Beyond Sunday Worship

Worship Podcast

What Worship Style Are You?

traditional-vs-contemporary-worshipToday’s post is more of a poll than it is a teaching.

I want to know…what worship style are you?

Piano? Banjo? Organ? Guitar? Synth? Vocoder?

A few weeks ago I shared my criteria for selecting new songs as well as how I find new songs.

A friend of mine messaged me privately when I mentioned who the “staple” songwriters were that I look for.

You see, he leads worship with predominantly “Black Gospel” music. The most “crossover” artist he does is Israel Houghton. But he’s into songs from Judith Christie-McAllister, John P. Kee, William Murphy, Vashawn Mitchell, James Fortune, Charles Jenkins, Kurt Carr, Byron Cage, and Fred Hammond.

Me? These songwriters and artists aren’t even on my radar. But the question begs to be asked: should they be?

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#14: 7 Disciplines of a World Class Worship Leader [Podcast]

World-Class-ServiceA life well lived is less about instant gratification and more about steady discipline.

I know, the dreaded “D” word. Nobody likes to hear about discipline. But it’s so necessary. Achieving greatness is about making great choices every day over the long haul.

John Maxwell said it best:

“See what a person is doing every day, day after day, and you’ll know who that person is and what he or she is becoming.”

That’s what we talk about in today’s episode: 7 Disciplines of a Worship Class Worship Leader.

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#13: Liturgy, Corporate Worship, And Moving Beyond Songs: An Interview With Aaron Niequist [Podcast]

no5What does liturgy mean to you?

Does it remind you of boring, irrelevant, outdated religion?

Aaron Niequist, worship leader at Willow Creek Community Church, reminds us of its importance and relevance to corporate worship today.

Aaron is the creator of a new series of recordings called, A New Liturgy – experimental worship albums designed to pastor you throughout your day. Seriously some of the most unique worship music I’ve heard in a long time.

In this episode we discuss the meaning of liturgy, talk about the project, and discuss ways to move corporate worship experiences beyond just singing.

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The Worship Leader’s Guide to Creating Systems for Effective Ministry

6803420982_1ae7049a12_bDo you wish you had more time and less stress?

Of course you do. But it’s possible to become so busy cranking out tasks that you never stop to ask the question, “Am I doing this the best possible way?”

The most productive, effective people don’t just do work. They also think about their work.

They engineer their goals into projects. They engineer those projects into systems in order to get it done the best way.

They don’t just randomly wake up in the morning and figure out what to do. They’re constantly tweaking, refining, and improving their systems in order to get more done with less stress and effort.

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