A few months ago, the Worship Pastor at the church that my family attends left for a new opportunity at a new church in a new town. Our church has had a hard time filling the void, and, to be honest, I’ve struggled with “worship time” since this transition occurred. I remember having a conversation […]
4 Songs We Shouldn’t Forget About – by Mike Harland
We move on from songs really quickly these days. A song will come out of nowhere, take the church by storm, then fade away to be forgotten. As musicians, we move past songs much faster than our congregations do. Usually, by the time they feel like they know it well enough to really sing it, […]
Don’t Let Your Worship Team Become the “Cool Kids” – by Mike Harland
My son John was the first person I heard use the phrase, “Cool Kids.” He was serving on the Student Ministry staff of our church and would use the term to describe a certain group of students that would frequently isolate themselves from the rest of the students. They were an exclusive group that moved […]
Conversations on Songwriting with Dave Clark
https://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP140_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS Mike and Brian welcome legendary songwriter, Dave Clark, on this week’s WorshipLife Podcast. Join the conversation as Dave shares some incredible song stories from his career and also gives some advice about writing specifically for the Church. Stream Dave’s new song, “Meet Me At Arlington” (recorded by Jimmy […]
Tips for Soloists in Ministry
https://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP132_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS Listen in as Mike and Brian give some spiritual and practical advice on how to shepherd soloists in your worship ministry. Now streaming on Spotify! WHY WorshipLife Podcast with Mike Harland: From the historic B.B. McKinney Studios in Nashville, TN, Mike and Brian introduce WorshipLife.com’s newest podcast, […]
Should We Sing the Songs We Write?
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A Different Paradigm About Choir Rehearsals – by Mike Harland
Why do we have rehearsals? What do we hope to accomplish when we gather together to rehearse? Are we just trying to learn the songs and know the music? If you want to see the worship leadership of your choir go to another place, you’ll have to aim higher than pounding notes and rhythms. A […]
How the Sound Technician Can Win in Your Local Church – with Craig Adams
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP127_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS “If you’ve been a Minister of Music, for even one Sunday, you realize how critically important the sound guy really is to your church. As worship leaders, we *think* we run the service, but we don’t. It’s really the tech guys.” Listen as Mike and Brian […]
The Danger of Same-Ness in Our Songs – by Mike Harland
We used to hear criticism of the “7-11” songs. You know, seven words, eleven times? Then, when we acknowledged how repetitive hymns are, not so much anymore. The more recent critique of modern songs is that they all sound the same — same chords, same melodies, same rhythms, underneath only a handful of ideas about […]
WorshipLife Podcast: Top Reviewed Podcasts for 2017
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP64_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSShttp://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP64_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS As we approach the end of 2017, we are looking back at the highest reviewed WorshipLife Podcasts of the year. Today’s is Podcast #54 – You Might Be A Church Diva. If you haven’t listened to this […]