Worship Leaders, it’s easy to get discouraged, isn’t it?

When you survey the landscape of modern worship around the world, oftentimes all you see is large churches with incredible talent, massive budgets, and resources you can only dream of.

But the truth is, most churches in America are small churches.

And there are steps we can all take to raise the excellence level of our teams.

This post will outline 9 steps you can apply today no matter how large or small your church.

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There is a big difference between leading worship and leading people.

To lead worship, all you need is a musical skill set. To lead people requires so much more.

In this podcast I sit down with Rick Muchow. Rick was the Worship Pastor at Saddleback church for 25 years, working under the leadership of Pastor Rick Warren.

He had some fantastic insights to share as it relates to pastoring people in worship.

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If you’re a worship leader, you know the frustration of leading worship for people who aren’t with you.

Besides the noise of your band, you could hear a pin drop in the room – people aren’t singing, lifting their hands, or having a good time.

Most of the time, there is something we can do about it.

As worship leaders we need to be students of our congregation – choosing the songs, sounds, and experiences that encourage participation. That’s what this podcast is all about.

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What if you could ask any question to a leader in the worship music industry with a passion for music ministry?

In today’s podcast, I chat with Craig Dunnagan. And that’s exactly what I did.

Craig is the VP of Music Publishing and Ministry Alliances at Integrity Music/David C. Cook. He’s also one of the co-founders of worshiptogether.com.

In our conversation we cover a lot of ground. From songwriting to the music industry to leading and loving people in the local church, Craig had some great ideas to share.

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I can’t tell you how excited I was to sit down with one of my songwriting and worship leading heroes, Martin Smith.

Not only has Martin’s music inspired me as a young worship leader, but he really inspired an entire generation through the music of Delirious.

There was a freedom, a fire, and an innocence about the music that called us to a deeper level.

With the Delirious chapter coming to an end, Martin has now released a solo project of music (with more to come later this year).

At the end of this post, I’ll let you know you can win a FREE copy.

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