Category Archives: Worship and Music Leaders

Bob Kauflin at Worship Matters has posted a really nice set of videos on The Piano in Contemporary Worship.  This third video highlights some key items: In this session I deal with many of the specific questions I’ve been asked over … Continue reading →

Ordinary Neighbor has a nice discussion about auditioning musicians – many times an awkward subject among smaller churches. It’s a good reminder, even for those of us with existing teams, what our primary purpose in gathering these folks is. Auditioning/Recruiting Worship Musicians: … Continue reading →

Happy 2012! It’s funny how easily a rhythm can get disrupted, even by things you know well in advance – like the holidays.  We had a regular pattern of updating this blog, but over November and December fell out of the habit. … Continue reading →

Phil over at Called to Worship continues to write  a number of things on planning worship.  His latest is on the Sabbath, and taking it seriously: As I hinted in an earlier post, I think its important to rest from … Continue reading →

Bob Kauflin’s posted his notes from a recent talk, “Pastoring through Song” – a topic near to many hearts I know.  He’s got some good thoughts here, and the outline would be easily adapted to use in teaching a worship … Continue reading →

Via the grace seattle blog, a nice resource on the Daily Office.  No, not the one with cubicles, but the one that the Church has used historically as a guide to daily prayer. Things like this can seem awkward for some … Continue reading →

      Quite excited to listen to this when it is released – the latest from Sojourn Community. Looking for new advent or Christmas music? Go grab a pre-order! A Child Is Born | Sojourn

I remember hearing the lyrics to “Sometimes a Light Surprises” when my friend Nathan Partain ran across it and wrote a tune for it.  The lyrics were a comfort to me, and I found out many others. Many artists struggle … Continue reading →

  Remember the Cyberhymnal?  An early hymn resource online, it went offline several years ago.  I was searching for something last week, and found it again – the full site, with old-school look and feel: The Cyber Hymnal has texts, histories, and … Continue reading →

Phil Mershon over at Called To Worship is writing up a storm these days.  Besides a great review of Zac Hicks + Cherry Creek’s new CD, he also has a 3 part series on preparing hearts for worship. His recent entry … Continue reading →