09 May How To Be A Great Co-Writer
In all honesty, I’m not a very good songwriter. This is not false humility or a plea for approval through self-deprecation. I’m really not all that great when I write by myself...
02 May Lead Like A Lady
I’m not going to lie. The struggle is real… Like really real. I’m not solely talking about life struggles, but ministry struggles as well. There were days when I thought, “Geez! If I was a man, this would be so much easier!” Here I was. A...
27 Apr Becoming a Flexible Worship Team Member
Have you ever done yoga? Like the kind of stuff where you find yourself lying on the floor trying to put your feet behind your head? I can say that I’ve tried yoga on a few occasions. I think I was flexible enough to get...
19 Apr 10 Tips for Building the Best Youth Worship Band Ever!
Are you thinking about starting a youth worship team for your youth group? Or do you have one, but are not sure how to build? Mid-Cities Community Church has the desire that a person could walk into any of our worship venues, whether adults, youth,...
11 Apr You’re Only Scratching the Surface
Can we get personal for a second? Is the first sentence too soon to ask that question? Oh well...
04 Apr The Power of Expectation
Lets be honest. As worship leaders, how expectant are we of God to move in our worship services? Do we really approach them expecting God to do miracles? Do we think God could prompt someone who has never ever lifted their hands to Him to...
01 Apr Seven Things You Need To Build a Healthy and Growing Team – Part Two
In the last blog called, “7 Things You Need To Build a Healthy & Growing Team: Part 1,” we established that there are 7 primary things you need to build a healthy and growing team; Vision, Trust, Humility, Communication, Appreciation, Discipleship, and a Culture of...
28 Mar Seven Things You Need To Build a Healthy and Growing Team – Part One
The world runs on teams. We encounter teams every day. Every person on the planet is on a team or in a group; sales teams, sports teams, oil companies, school systems, business bureaus, non-profits, political campaigns, law firms, cliques, gangs, families, friend groups, churches, ministries...
14 Mar Leading With a Broken Heart
As I write, I, along with my church family and many others, am mourning the great loss of two devoted followers and servants of Christ. There aren’t words to exemplify the depth of heartache and devastation in my soul. The emotions are harsh, and lost...
07 Mar Ten Tips to Be an Amazing Worship Guitar Player
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. -Psalm 33:3 1. Be a Worshipper Playing at church is not a performance. You have the amazing honor and responsibility of leading your congregation in worship. This fact should drastically affect what you...