If you are a multi-tasker then stop what you are doing and read this article... really put everything else down and read this... What Multitasking Does To Our Brains
Zac Hicks reminds us that we are called to worship with both our body and soul. He also points to further resources on this topic.
Read his post here... Debunking a C. S. Lewis Quote-Myth and its Implications for Worship
Kristen Gilles reminds us that we are still leading in worship even when we are not "leading worship".
Bobby Gilles shares 3 Quick Ways To Improve Your Communication, Writing or Worship Leading
1. Pray. This should be foundational to everything we do. Ask for God’s help and His blessing. If you’re a Christian, then the Holy Spirit is actually living inside of you. You couldn’t possibly have a better guide.
2. Learn from writers and communicators who are more gifted, more productive and more experienced than you are. Listen. Be a student. Always.
3. Mentor and advise those who are not yet operating at your level of skill or experience. Teach and inspire those who are not as productive as they should be. Encourage questions. This will sharpen your own skill and cause you to continuously think about why you do what you do.
Tony Reinke's post... "Fighting sin with worship", explains how the power of sin sneaks in varying parts of who we are, then becomes like a fire in our hearts that needs more and more fuel to burn. Then he proposes a powerful weapon against that fire... worship. Great post!
My pastor and his family thought it would be a good idea to share a picture comparison of my youngest daughter's drastic mood swings.
Jamie Brown's advice on tailoring songs arrangements to fit specific needs.
"...just because you heard a song a certain way on the recording, or just because your sheet music is written out a certain way, or just because you’ve always done it a certain way, you shouldn't feel like your hands are tied.
When you lead a song, you need to own the song. You might not own the copyright, but you need to own the structure of it. Take ownership of it."
Read the whole post here... Just Because That’s the Way They Recorded It…
Bruce Benedict, from Christ the King, shares how they will be using the 10 Commandments as well as Psalm 119 this summer as they gather for worship.
I have tried a ton of fitness tracking apps for Android. My favorite by far is Endomondo. If you own a smartphone (Android, iPhone or Blackberry) and you exercise... you should consider the benefits of tracking your data... time, pace, speed, distance, gps route tracking, calories burned, etc...
Endomondo does this well and adds some social aspects for fun and accountability.
And if you already use Endomondo on an Android phone, make sure you get the latest update.
Meet the New Endomondo for Android
Zac Hicks shares 10 servant minded thoughts for when you get the opportunity to fill in for another worship leader.
Bruce Benedict continues to encourage and spur me on to a more thoughtful and well rounded inspection of the music we sing.
As a former youth pastor... I saw (and helped plan) many meaningless and unhelpful youth events. But this one is great. Good job guys.
