Browsing: Worship Leaders

In-ear monitors. Most of us have them by now, and they have become an indispensable part of many worship teams around the world. The ability to organize a team around a click track, cues, and even supplemental backing tracks is extraordinarily useful. I began using them a few years ago, and it has made me…

Getting team buy-in is one of the trickier parts of leading a worship team. Musicians are, by nature, creative people who desire to express themselves in every-increasing ways. Usually in a band situation this is not a problem, as creating new guitar riffs or drum rhythms are a natural part of the band making process.…

Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other. -1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 In this article I want to share some very practical ways…

One of the hardest things for me to do as a worship leader is to find replacements. Part of the reason is because I was never trained by anyone. I cut my teeth leading worship from the moment I decided to learn the venerable G-C-D chord progression. From the very beginning I was the guy.…

While I don't see these issues as prominently as I did in the mid to late 2000's I still feel a tension not only in my church but the churches I visit when it comes to worship styles. Over the 12 years i have played guitar I have heard nearly every argument and been the…

My path to becoming a worship leader was unique…sort of. I grew up in small churches where my parents served as pastors. We were a musical family, and for the most part, I was asked to do music in some way or another since I was barely able to do more than stand. I remember…

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…