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Before You Pick up a Microphone… – by Mike Harland
… 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 […]
Can We Sing “Their” Songs? – by Mike Harland
This is a complicated question with a simple answer. Restated, the question is, “Can we sing songs written by someone that believes differently than we do?”
The Worship Leading Pastor – by Mike Harland
He might not be able to sing a lick. He knows the difference between a quarter note and a post-it note, but only because he knows what a post-it note is. He likes ‘70s Rock classics but doesn’t have a clue who Hillsong is. And he is the worship leader of your church. Your Pastor […]
Why Is Our Worship Expression Changing? – by Mike Harland
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 […]
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