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Christian Songwriters Beware!

Don Chapman - June 12, 2023

Before you sign away your song, remember that the "royalty" may not be its own reward.

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9 Essentials of a Great Worship Leader

Alex Duke - May 31, 2023

What should you look for a in a worship leader for your church?

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Are “Christian” Songs that Don’t Glorify God False Worship Songs?

Ethan Renoe - May 31, 2023

When Five Iron Frenzy sang about the “Blue Comb,” was that a Christian song? Was it in the category of false worship songs? Or was it just a group of Christians singing a silly song?

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When Prayer and Corporate Worship Aren’t Working

Ruth Haley Barton - May 24, 2023

I was sure I could make it all work if I just tried harder. And try harder I did—to the point that I was not only exhausted from ministry but exhausted from trying to become a better person.

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Worship and the Christian’s True Identity

Jonathan Cruse - May 22, 2023

Decrying and denouncing the culture around us isn't enough. In order to preserve our Christian identity, we need to immerse ourselves in a counterculture. Thankfully, God offers us that counterculture every Sunday in corporate worship.

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How to Evaluate Worship at Your Church

David Manner - May 22, 2023

To evaluate worship -- from the inside -- is preventive and proactive in order to deter a more unfavorable action or attack from transpiring.

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9 Reasons People Don’t Join in Worship Singing

Kenny Lamm - May 17, 2023

Singing worship can be challenging. People around the world are sadly changing their church’s worship (often unintentionally) into a spectator event, as evidenced by the lack of singing worship from the congregation. Here's what's going on.

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What the Psalter Should Teach Us about the Songs We Sing

Brian Sandifer - May 14, 2023

Pastors need to be aware of the formidable tool that God has given us to teach his people—namely, the power of music and songs we sing.

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How to Build on Your Creative Potential

Phil Cooke - May 12, 2023

Research indicates that everyone is born with creative potential. But to have creative ideas when you need them requires the ironic combination of humility and confidence.

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Tracking the Trends in Worship

Tom Lawson - May 8, 2023

An increasing number of young adults who have grown up in evangelical churches being drawn toward trends in worship experiences that are more intimate, less polished and often more liturgical than the worship of their home churches.

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Men, Be the Chief Repenters in Your Homes

Dave Jenkins - May 7, 2023

Men, Be the Chief Repenters in Your Homes - The goal of repentance is not to manufacture peace among others with perfunctory repentance, but rather to turn to God wholly and completely.

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Why It’s Important For Worship Leaders To Get Along With the Senior Pastor

David Manner - May 4, 2023

Relational divides between pastors and worship leaders are one of the main reasons for short-tenured senior pastor and worship leader partnerships. We can only wonder how this disunity is impacting the church as a whole.

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Welcome to the End of Entertainment Worship

Lenny Smith - May 1, 2023

If God is really doing what he says he is, our gatherings can't just be entertainment worship. The answer to consistently having genuine, honest, real, authentic worship is in the worldview that we engender and the theological worldview that we espouse. God really is working all things for good.

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8 Keys to Personal Prayer

Winfield Bevens - April 27, 2023

These are words that should be used to describe our personal prayer time with the Lord. Prayer should not be dry or stuffy; it should be warm and intimate.

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Why Rock Star Worship Leaders Are Getting Fired

Don Chapman - April 24, 2023

I know of one rock star worship leader who makes about 100K a year by going to a weekly staff meeting and picking out six songs for the praise set. That’s it.

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The Main Ingredient in Effective Prayer

Jonathan Parnell - April 21, 2023

"It’s tragic how easily we can miss the main ingredient in effective prayer."

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10 Ways NOT to Be an Effective Worship Leader

Jared C. Wilson - April 21, 2023

Wondering how to be an effective worship leader? One thing you could do is stop saying these phrases. It could be that I'm just a crusty old curmudgeon ranting a little, so don’t take this too seriously...except maybe do.

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C.S. Lewis on Why We Should Praise

Ray Hollenbach - April 19, 2023

You might think that the staid Oxford don would counsel against praise and worship, but actually he had quite a bit to say about why we should praise.

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How to Avoid Church Tech Arts Burnout

Anthony Coppedge - April 18, 2023

Hi, I’m Anthony Coppedge, and I’m a recovering church tech arts burnout person. Not only have I personally experienced burn out, but I have been a leading contributor of burn out to church tech arts volunteers.

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Is Worshiptainment the Problem, Or Is It Something Else?

David Santistevan - April 17, 2023

What's the real issue behind *any* critique of worship styles?

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