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Three Ways to Improve Your Worship Planning Mike Harland Think “Flow” not “Songs.” It really matters how you approach planning a service. If you think about songs alone, you could easily plan a service that starts and stops without any obvious connection. Think about the worship gathering as a single experience carried along by moments. Ask […]

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Which Hymns Work Best For Contemporary Worship? Don Chapman At worship conferences I teach a class called “Blending Hymns With Contemporary Worship” to packed, desperate audiences. It seems to be the never ending problem: how to use hymns in contemporary worship. Just which hymns should you use? I believe there are popular hymns that everyone […]

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The Mark of the Most Successful Worship Leaders Tim Challies The most successful worship leaders are the ones who want to hear their congregations sing—to really sing. I’m convinced what’s happening in so many congregations is that the worship leader chooses songs that are either poorly-suited to congregational singing or beyond the skill of his […]

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How to Improve Your Church Music Ministry David West Everything that you do for the Lord should be done for His honor and glory. Your music ministry is no exception. It is imperative you set the standard high and settle for nothing less. In order to have a successful music ministry there must be preparation […]

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Spiritual Preparation in the Life of a Church Music Director David West The spiritual preparation of the heart is the number one quality of a good church music director. It takes a sound relationship with the Lord to lead others and effectively care for the the music ministry of the church. A few days ago […]

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5 Tips for Choosing Impactful Worship Songs Every Week Kelly Vaughn As the worship leader at two good-sized churches, I am tasked with choosing what worship songs to play each week. The process of organizing the materials needed and sending the information to the worship team, church leadership and office, hinges on this one action. […]

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Music in the Small Membership Church Wanda P. Galloway “…but we don’t have a choir.” Small membership churches often have no choir or they have one of few numbers. This doesn’t mean there cannot be special music presented in a meaningful way each Sunday. Again, planning is the key. The pastor and those involved with […]

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