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David’s Free Weekly Worship Leader Newsletter

Is it possible to be too excited? Because I may have just crossed the line. Today I wanted to introduce you to a BRAND NEW FEATURE here on the blog.

I know. So awesome. This is something completely unique and different. It’s not the same as subscribing to my posts via RSS or email. This is a weekly email featuring content found nowhere else on my blog. And it’s completely free.

If you’re familiar with my writings you know I’m passionate about discipling your worship team. Leading worship, being on a team, and encountering God are some of the coolest things on earth. Am I right or am I correct?

This newsletter will ship every Monday, including a devotional for you to use with your worship team. It will feature Bible study, discussion questions, prayer focuses, and other sweet features. It will also be a bit more personal, identifying with the joys and struggles of leading worship and leading a team. Simple, practical, and useful (I hope).

Totally free. Totally awesome. CLICK HERE to subscribe!

Thanks for being such a devoted reader. You, my friend, are even more awesome than this newsletter.

Anything you’d like to see in the newsletter? Let me know in the comments!

How To Dramatically Improve Your Rhythm Section Today

[This post is part of a series on Tips For Taking Your Worship Team To The Next Level. Check out the rest here.]

There is a constant friction within worship teams between the spiritual and the musical. There are some who place no value on musical improvement and focus solely on the “heart of worship”. There are others who are so heavily focused on musical precision and innovation that the heart is buried. What shall we do?

I think we should just be awesome like these guys 🙂

I’m of the opinion that we need both/and not either/or. It’s possible to be so musically excellent that the Person of Christ is no longer in focus. It’s also possible to be so musically awful that the entire worship service is a complete distraction. We need an excellence that draws attention to Christ and invites people to join in.

One of the most important dynamics of an effective worship team is a tight rhythm section. I’ve found that the more a rhythm section works together, the less distracting the music is. It’s then easier to worship without wondering if the drummer will miss his fill or the bass player actually play the bass line. When working with worship teams, rhythm section is the first dynamic I focus on.

So what can you do to improve?

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How To Blog Successfully (for more than a week)

I’ve seen it so many times.

Someone has a passion to start a blog. They get set up on a free account. They post some killer content.

After a week, they lose steam. Weeks, maybe months, go by without a post.

The first week or month of a blog is the honeymoon phase. You have tremendous vision for it only to run out of ideas after a week of sprinting.

Or, you start posting randomness that nobody cares about.

Has this been your story?

Blogger, are you hitting your target?

Maybe it’s not your desire to become a professional blogger or to blog with consistency. That is fine and wonderful if you just like to journal your thoughts and have a few readers.

But if it’s your desire to have a widely read blog, there’s a few things you should do.

With this post I hope to infuse some new life into your blog. Or maybe you’re thinking of starting a blog. This post will get you started with realistic expectations and set you up for long term success.

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