Worship & Creative Leaders

6 Ways To Embrace Culturally Diverse Worship

We are willing to go outside the church for culturally diverse worship but fail miserably to do so within. So why are we so ready to defer when we travel around the world but not across the aisle?

8 Keys to Personal Prayer

These are words that should be used to describe our personal prayer time with the Lord. Prayer should not be dry or stuffy; it should be warm and intimate.

Try This Devotional Practice for Bible Reading

An ancient yet growing Christian devotional practice called lectio divina, which includes four phases: lectio, meditatio, oratio, and contemplation.

Does God Really Inhabit the Praises of His People?

As Christians we must understand that music is an expression, or overflow, of the indwelling Holy Spirit controlling us (Ephesians 5:18-19). It is also the “word of Christ” at work in our hearts that gives us cause to sing (Colossians 3:16).

12 Keys to Improving Worship Keyboards

How to grow your keys in your worship services.

Worship Context, Behavior, and Faith

My wife and I had an interesting experience one year at Calvin Worship Symposium. We learning something about the importance of worship context. It...

The 10 Commandments of Great Worship Team Members

Sometimes I lead the worship band and sometimes I play in the band. Both are important roles and have specific responsibilities to do them well. As both a leader and a player/singer, here are my 10 most important rules for great worship team members.

5 Ways the Enemy Tries To Keep Us Distracted From Worship

Let me get right to the point: the enemy wants to hinder your worship of God this weekend, so he will work to distract and deceive you.