Ragamuffin Soul

This is a circular statement that needs engraving in our modern day worship culture. Sure, sometimes they overlap. But they are completely different gifting. Say…Repeat… Then do what God has called you to do… Thoughts? Los

It’s not your job to get them excited. It’s not your job to sing a perfect melody. It’s not your job to make them all love you. It’s not your job to pray the perfect prayer. It’s not your job to write the perfect worship song. It’s not your job to preach a mini sermon. [...]

Ken Coleman, Brad Lomenick, and Myself discussed on the Catalyst podcast, which released today, Brad’s top ten modern worship songs of all time. So I thought I would share mine, and you can share yours. Now I am making this rule, just so we don’t get flooded with your favorite current worship songs. NO SONGS [...]

Dear administrator person who oversees worship leader… 1.  It’s not that they don’t want to be organized, it’s just that they won’t ever have that skill set, because you hired them to do something else. Help them. Don’t grade them. 2. You’re view looking at the back of people’s heads as they worship is only [...]

I’ve been leading worship as my primary job for almost 15 years. Crap. I’m old. Every once in a while I like to remind myself of a few things. 1. If you lead regularly in front of thousands, lead regularly in front of 10 or less. 2. If you are leading worship at a church [...]

When you walk into my home this chalkboard is the first thing you see. And scattered across the left side of it is the statement, “Before I die I want to _____________” It haunts me every time I walk in the door. Haunts me in a good way. Because I am forced to look at [...]

If worship leaders are truly leading worship… How should they lead the 6 days a week they are not on stage? Bring it… Los

Worship Leading. It’s a funny thing. You won’t find it the gifts of the Spirit. But it is what we label many people who have the microphone for almost half of a Sunday service. It is what people call me. It is what I sometimes call myself. I’d rather people see it as the singing [...]

Working as a worship leader in a church setting for 10+ years taught me one thing: The balance of leadership is a dance. Learning from, respecting and submitting to my pastor while thriving in my own sweet spot was not always easy…and sometimes we missed a step or two. But after awhile Matt Brown and [...]

I remember a Sunday at Sandals when JC’s Girls had had an outreach the night before. JC’s Girls was an outreach my wife was a part of to the sex industry/strippers/porn stars/ect. of Los Angeles. I remember walking up to the mic…starting the song…looking down… Breasts… Cleavage… Legs… All over the first 2 rows. Scattered [...]