My Weekly Pre-Gathering Prayer
I was talking to my friend, tech guru and part-time worship leader Shawn Wallace. I said something about my pre-gathering bathroom prayer. "What?" Here it is. My 5:55 PM prayer. In the bathroom, on one knee. "God,…
Leading Worship When You Don’t Feel Like It
Tim Hughes posted this on his blog. It is in response to a question of how we can lead when your heart doesn't feel totally right. Here is what Tim had to say: I think the first…
New Apple iPhone
Apple today announced the new iPhone. Downsides are that it is compatible with cingular, and at only 2, 4, or 8 gigs it wouldn't come close to holding my library. Sure, there are some other nice features…
New iPod with touchscreen?
Apple is set to launch the news on a new iPod today. Rumor has been that the new unit will have a large touchscreen and could just rock pretty hard. For more info click here. The folks…
Worship Lived Out
I feel like I want to stand on a mountain and scream at the top of my lungs. A good, fun, celebrating scream. To throw my hands up and worship the creator for what I am seeing this…
Worship Leading Essentials # 14 – Leading Rehearsals
It's no secret that there is a ton of work before the big dance. Rehearsals are a given. I figure you might as well make them as much fun as possible. Here are some tips for making…
Headed to the Big Easy
I'm headed to New Orleans with one of our Crash teams. Forty of us will be doing some relief work with Samaritan's Purse. We are leaving tonight (Monday) night at 11PM and due back Sunday at 11 AM.…
Band Arrangements
Tim Hughes, worship leader and author of Here I am to Worship and other worship songs, has posted some great info on his blog. Below are the notes from a seminar Tim did on band arrangements.
Band Arrangements:
“Do not only prepare your choice of songs but also how you will lead them. Never repeat a song for no reason. We are singing songs for too long at the moment. It is boring and pointless. If you are going to repeat a song then think what you meant to emphasis the second time. You can change the emphasis by changing the instrumentation. To repeat a song with the same musical backing, tempo and vocal emphasis is just laziness. Don’t do it anymore.”
Mike Pilavachi
Matt Redman’s Beautiful News
Matt Redman is set to release his new project next week. I am looking forward to this. The guy constantly delivers. I have seen Matt several times and had the opportunity to be in a 2-day training…
Monitors Revisited
Jerry at Worship Guitar Guy just posted some good thoughts on monitors. Beyond the technical aspects of setting monitors, Jerry offers some great thoughts on getting a basic understanding of what the sound guys deal with. Check…