Worship & Creative Blogs – ChurchLeaders

9 Ways a Worship Leader Can Develop Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit

Dan Wilt — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 06:59:00 +0000

Here are some practical tips I’ve drawn from others, and from my own experience as a worship leader seeking to grow in sensitivity to the Holy Spirit during gathered worship.

2 Sure Signs It’s Time for a Worship Leader To Leave

Don Chapman — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:03:00 +0000

How do you know when it';s time to move on from your church or ministry?

How To Become an Encourager: 15 Steps

Mark Altrogge — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:01:00 +0000

Being encouraging to someone is a highlight of their day. Be the light in someone's life. Here's how to become an encourager.

Commit to Worship: Throw Your Cap Over the Wall

David Manner — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 06:49:54 +0000

Now that some of those worship leading strengths or sweet-spots we so depended on and were revered for may no longer be available in the near future, how are we going to continue to lead? Maybe it’s time for us to throw our cap over the wall.

5 Bad Ideas That Will Make Your Service Fake

Rich Kirkpatrick — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:01:45 +0000

You feel fake vibes when hoping for authentic ones. Regardless, what makes a worship service fake might be boiled down to five basic things.

Me, Bob Wiley and the Grace to Be Cheerful

Mark Altrogge — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 06:03:00 +0000

Day after day I come back to Jesus, like Bob Wiley to Dr. Marvin in “What About Bob” and cry out, “I need, I need, I need, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.” I need grace. I need joy. I need strength. For even the smallest things.

Evangelicals and the Book of Common Prayer

Glenn Packiam — Fri, 26 May 2023 06:26:00 +0000

The Book of Common Prayer - how can you get any more evangelical than that?

Thanksgiving: the Forgotten Holiday

Melissa Riddle — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:01:00 +0000

I call Thanksgiving The Forgotten Holiday. Retailers are so eager to get Christmas sales they overlook it, and worship leaders are so busy preparing for Advent.

Carlos Whitaker: Emotion in the Church – Manipulation or God’s Gift?

Carlos Whittaker — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:52:00 +0000

Don’t lose one of God’s greatest gifts to us, emotion, because you have seen emotion in the church abused before.

Through It All It Is Well – The Story Behind Kristene DiMarco’s Song

ChurchLeaders — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:06:15 +0000

"To be shaken by circumstances doesn't make any sense when you think about everything God has brought you through and what He will bring us through in the future,” Kristene DiMarco says.

11 Secrets Your Pastor is Keeping From You

Mark Love — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:50:00 +0000

I'm only too familiar with the average pastor's secrets. My dad was a minister in a church. My uncles were ministers. My cousin is a minister. About 30 of my best friends are, or were, ministers. So here’s what your minister wishes you understood.

Why An Ash Wednesday Service?

Glenn Packiam — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:05:00 +0000

You don't need to observe Ash Wednesday. This isn't a command. There is no rule for it. In fact, as far as Church traditions go, it is a fairly late development-- and by late I mean around the 8th century.

How Does God Provide Our Daily Bread?

Stephen Altrogge — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:19:00 +0000

Guest Post by Josh Blount Please raise your hand if you’ve ever prayed “Give us this day our daily bread” and looked up to find a warm slice of Pepperidge Farm waiting on your plate. Yeah, me either. So does God answer that prayer, and if so, how? Gene Edward Veith, in his excellent book […]

You CAN Engage The Choir Amid Covid Restrictions

Kenny Lamm — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 03:39:27 +0000

It might be many more months to a year before it is safe to gather as we did before. In the meantime, our choir members are not having the opportunity to use their gifts and calling to lead in worship. There are things we can do to engage the choir.

Unrealistic Expectations

Phil Cooke — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 16:57:00 +0000

Whenever you produce advertising, entertainment, or media projects, you have to think about audience or customer expectations. I was reminded of that recently when the latest statistics come out about airline versus automobile deaths in America. Far more people die of car crashes every year, but generally, the public is far more terrified of dying […]

Visionary vs. Vision

Charles Lee — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:47:00 +0000

Guest Post by James Pearson, Founder of Ember Arts Not everyone is a visionary, but everyone has vision. A visionary, in the usual sense, envisions something huge and impactful, something that is an astounding leap from anything that came before it. Making that vision real takes enormous focus and dedication, and often enormous sacrifices in […]

Three Words To Live By

Dan Wilt — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 14:13:00 +0000

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Murphy’s Law or God’s Law?

