Worship Podcast
We’ve heard it all.
Worship isn’t about music. It’s all about the heart.
Still, no matter how often you place the emphasis on anything but music, music remains a big deal.
Not only do our worship services revolve around music, we even have entire tours that revolve around worship music.
Music is everywhere. It has become synonymous with worship.
Yes, it’s a big deal in the church today. But it’s also a big deal in the Bible.
You know a professional musician when you see one.
Typically, they are booked solid. They can turn down the bad gigs because they have landed the best. But how can you get there? Well, it’s less about natural talent and more about how you think.
How would you like it if you had more musicians than you could handle?
What if your team was filled with passionate, skilled players who were invested in the vision of your church?
Not only is it possible, it’s where you should invest your best energy.
I’m at a place with my worship team where a transition is about to happen. The fall is almost here and you know what that means – college! A few of my best team members are leaving for school and I’m left with some gaps.
I’m sure you’re facing the same situation.
Since this is a normality when it comes to leading a worship team, you need to build a system where there is a constant influx of musicians.
I am going to show you how (because I’m working on it myself).
From David: This is a guest post from Tyler Braun. Tyler is a pastor from Portland, Oregon whose first book, Why Holiness Matters, just released. You can find Tyler on Twitter or his blog, manofdepravity.com.
Worship in church can often become a frantic pursuit for an experience with God, instead of allowing Him to shape us.
Holiness, similarly, has always been presented as a frantic pursuit of right standing with God through legalistic measures.
Too often worship in life is only experienced for an hour on Sunday, when the band plays well. Holiness, even worse, has been abandoned as out of touch with reality and an impossibility in our culture.
We must reconsider all that we have left behind by ignoring a God who is holy and desires a holy people to worship Him.
In just a couple of months, my church will release a live worship album.
I couldn’t be more excited about this project. Being that this is a site for worship leaders and musicians, I imagine you have either recorded a live worship album or have at least thought about recording one in the future.
That’s what this post is all about.