Worship Wars 10: Should Churches Offer Differing Styles of Worship?

By Kenny Lamm | December 13, 2011

Churches around the world have found a way to avoid worship wars in their church. The solution: offer worship services of varying styles so that everyone can attend a service that meets their personal preferences. It seems to make sense. We want to reach the community around us (missionary mentality), yet we do not want […]

Christmas starts with Christ – great new church ad campaign

By Marie@Musicademy | November 17, 2011

Swap gold, frankincense and myrrh with a Faberge egg, a Swarovski crystal perfume bottle and a Damien Hirst skull; swap shepherds with a cycle courier and plasterer, wise men with entrepreneurs and you have the makings of a contemporary nativity scene. The new Christmas Starts with Christ campaign is the brainchild of ChurchAds.net and will see billboard, newspaper […]

Worship Wars 9: Wrapping Up

By Kenny Lamm | November 15, 2011

We have been exploring the topic of worship wars in my last eight posts. If you haven’t had a chance to read all the posts, take a look now (links below). I will draw some conclusions in this post and the next post. There are many churches who are stuck in the past with their […]

Video worship backing tracks now available at Musicademy

By Marie@Musicademy | November 11, 2011

We’ve made a number of video worship backing tracks available in our webstore. They are a simpler option than the Worship Backing Band MultiTrack Player and are ideal for churches and Christian small groups without musicians. CLICK HERE to access our Song List where all our tracks are available. The downloads are called “Split Tracks” […]

The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Passion

By Guest Blogger | November 9, 2011

  Passion “Passion” seems a little fluffy to be part of the foundation of the six elements, don’t you think? Yeah, it’s important, but passion can be so misguided. The first few episodes of any season of American Idol are great examples of deep desire, deeply deluded. Holy cow, someone should have told those kids […]

The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Teachable (Part 2)

By Guest Blogger | October 31, 2011

  Teachable Part 2 – indirect feedback Meltdown. You know the kind—the kind that stops rehearsals. At a Sunday-morning-only rehearsal, no less. Apparently I frustrated one of the musicians. The first indication was her tears. I know…it’s a gift to be this good at reading people. Her emotions were anything but “indirect,” but they only […]

Worship Wars 8: Swindoll Weighs In

By Kenny Lamm | October 25, 2011

I loved reading books by Chuck Swindoll during my college years. Indeed a number of his books had a profound impact on my life. Just recently, I read one of his new releases, The Church Awakening: The Urgent Call for Renewal. Swindoll devotes the fourth chapter to worship and makes some profound observations about worship wars […]

Does worship leader = musician or can others lead worship?

By Guest Blogger | October 24, 2011

In this second interview with Andy Flanagan, he considers the following: Advice for full time worship leaders whether working nationally or locally The challenges of leading worship locally when there is so much focus on the worship experience attainable at a big gathering How to encourage participation from your congregation In a culture where worship […]

The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician – Teachable (Part 1)

By Guest Blogger | October 23, 2011

Teachable Part 1 – Taking direct feedback A few years ago I joined a national songwriting organization and attended the local chapter. While at the first meeting, I felt bad for the other writers getting picked apart during the critiques. I think: “they’ll probably feel even worse when they hear my song.” My turn. The […]