Recommended songs for beginning worship guitar players

We had an email recently from someone relatively new to guitar playing who wanted to know which of the songs we have available as backing tracks and chord charts are accessible for a newish guitar player. We’ve pulled together a list of simple songs which have video lessons available too. You can access all the […]

5 tips for better guitar soloing

Every single guitar player likes to play solos and they do most of the time. Even if you are a rhythm guitarist in a band, the chances are that you are mostly soloing while you practice. Solos are a great way to play the guitar. They sound amazing, they are like the songs within the […]

"I don't need a microphone do I?"

 Well actually, yes you do need to use a mic in church. Sometimes, especially in a small room, a speaker will arrive at the lecturn and, aware they are “good at projection” or “have a loud voice” and suggest that they can do away with the mic. I’m not sure whether this is a “man […]

10 "always bad" worship leader ideas

Us worship leaders are the creative types who like to think outside the box, like to do things artistically, and like to have new ideas. Some of those ideas are good. Some of those ideas are terrible. Here are some “always bad” worship leader ideas. 1. Spur-of-the-moment modulations 2. On-the-fly worship sermonettes in-between songs 3. […]

Preparing your worship set – a practical guide

As I’ve grown in experience as a worship leader one of the growing joys of the role is helping to bring others into not just the worship team, but leading worship too. The way we do that at King’s Church is initially through a process of co-leading with them. Planning together, and then sharing the […]

How to transition from traditional to contemporary worship

In an era where many congregations are facing dwindling numbers many churches are turning to a more contemporary approach to attract and retain people. They see the success that churches such as Hillsong and Bethel enjoy with rock concert style music and seek to bring at least some of that style to their local setting. […]

Practical Worship Leading Skills

A comprehensive course teaching the essential practical skills that every worship leader needs DOWNLOAD / STREAM  DOWNLOAD / STREAMING A new 20 lesson course on practical worship leading presented by veteran worship leader and multi-instrumentalist Tim Martin. We cover an essential range of practical skills every worship leader needs, but probably hasn’t been taught! First […]