A few weeks ago after a worship service I received some great advice from a businessman that applies to our role as Worship Leaders. Every week our goal is to lead people in worship and usually there is some sort of point where we talk, whether it’s at the beginning... read more
Last week I had the privilege of attending a church denominational convention with church leaders and representatives from several hundred churches. I also had a great time teaching a workshop and working with several other churches in the area I was in. Most of these churches had an average weekly... read more
Transitions are one of the most under-planned and over looked pieces of worship services. What is a transition in your worship service? A transition is how one element of your worship service flows into the next. For example, how does your countdown flow into your first song? How does each... read more
Your Sunday worship service is the hub for other activities at your church. It’s the main event. It’s the gathering for your entire church. It would make sense that you would want to pour the most time, energy and money into creating this experience. It’s also the event you should... read more
If you’re not using ProPresenter on a Mac to run your lyrics, graphics, and videos, you need to get there as soon as you can. ProPresenter gives the most functionality and has the nicest interface of any presentation software on the market. Using the Stage Display feature within ProPresenter... read more
Your font choices are a key element in the look of your environments. With lyric text being on screen for at least a third or more of your service, choosing the right fonts for your worship lyrics may seem small, but it matters. One of the main factors in choosing... read more
Though our teams should strive to be Unapologetically Excellent (read our post entitled “Excellence vs. Perfection” here), the ‘Win of the Day’ is not that your volunteers pushed every button correctly and had a technically flawless service. The ‘Win’ is seeing people encounter Jesus. You must cast vision to your team... read more