Worship Podcast
On a recent blog post we discussed how to navigate the massive sea of worship songs and pick the best ones.
As worship leaders we need to be intentional about how we choose our songs. But the questieon still remains:
Where? Where do I look to find songs?
A valid question. The internet is a big place and knowing where to look is half the battle. Below is a brief list of ways I discover new music.
But get your comments ready, because I want to hear how you discover new music.
I’m often asked how I choose songs.
Let’s face it. There are thousands upon thousands of worship songs. Even with all of us combined, we could never sing them all.
There are many worship songs I like that I never lead. There’s also a lot of worship songs others lead that I don’t like.
I have a specific criteria for how I choose them.
These 8 questions give me a framework for choosing songs. I hope they’ll help you too.
One of the hallmarks of a great leader is communication.
If a leader doesn’t communicate a vision or keep followers in the loop as to what is coming next, team members will disengage. Even worse, they will come up with their own vision of what is going on.
That’s why I love Planning Center.
It’s too easy to misunderstand worship.
You’ve heard the cliches.
It’s not about music. It’s all about God. It’s not about excellence. It’s all about passion. It’s not about a song-list. It’s about flow.
Then you read the Bible and see how God doesn’t look at the “outward appearance” but also see how King David created instruments for praise. He appointed the Levites to stand before God and play music.
The Bible obviously emphasizes ideas that seem to be at odds with one another. Rather than saying which is right and which is wrong, it’s best just to step up to the diving board and plunge into the tensions.
Are you with me?
If you were raised in church, congregational worship is normal.
You know the ropes – raising your hands, singing, bowing down before God. But for many in our churches today, this is completely foreign.
And to be honest, a little weird.
It’s not that people are disengaged.
It’s not that they hate your songs. It’s not that they don’t want to worship.
They just don’t know how.