Acoustic Guitar Tutorial
Worship Central has posted a really good acoustic guitar tutorial video on their website. One of the best I’ve seen. David Clifton, the music director at Tollington Parish in North London is the...
View ArticleVideo Clip – The Ineffectiveness of Some Tunes
I’m really looking forward to the Worship God conference that starts one week from today at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland. I’m bringing 11 worship team members to the entire...
View ArticleFancy Stuff Won’t Make You a Better Worship Leader
It seems that at least once a week I receive a magazine, catalogue, email, or even a stray fax now and then, telling me about a new product, software, microphone, speaker, chair, cable, pedal, guitar,...
View ArticleAnd Now Please Admire My Musicianship
We’ve all experienced that awkward moment when someone tries to say something nice about you but you take it as an insult. You’re not quite sure how to take it, how to respond, or how to process what...
View ArticlePerforming A Role Or Performing A Show? Looking At The Fruit
Yes, we’re all performers. The stay-at-home Mom performs her duties as well as she can on as little sleep as she gets. The mechanic performs his duties with the tools and training he’s gained through...
View ArticleFrom The Drummer
My older brother Matt is a great guy and one of my best friends. He’s also an incredibly talented drummer, and phenomenally gifted at playing drums in a worship context. I asked him a few questions...
View ArticleFrom Joshua Spacht
Almost two years ago I had the joy of meeting Joshua Spacht for the first time. Joshua is an amazingly gifted worship leader, orchestrator, composer, arranger, and musician extraordinaire. He’s become...
View ArticleThinking Like a Non-Musician
It’s hard for musicians to turn off their musician brains. We hear, notice, and pick apart things that a non-musician would never notice. For example: the snare drum hitting on the wrong beat, the bass...
View ArticlePursuing Lyrical and Musical Flow
What’s one thing that can make or break your effectiveness in worship leading? Flow. Good storytellers, movie directors, public speakers, and writers learn how to flow naturally from one...
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