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Worship Leading (Part Two) By Andy Brown
Part 2: Creating "Flow" In Worship Worship It’s important to think about the “flow” of worship as a worship leader. Your goal should be that the people you are leading have the best possible environment to personally enter into true worship of the Living God. Therefore, your job is to remove all distractions and do what you can to help them worship. Here are some simple tips. 1. Making the Set a “Whole”. Consider the worship set as a whole entity, not 4 separate songs. Don’t stop between songs unless you absolutely have to. It really helps if your songs are in the ...
“Worship Leading” (Part One) by Andy Brown
The next series of posts were written by a great friend of mine, Andy Brown. He is one of the most artistically gifted individuals I have ever met. His skills and experience range from set building, to graphic design, to music and video. Through years of experience as a worship leader Andy has compiled a series of writings explaining his thought processes on worship as it pertains to music and the local church. Soak on this! Part 1: Preparing a Worship Set Theme: The first thing to consider is your setting. What is the theme of the service or ...
“Worship Rant” by Jim Bullard
Recently, I have heard positive and negative comments about worship at the church where I serve and it has driven me to ask some questions to compare my own thoughts and perceptions of worship to those found in the Scriptures. Jesus encounters the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 and tells her that the Father seeks those who will worship Him “in spirit and in truth”. No style is suggested and music isn’t even mentioned. When Jesus appears to the two on the road to Emmaus right after His resurrection, then sits down for a meal with them and ...
Worship Leader Interviews Part 7
The following interview is with a good friend of mine Josh Sampson. He has been leading worship for 22 yrs. Josh is also an accomplished photographer. I've only known Josh a short time but after working with him just a few times it's obvious he has a strong desire to be in God's will ands cares deeply about bringing his best to every worship service. If you could name one bible verse that comes to mind regarding “worship” what would it be and what is the significance of that verse to you and your ministry? In Psalm ...
Worship Leader Interviews Part 6
Jim Snedeker has been a church musician for over 30 yrs. He has led worship in a full time capacity for 10 yrs in 2 different churches. He's led teams as large as 20 people as well as youth groups. When you have a chance check out his website at Church Musician Jobs. Much like this blog there is a lot of useful and inspiring information there. I've only had one opportunity to partner with Jim in a church music atmosphere and I was truly blessed by and impressed with his patient, teachable heart. I learned a lot through that ...
Worship Leader Interviews Part 5
Mike Lukens has been an incredible friend and mentor to me in the past 18 yrs. His influence is a major part of who I've become as a father, friend and, worshipper. Mike is the Worship Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church . He has been in that specific position for 3 yrs and has been in full time ministry for 18yrs. The worship planning team at FBC consists of 6 very gifted individuals who meet weekly to seek God's vision for each Sunday's worship service. Mike works with over 75 volunteer artistic ...
Worship Leader Interviews Part 4
Caleb Nei has been playing in church since middle school and began leading worship in high school. For most of his life, he's been leading at multiple churches every week. In college Caleb did the early service at the Methodist Church, the late service at the United Brethren Church and the evening service at the Baptist Church. Caleb has a Church Music degree from Huntington University in Huntington, Indiana. He currently works for Emmaus Church in Berryille, VA. That’s a part-time job so he also teaches piano during the week, plays jazz on the weekends ...
Worship Leader Interviews Part 3
Mark Francis and I have been friends and partners in ministry for almost 10 yrs. Currently he is one of the worship leaders for Fellowship Bible Church in Winchester, Va. On any given week Mark works with a worship team of close to 25 members. He is the frontman for the The Mark Francis Band and is the founder of CrossLink a young adult outreach ministry in Winchester. Mark has been and amazing encouragement to me in my personal life as well as in the ministry God has called me to. Check out the insight that Mark ...
Come & Worship
Caleb Nei is the lead singer for Stereoreel and the worship leader for Emmaus Church. If you have never heard his music I highly recommend checking it out. He has recently written a series of short stories and poems entitled "Come and Worship". He has given Resources For Worship permission to post a link to this amazing insight and Holy Spirit infused writings. Please feel free to use these writings as a tool to draw people in your congregation/organization into the presence of our creator. May I suggest sharing this with your drama team? They would ...
Worship Leader Interviews Part 2
April Eads is another worship leader from CrossCurrent. She is an accomplished songwriter and poet. April has been leading worship since her childhood years singing in a United Methodist church choir. She is a former member of Grace Community Church in Winchester, Va where she served on the worship team for several years. The following is an excerpt from our email conversation about her experience with worship in the church. If you could name one bible verse that comes to mind regarding “worship” what would it be and what is the significance of that verse to ...
Worship Leader Interviews Part 1
I recently had the opportunity to interview some of the worship leaders who have influenced the way I see worship, more specifically in regards to music and it's role in the church. These worship leaders have been a huge encouragement to me and have helped mold and shape me in a variety of ways. I hope you will enjoy the next few posts and will be able to glean some of the same encouragement and wisdom as I have. The following email conversation is with Desneige Eisenberg. She is an amazing vocalist ...
