Worship Podcast
My first introduction to worship music was not a pretty one.
I was forced to listen to it. I can remember the opening strains of “Change My Heart Oh God” like a knife in the heart. This was the music I could listen to?
Not the soundtrack an eleven year old boy wants to hear.
But eventually, I grew to love worship music. Mainly, because something happened to me.
On this site, I typically don’t like to talk about myself too much.
Rather, I prefer to write in a way that applies to you, encourages you, and challenges you as a worship leader.
But today, I want to introduce you to another huge part of my life. I am the Creative Arts Pastor at Allison Park Church in Pittsburgh, PA.
Over the past year, we have been working on a live recording. And we are very close to sharing the entire project with you: Allison Park Worship.
[This is a guest post by Chris Schopmeyer. Chris is a worship pastor at Pinelake Church, pastoring and equipping bands. He writes about music and worship at TheMusicSchop.net.]
I have to be honest with you.
As a keyboardist and music director for the past 15 years, there have been times where I felt like the only one passionate about worship.
I show up engaged, full of passion, ready for God to move, and my team is asleep.
The truth is, there have been days when I was asleep too.
Ever been there?
I’ve come to believe we will never reach our full potential as worship-leading bands until each person on stage owns it like the worship leader does. I call it the ownership axiom, and it will dramatically improve the effectiveness of your team.
[This is an excerpt from my newsletter. I received such positive feedback, I decided to include it in this post. If you’re not signed up, you can do so here. No spam, I promise :)]
Sunday morning.
It’s that time of the week where you wake up a little stressed because of the responsibility that lies before you – getting a sound check, preparing your band, getting details in order, and praying to God that annoying buzz is not in the sound system.
But for a second, I want you to stop thinking about that.
Imagine that leading worship isn’t just a responsibility. It’s not just work. It’s something simpler, more beautiful.
[This is part 2 of a blog series called “Awaken the Artist Within: Overcome What Holds You Back and Create Your Best Work“. You can read the rest of the posts here.]
Promotion. Marketing. These are words that are oftentimes synonomous with the devil.
We hate self promoters. Well, it can be annoying, right? The person who simply rants and raves about what they do 24/7? They never point attention to anyone else, care about anyone else, or think about anyone else but themselves.
But does that mean we avoid promotion and marketing entirely? Hardly.