How to Introduce New Worship Music Styles in Your Church
Want to split your church this Sunday? Here’s a really easy way to do it: switch worship music styles! Bam! Just like that you’ll have a dugout-cleari... Read More...
Classifying Church Critiques and What to Do About Them
It’s hard not to take complaints about our Sunday services personally. Pastors wince when people gripe about how we preach or how our church looks or ... Read More...
Why Prayer Goes Hand-in-Hand With Worship
Worship is more than singing songs of praise. It is the primary ingredient to prayer. Although it’s popular to make a distinction between a “prayer of... Read More...
Solving Church Issues? Don’t Always Trust Your Gut – Ask Why 5x
There are many creative ways to solve business problems. One quality tool that is commonly used is called the “5 Whys”. This is an exercise that invol... Read More...
Building Something Awesome: Interview with Owen Strachan, author of Risky Gospel
“When was the last time you did something that was a little bit risky? I don’t mean ‘use the bathrooms at the local fast-food taco place’ risky; I mea... Read More...
Prayerful Praise: Interview with Jon Thurlow from IHOP
Jon Thurlow is a worship leader at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City. Recently, after the release of his album, Stand In Awe, we had a ... Read More...
Pastor Mics – Lapel, Wireless, and Headset Microphones
A while back I wrote an article about wireless vs. wired microphones, and more recently I wrote a piece on various handheld mics used for vocalists. N... Read More...
Self Evaluation of a Pastor – How Am I Doing?
One of the hard parts of pastoring is that it’s tough to tell how we’re doing in the work. The primary metrics of “success” in the pastorate are often... Read More...
In Worship and Prayer 24/7 – International House of Prayer
Since 1999, something extremely powerful has been happening in a building in Kansas City, Missouri. Every year, every month, every week, every day, ev... Read More...