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Let Our Spirits Sing! – by Mike Harland

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“Can you tell a bird to just go chirp, chirp, chirp? No, Andy, I’m like a bird. I was born to sing.” – Barney Fife This quote comes from one of my all-time favorite Andy Griffith episodes in which Andy is trying to find a diplomatic way to keep Barney from singing a solo. Barney retorts with this quote […]

Mental Health During a Quarantine

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https://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP182_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSJoin Mike and Brian as they welcome special guest, Kirk Kirkland, to chat about mental health and well-being during this time of isolation for so many. 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, […]

Lifeway Worship Offers Gratis Permission for Audio Tracks

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Due to the events pertaining to COVID-19, Lifeway Worship Publishing and Records are allowing gratis permission for the use of their songs and masters in live internet broadcast of church services.  Churches may leave each respective recorded service on their various websites/pages up to one week per service. If permission, per service is needed for longer than the […]

Three Risks of a Longer Tenure Ministry – by Mike Harland

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I don’t know anyone who starts out in ministry saying, “I don’t want to stay anywhere very long. I’d rather be at each church a couple of years and then move on.” On the contrary, most people want to be somewhere a long time, at least that would be our aspiration. We would choose stability […]

The Big Rocks

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https://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP154_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSJoin Mike and Brian this week as they dive further into a topic that Mike covered in his blog a few weeks ago. Listen in as they give some great reminders of how to stay spiritually, physically, and mentally healthy in ministry. WHY WorshipLife Podcast with Mike […]

Coffee with Mom (Caring for a Parent with Dementia) with Mike Glenn

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https://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP151_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSOn this week’s WorshipLife Podcast, Mike and Brian welcome Mike’s very own pastor from Brentwood Baptist Church, Mike Glenn. Join this poignant and heartfelt conversation as Pastor Glenn shares the life journey that inspired his new book, Coffee with Mom (Caring for a Parent with Dementia). Purchase […]

Live from WorshipLife 2019 with Dave Ray and Cliff Duren

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https://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP147_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSSJoin Mike once again from WorshipLife 2019 as he keeps the live, off the cuff interviews going with the talented Dave Ray (Doorpost Songs) and Cliff Duren (arranger, songwriter). To learn more about Doorpost Songs click here! WHY WorshipLife Podcast with Mike Harland: From the historic B.B. McKinney […]

Worship Distractions from Worship Leaders – by Mike Harland

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Admittedly, this post is somewhat “tongue in cheek” and intended to let us laugh at ourselves a little. I’m calling out some intangibles of our physical expressions in worship we sometimes employ to generate more energy and enthusiasm from our congregations. See if any of these “go to” moves are something you do and ask yourself, “Is this really a distraction?”

Transitions in Ministry with Cliff Duren

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https://media.blubrry.com/worshiplife_with_mike_harland/p/ministrysites.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/worshiplife/EP142_WORSHIPLIFE.mp3Podcast (worshiplife-comfeedworshiplifewithmikeharland): Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS Join Mike and Brian this week as they welcome special guest, Music and Worship Minister and brilliant arranger, Cliff Duren. Listen in as they have a poignant conversation about navigating transitions in ministry — from handing the baton to the next in line to listening to […]