5 ways to use technology at church

By Guest Blogger | May 17, 2012

I’m a fan of technology. I’m also very pro technology when it comes to church and leveraging that technology to make things interactive, engaging and user-friendly. So if your church isn’t on the technology train yet or you’re wondering if there’s something new that you might be missing, here’s some places to start: 5. Get […]

Graham Kendrick on worship leaders and creative freedom

By Marie@Musicademy | May 16, 2012

Another in our series of interviews with Graham Kendrick. This includes some very wise thoughts on the time allocated to worship amidst conflicting demands of a service. He also considers how to create space for more creative flow in worship without being self indulgent, engage a congregation and better facilitate their worship. Interview 1 – […]

What 3 things do you wish worship leaders/guitarists etc would stop doing? Why are we posting such negative questions?

By Marie@Musicademy | May 15, 2012

We’ve kicked off a somewhat controversial series of questions on Facebook recently along the lines of: What 3 things do you wish worship leaders would stop doing? What 3 things do you wish worship guitarists etc would stop doing? In response we’ve had the usual wide spectrum of replies including: Knee jerk jokey response: “Sticking […]

Top Ten Signs You Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry

By Guest Blogger | May 10, 2012

If I replaced my guitar strings, I’d blow my budget. For the year. The congregation follows the loudest singer in the room. Unfortunately, she’s not on the team. Nor a great singer. I entered a three-month depression after attending a national worship leader’s conference. The senior pastor is also the worship leader. And youth pastor. […]

Improving Your Projected Song Lyrics – Part 3

By Kenny Lamm | May 8, 2012

In the last two posts on improving your projected song lyrics (part one; part two), I dealt with many design issues. Today, we will look at the operation of the slide show. Timing of the Slides It is of utmost importance for the person running the presentation to always be very aware of what is happening […]

What makes a good worship song?

By Guest Blogger | May 4, 2012

Finding songs for worship is easy. There’s no shortage of options in every style and genre and there are new ones constantly coming onto the scene. Finding good songs, however, is a challenge. There are many aspects to look at when it comes to selecting the right songs and through a series of posts, we’ll […]

Improving Your Projected Song Lyrics – Part 2

By Kenny Lamm | May 2, 2012

Displaying song lyrics in worship with excellence is an often overlooked area of preparation, yet one that can really enhance our worship times. Conversely, poor slide production and operation of the lyric display can greatly hamper worship. Today, I will continue the series (check out part one here) as we look at some additional considerations. One […]