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What Sets Some Musicians Apart From The Rest

487234687_aa75fdd3a2_bWhat makes music powerful? Take a minute and ponder that question.

What are the qualities that make for engaging, powerful musicians?

Because it’s obvious that some have it and others don’t.

When certain musicians take hold of their instrument, magic happens. Still others who may have more experience or taken lessons longer, don’t have it.

Think about it – how many times have you heard someone who’s taken lessons for many years only to find out they weren’t very good?

So if lessons aren’t the key, experience isn’t the answer, and time isn’t the x factor – what is it?

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Are You Rehearsing This All Important Topic With Your Worship Team?

1014138_10151499417012019_1097665618_nMost worship leaders have a rehearsal plan.

  • Rhythm section tight? Check.
  • New song developed? Check.
  • Band tight with the click? Check.
  • Transitions smoothed over with a keyboard pad? Check.
  • Prayer as a team? Check.

Week in and week out, we have our routines. And routines are great as long as they don’t dull our senses to what is happening.

But more and more these routines are shaped by our modern culture.

I want to make a statement today that we need to rediscover something in our modern worship teams.

We need to uncover a rehearsal topic that can be forgotten in the fast paced, production oriented, rock and roll style worship service.

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#32: Breaking Out Of A Broken System: An Interview With Seth Bolt Of Needtobreathe [Podcast]

2014-02-21-ScreenShot20140116at11.50.26PM7Have you ever felt that you were made for more than fitting in and following rules?

That you were destined to do something great? Somewhere between our childhood dreams and today’s reality we lose the idea that anything is possible.

In this podcast I talk with professional musician and author Seth Bolt of the band Needtobreathe. Seth and his brother, Chandler, have written a book about this very topic and are giving away all the proceeds to charity.

While this is different than the usual worship leading fare, I knew this message and cause was compelling enough to share with you.

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5 Ways to Handle Relationship Tension On Your Worship Team

tension_smallDoes this sound familiar?

You try and cast the biggest vision for your worship team and no one cares.

You do your best to give people a chance on the team and they argue and fight.

Expectations aren’t met and now you’re at odds with someone.

It would be nice to be somewhere where this didn’t happen, right?

Life is always better somewhere, isn’t it? Have you thought like this?

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#31: Music Production, Songwriting, & Moving God’s Heart: An Interview with Gabriel Wilson [Podcast]

35031e46078d6f2881e0e4fe73d4b6a2I’ve wanted to bring Gabriel Wilson on the podcast for a while.

When it comes to connecting relentless creativity with the heart of God, I can’t think of a better guy to talk to.

Gabriel Wilson is the mastermind behind the bands The Rock & Roll Worship Circus and The Listening, as well as a worship leader and producer for Bethel Music. Most recently, he is the producer of Bethel’s newest studio album, Tides.

In this interview we talk about the Tides album, along with some songwriting, worship leading, gear collecting, and music production.

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