp, all the way…

Hey guys, I wanted to start this series of articles not only to inform you, but also to equip you with some tools you can use. In this 1st article I want to start off with 3 helpful Timefactor presets that I know will come in handy. Some people are not in to tweaking and that is ok…

I remember a day in high school when I approached my dad and told him I was in love with my girlfriend and wanted to marry her. He looked at me and said that he understood but that he would not be able to give his blessing at that time. I was confused, I didn't…

Recently God has really been working on me as he guides me through life experiences. 10 years ago I picked up the guitar and have never looked back. During that time though I played bass guitar in a band, played acoustic and sang at coffee shops, managed a music store, played in numerous worship teams.…

I saw this a few months ago and somehow am just getting an article written up about it. In a sermon series titled "Sticks and Stones" at Elevation Church in North Carolina Pastor Steven Furtick brings guitarist Lance Gatch on stage to discuss how he got to where is. For those of you who do…

Ever since contemporary music and lead guitar hit the church there has been a common question swirling around. When it comes to stage presence during worship, how much is too much? Some would say that even using guitars on stage is too much and others see that pulling a Jack Black - School of Rock…

Playing guitar in a worship band can be one of the most demanding gigs as a musician. Personally, I know that if I do not take the proper steps in setting up boundaries and routines, the 3 services every Sunday and a 2 hour practice during the week often times takes an emotional, physical, social…

So many times have a I seen it. A person has great potential as a guitarist but they refuse the put in the hard work and harness that tension between being "mediocre" and being "world class". Often times we guitarists/artists lack determination. There are a wide variety of reasons ranging from; "God will give me…