Recently, I was speaking to a lay leader from a church who had a concern about a change she is seeing in the worship of her church. The congregational response is becoming more and more visible and expressive. People are clapping, lifting their hands, standing up during a presentational song, kneeling at the altar, and […]
Is There Room for the Unexpected in Our Worship? – by Mike Harland
I wish I had a nickel for every conference I’ve ever attended. They start to run together as I reflect on some of the experiences we have had leading and taking part in literally hundreds of conferences during my time at LifeWay. But I’ll never forget the last two.
I Need Worship. You Need Worship. We All Need Worship. – by Brandon Janous
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 […]
The Mirror Effect – By Mike Harland
Let me start by saying that authentic worship is not always visible. For sure, someone can be sitting and staring in the congregation and be engaged in pouring their heart praise out to the Lord. We should not and cannot measure worship only by what we see during the congregational response. That said, worship is […]
Breathe New Life Into Your Worship Leading Now – By John Chisum
If you’re a worship leader pounding out creative work and doing ministry each week and you’re beginning to wonder how long you can keep it up, consider the following questions: Think great worship leading is a just a matter of having the right gifts and maintaining your spiritual motivation? Can one stay “pumped” for worship […]
Food Critics and Beggars – By Mike Harland
I had the occasion one day to be in a room with a group of people who were discussing a recent worship experience they had shared. In the room were mostly seasoned worship veterans with one exception – a younger associate had accompanied his leader to the gathering. It went something like this – “I […]
WorshipLife Podcast #73 – Shut Up and Sing
http://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP83_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS Today’s WorshipLife Podcast features Mike Harland and Brian Brown discussing how much and what kind of speaking a worship leader should do from the platform. Where is the line between leading worship and talking? Listen as Mike and Brian offer tips on how to maintain a […]
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 […]
A Few Thoughts About “Song Velocity” – By Mike Harland
I’ll admit it – I made the term up. Song Velocity? What in the world is that? Well, since I made it up, I get to define it. Song Velocity – the number of new songs a worship leader introduces to the congregation over the course of the year. Think of it as the speedometer […]
3 Ideas for Inspiring Creativity in Worship – By John Chisum
We’re all “creatures of habit.” As much as we wish people would do something as simple as sit in a different seat in church, our habits just feel good to us and that’s why we keep wearing that one spot down in the fifth row, left side center. It’s our place. Our brains are wired […]
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