I can’t really tell you why this is on my mind. It couldn’t be because I have one or two of these lit on my dashboard right now, could it? Nah. That’s not it. But, if our lives had a dashboard with warning lights, there are a few warning lights we would all do well […]
WorshipLife Podcast # 115 – You Can’t Do It All – featuring Chris Adams
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP125_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS This week’s WorshipLife Podcast welcomes special guest, (and brother of our own, Craig Adams) Chris Adams. Listen as Mike, Craig, and Chris discuss how to maintain a healthy work-life balance, how to spot and prevent burnout, and how to craft your ministry role in […]
3 Ways Pastors and Musicians Can Share Worship Ministry – By Mike Harland
Often we think of the corporate worship gathering as two things that happen in the same service – singing and preaching. Typically musicians take about half of the time and the Pastor takes the other half – it’s two leaders doing two things. I’ve come to think of the worship gathering in a different way. […]
WorshipLife Podcast #78 – Lessons We’ve Learned from Pastors We’ve Known
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP88_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS Today’s WorshipLife Podcast features Mike Harland and Brian Brown discussing valuable lessons learned from pastors they have served alongside throughout their years in ministry. **If you’ve listened to the WorshipLife Podcast, we would truly love for you to leave a comment/review. THANK YOU!** WHY […]
4 Ways the Pastor Leads Worship – By Mike Harland
By Teaching and Preaching About Worship The Bible has a great deal to say about worship. The meta-narrative of the text outlines God’s initiative to express His glory in creation and to redeem fallen mankind whose sole purpose is to bring glory to God. The Pastor is leading worship when the pulpit instructs the […]
WorshipLife Podcast #52 – The Pastor’s Role in Worship
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP62_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS Today’s WorshipLife Podcast features Mike Harland and Brian Brown talking about the pastor’s role in the worship service. Should a senior pastor sing? Should they sit? Should they stand? Listen as Mike and Brian discuss these questions and more. **If you’ve listened to WorshipLife […]
The Pastor’s Role in Worship – By Mike Harland
Fumble with his sermon notes? Maybe. Sit at the front and look around as the congregation sings? Perhaps. Sing with abandon? Possibly. Just what is the pastor supposed to do during the congregational singing? Does it even matter? It’s a question I’ve been asked several times recently and one I saw modeled beautifully in a LifeWay Chapel service. […]
What Every Pastor Wishes His Worship Leader Knew – By J. D. Greear
A few weeks ago, one of our leaders asked me to come speak to a group of worship interns, telling them “everything I thought pastors wanted worship leaders to know.” When I agreed to do it, I thought it would be a stretch to come up with three or four things. That was a bit […]
WorshipLife Podcast #46 – You’re Now the Pastor
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP56_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS Today’s WorshipLife Podcast features Mike Harland and Brian Brown talking about what happens when a minister of music has to take on the role of the senior pastor. “The person in the pew is gonna think of you as the leader when the pastor […]
WorshipLife Podcast #45 – Shared Ministry
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP55_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS Today’s WorshipLife Podcast features Mike Harland and Brian Brown discussing sharing the worship ministry between the worship leader and the pastor. Sharing this ministry can have a big impact for the church. “In the modern era of Church, in the North American Church, we’ve […]