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One of the things I love about being a college professor is being in an environment where learning is always happening. Students learn. Teachers prepare for class: learning and growing in the process. Guests are on campus lecturing about different subjects. Deep conversations about God, faith and life happen often. One . . . → Read More: Keep Educating Yourself
Check out this month’s guest post at Worship Leader Magazine here. May you all be found “overflowing with thankfulness”! Col. 2:6-7
As the old saying goes, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” In my last post, I mentioned the one thing that we can’t fix about congregational worship. The one thing would be the congregation’s response. It is possible to lead a congregation to church, . . . → Read More: Salting the Oats
There is a lot of talk these days about why congregations have stopped singing. I agree that this has become a problem in many churches, and I do believe that we as worship leaders are partially to blame. Some of the top reasons listed are: 1. Songs are difficult . . . → Read More: Helping Your Congregation Sing
First, let me say that I don’t like coffee or even the smell of it. I do like my wife and she likes Starbucks, so by default I often find myself in one. So on a date last night, I found myself in Starbucks. I was struck with their slogan for . . . → Read More: Creating Wonder, Sharing Joy Check out my guest posting at Sharefaith.com. In talking to our worship students here at Cedarville University, I believe that there are five trends in worship music for the future. Would love to have your comments here or . . . → Read More: What Does the Future Hold for Worship?
What makes a song “good”? As we are discussing worship music in class, my students will sometimes ask “what makes a song good?” Very valid question, and one that everyone in worship ministry should consider. Perhaps there are other questions that should be asked to get to the heart of the . . . → Read More: What makes a song “good”?
I am very encouraged as I consider the next generation and the impact that they can have on the church and on the area of worship. Some specific things that are encouraging: 1. Interest in theology At our worship camp this summer at Cedarville University, we had over 60 students enrolled. . . . → Read More: The Next Generation Last December, an article came out that was very critical of NASA. The article was titled “Expert Panel: NASA seems lost in space, needs goal” and very frank about NASA having a lack of a specific mission statement. “More than two years after the president announced the interim goal of sending humans to . . . → Read More: Mission – How Not to Get “Lost in Space” This past week I was honored to host the New Life Worship Team from New Life Church in Colorado Springs at our 4th Annual Worship 4:24 Conference at Cedarville University. There were MANY things that the team did very well, but perhaps the things that impressed me the most were their humbleness, authentic . . . → Read More: People skills |
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