… be sure you have put it down first. You don’t see carpenters without a hammer, and you don’t see shepherds without a staff or fishermen without a fishing pole. In worship ministries these days, you don’t often see worship leaders without a microphone in their hands. The secret of spiritual worship leadership is understanding the […]
The Most Difficult Person to Lead – By Mike Harland
“The most difficult person to lead is yourself.” Stephen Graves made this statement in one of our leadership meetings and the moment he said it, I knew it was true. As a Worship Pastor, I’ve led lots of people – in production meetings and rehearsals, and in worship services. But, that guy in the mirror […]
WorshipLife Podcast #53 – Leading Laterally
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP63_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS Today’s WorshipLife Podcast features Mike Harland and Brian Brown talking about leading laterally in the church. Leading as an equal can be difficult in any setting, especially in ministry. Listen to Mike and Brian discuss the challenges, and some tips on how to lead from the […]
5 Things In My Worship Ministry I Would Go Back to Change… – by John Chisum
If I Could Turn Back Time… Unsolicited advice is never cool because it’s, well, unsolicited. You didn’t ask for it. No one likes it when someone wags a finger in our face and says, “You shouldn’t eat that” or “I wouldn’t do that, if I were you!” It’s just not fun and the would-be advice […]
10 Mistakes You Will Probably Make This Sunday… – by David Manner
It doesn’t matter if we are worship-leading novices or aging veterans; we have all looked back at certain Sundays with a deep longing for a second chance to do or handle things differently. It would be impossible to go back and make corrections to many of those leadership and relationship failures. We do, however, have the […]