Articles for Worship & Creative

Heaven: Better Than Sex?

Jesus: "Is your imagination really that limited? Your fantasy life is dull and boring. Let me tell you about something far greater than sex."

Remembering and Rejoicing

We can’t rejoice without first remembering. When we remember the gravity of our condition, we are all the more ready to rejoice in the glories of our Savior.

When and Why We Stopped Singing about Heaven, and How to Start Again

Singing about heaven has always served as a great encouragement to believers who do not (and should not) feel at home in this fallen world. Singing about heaven “right-sizes” a church’s expectations about what believers can anticipate in this life.

Are You Ready to Risk Again? (A Worship Team Devotional)

This worship team devotional asks the people on your worship team: are you ready to risk again?

The Harmony of Obedience

What if the Person who loves us most is also the one capable of showing us how to live? What if obedience means "going with the flow?" We need to discover the harmony of obedience.

Is Our Worship a One-Sided Conversation?

A singular focus on worship is a one-sided conversation without discipleship.

Should Expressive Worship Be Physical?

It’s understandable that people sometimes wonder if expressive worship leaders are simply imitating entertainment culture in asking people to respond.

Steeplejacking: A Hostile Takeover in Worship?

Steeplejacking is a coined term that describes the attempt to infiltrate, influence and take-over an existing congregation.

Let Children Lead Worship!

It’s true that kids can point out the obvious and teach us a thing or two, but what if we intentionally taught them to lead? What if we encouraged them to lead? And, are you ready for this? What if we let children lead worship?

What Ruined Contemporary Worship?

Something happened that has absolutely ruined contemporary worship: the CCM industry collapsed. Now a young, hopeful CCM artist who really has no interest in being a worship leader goes straight into a worship leading job so he can make a living in music—there are simply no record deals to be had.

12 Steps to Discover Your Call to Music Ministry

Music ministry is one of the most vital ministries in the local church and should be viewed as a sacred office. Discovering your call begins with a DESIRE to be used by God to impact the local church and the world around you.