Cody Lodriguss, worship pastor from The Tabernacle in Chalmette, Louisiana, joined us for our worship call this month. He is currently...

Here's a list (and links) of some Easter songs to help you as you plan your set lists: Glorious Day—Passion  Graves into...

Set Planning 1. Plan early. When you plan in advance, you have time for the idea to marinate, to build, to get better. You have time to...

AUDITIONS: THE PRACTICAL The audition process can be nerve-racking for both the person auditioning and the worship leader. Most...

AUDITIONS: THE HEART There are a lot of talented people out there. When we are looking at adding members to our worship team, is the goal...

FEEDBACK AND WORSHIP Timely and specific feedback is essential to team growth. If we are to be leading and discipling our worship team,...

FEEDBACK According to Craig Groeschel, “Without a doubt, one of the most important tools to develop in your organization is a consistent...

CONGREGATIONAL ENGAGEMENT What do you do when you look out at the congregation, and they are just staring back at you? On one hand, you...

PRACTICALLY PRAISING IN THE STORMS By Tony Crombie, worship leader at The River Church in Minnesota What does our “storm song arsenal”...

PRAISE IN THE STORMS By Tony Crombie, worship leader at The River Church in Minnesota  The other night we had a tornado warning go off,...

WORSHIP TEAM REQUIREMENTS Requirements. Policy. Procedures. Those words sound stuffy, not personal, like you are running a business. But...

EXPECTATIONS When you have found yourself frustrated with someone due to unmet expectations, have you ever paused and considered that...

FINDING NEW SONGS How do you find new songs? Spotify? IHOP? The radio? As a worship leader, when we find a song that we really are...

ENCOURAGE YOUR TEAM How much do you encourage your team? How much are you giving them positive feedback? How specific are you with your...

PLANNING ON PURPOSE What if you played the songs that contain a message of where you want to see your congregation in five years?  As...

NASHVILLE NUMBERING SYSTEM Recently, CCLI added number charts to their music library. The Nashville Numbering System is a commonly used...

Introducing a New Song When introducing a new song, many worship leaders will schedule the song 2 weeks in a row, take a week off, do the...

REINVENT WORSHIP REHEARSAL  Problem: People come into practice tired. They’ve been working hard all week. They show up. They didn’t have...

-An admonition from Pastor Keith Tucci- God wants to give us a different sound than we are hearing in the Church right now. The purpose...

Psalm 89:5 The heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. On a recent NRP worship...

CREATIVITY Whenever you are trying to come up with something new or creative, don’t just think about “what am I going to do?” Think about...

ENERGY No one wants to walk into a flat room, a room with no energy, no feeling in it. Nor do people want to interact with others who...

Are you a song leader? A music director? The worship leader? How do you view your role and how does your pastor view your role? Clarify...

Getting feedback can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be if we ask the right questions. Ask your pastor for objective feedback....

A word of encouragement from Tony Crombie In Exodus 25, we find the description of the lampstand that is to go in the tabernacle. It was...

Aren’t you thankful that God takes what we give Him, no matter how small or awkward, and He is pleased by it and blesses it? He is so...

One way to aid the flow of worship is to be mindful of how you connect your songs. We can sing good songs that make sense together, yet...

When thinking and planning the new year, it’s wise to make sure the goals you have are SMART…specific, measurable, attainable, realistic,...

When planning your sets, ask yourself: What position do you want your congregation in at the end of worship? Do you want them left in...

There is a balance to be had between preparation and flowing with the Holy Spirit. The more we prepare, the more we know our music and...

Your whole setlist does not have to be in the same key. In fact, sometimes that makes for a really boring sound. Be mindful of the flow...

Last month I asked the question: Who is worship for, and is God the subject or the reference of our worship DNA? Let’s now look at sound...

When we talk about the character or DNA of the church, there is probably nothing more defining than our worship time together. Aside from...