What is your dream church?
OK, lurker. Yea, you. With the face. You know who you are. The one who stops by but never comments. Time to join the conversation. Finish this sentence: My dream church would be a church that .…
Leading Powerfully
Ken Davis is a brilliant communicator. One hilarious guy and as solid as they come. I attended (and graduated) from Ken's Dynamic Communicator's Workshop, where I personally met Ken and his wife. Note: if you are a…
one prayer is in the can
I am so PUMPED to be part of One Prayer. In June, we will join hundreds of churches all across the world as we all teach the same series. Churches from all over have captured their Pastor…
Worship Leading Essentials PDF
Wow. I have received some great feedback on the worship leading essentials articles. For our convenience, Shawn has set them up as a PDF here. If you would be interested in a fully expanded audio version (available…
One Prayer video in process
We are writing and shooting a video to participate in the One Prayer project sponsored by Life Church. I don't want to give it away, but I will say I think the end result could be that…
we closed exchange
A few times a year we shorten the exchange gathering and serve in the community. Sunday night we busted 500 people into several groups and served the city. Shawn has a great post on his experience here.…
happy birthday to me
My pal Chris stops by the office today and drops me a bag of salad, a bag of potatoes, twizzlers, and 15 pounds of steak. "It's for your birthday," says Chris. Dang. What a guy. I may…
exchange is looking for a full-time worship leader
That's right. Exchange is looking for a full-time associate with responsibilities in worship and programming. Exchange continues to grow and I will be moving out of full-time worship leading to investing the bulk of my time…
worship leading burnout
Burnout. We all face it as worship leaders. Some times there comes a point where you are tired of chord charts, playlists, arrangements, themes, and people. If the thought of putting together a worship set makes you…
live shots with worship words?
I had an interesting conversation today with Scott, our media guy. It all revolved around the use of live shots used during worship songs. We are in a 1400 seat room with great lighting, sound, and good…