Mark Altrogge — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:47:00 +0000

When my Dad was in the army in World War II, waiting in line was a way of life. Waiting in line to get your paycheck, waiting in line for dinner, waiting to see the movies, waiting to get clothing and equipment. He waited in so many lines he promised himself that after the war […]

Feelings Are Real. But Are They Always the Truth?

Mark Altrogge — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:23:00 +0000

There’s a new movie coming out about James Brown, who sang the hit song called “I Feel Good.” He’d wail, “I FEEEEEEEEEL good. I knew that I would now.” And of course in his song “Happy” Pharrell Williams gives us some deep insights into that emotion: Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like […]

The Insanity Of Envy

Mark Altrogge — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 20:39:00 +0000

God is a satisfying portion. This world may fill a man, but can never satisfy him. Most have too much, but no one has enough. — Swinnock Sometimes I struggle with envy. What’s insane about that is I have so much – a great wife, children and grandchildren. I get to preach God’s word to a […]

How to Fight Temptation: 8 Ways to Beat Temptation

Mark Altrogge — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:14:00 +0000

We all face temptations of many kinds. God wants us to beat them. We don’t have to sin, as powerful as temptations feel. Here are 8 ways to gain victory over temptation. 8 Ways to Beat Temptation 1. Pray before you are tempted. Jesus instructed his disciples to ask God to pray, “Lead us not […]

What I Love About Sojourn Music

Bob Kauflin — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:45:00 +0000

This past weekend I had the joy of hanging out with Mike Cosper and the gang from Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY. Mike is one of the pastors at the church and heads up Sojourn Music. He’ll be leading a band for one of the main sessions at WorshipGod11 and also co-leading a guitar workshop on […]

Approaching Difficult Conversations & Conflict

Charles Lee — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:39:00 +0000

It’s never easy, but nonetheless, it’s an essential part of leadership. The growth and health of a an organization or business is often dependent on the leadership’s ability to engage difficult conversations during times of tension or conflict. Avoiding or ignoring these opportunities (yes, opportunities) for maturity has led to the unnecessary demise of many […]

Are You REALLY Interpreting the Bible Literally?

Stephen Altrogge — Sat, 16 May 2020 14:44:00 +0000

Interpreting the Bible literally can be a good thing. It probably means that you want to know exactly what God says and obey his words. It means you don’t want to play Bible roulette with which verses you obey. It means you’re willing to obey all the commands of the Bible, even the painful ones. […]

What Box? Tradition, Rationality and Revelation

Anthony Coppedge — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:35:00 +0000

I recently posted an Instagram photo of a piece of art that said “color outside the lines”. My comment was simply “what lines?” Perhaps it’s my personal viewpoint of looking at things through God’s hard-wiring of my mind, but I really don’t like the idea of being restricted to artificial limitations. I do, however, like knowing the […]

The Creator Is Still Creating

Mark Altrogge — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:46:00 +0000

Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. (JN 9:6-7) What’s with the mud? Some commentators […]

Narnia Fans and The Power of a Niche

Phil Cooke — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:38:00 +0000

Last night at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, I hosted a panel discussion with Michael Flaherty, Co-founder and President of Walden Media, and Simon Swart, Executive VP & General Manager of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for North America. We were discussing the future of entertainment, changing media platforms, and then transitioned to […]

Worship at 172,000,000 Frequencies

Dan Wilt — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:53:00 +0000

In my opening paragraph, I suggest that a renewed vision of worship could empower the Church to naturally, and frequently, produce the kinds of remarkable human beings that indelibly impact our world. I’m clearly not talking about worship as a musical set, as sacramental actions, or as a gathered worship service. I may not even […]

The Power of Disconnecting

Rachel Blom — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:30:00 +0000

This day and age, we are constantly connected to others via cell phones, social media and whatnot, often in more than one way at the same time. But have you thought about the power of being disconnected?

I Know God Loves Me, But Does He Like Me?

Mark Altrogge — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:57:00 +0000

When I once wrote that God doesn’t love us because we are lovable, a couple readers responded that they know God loves them, but aren’t sure he likes them. I can relate. I used to feel that God more or less put up with me because he had obligated himself by saving me. Here’s part […]

What Does Your Worship Say About God?

Mark Altrogge — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 06:00:00 +0000

If an outsider came into your Sunday meeting and observed you worshiping, what would he conclude you think about God?