by Kyle
on May 28, 2010
in leadership, worship
I’ve said previously on this blog that as a worship leader you are most likely the second most popular reason people leave the church, behind the pastor. You may be the first, depending on how lucky you are. I’ve also said that fact is the thing I dislike most about being a worship leader. It [...]
by Kyle
on October 1, 2009
in theology, Top 5, worship
In Part 1 I discussed how dangerous it is for our worship to be uninspired and in Part 2 I talked about how often our worship music can be cheap and its impact on the gospel. For part 3 I’m going to discuss how safe our worship music can be. 3. Safe The ugly art [...]
by Kyle
on September 18, 2009
in theology, Top 5, worship
Previously I discussed how our worship music can easily become uninspired or inspired by something other than the gospel and the person and work of Jesus. For part 2 I wanna focus on the cheapness of bad hotel art, how our worship music is very often cheap and how that impacts our presentation of the [...]
by Kyle
on September 11, 2009
in theology, Top 5, worship
As I was sitting in my hotel room in Boulder CO this week I noticed the just awful art hanging on the walls. It got me thinking why on earth would the hotel put this kind of art up knowing full well how appalling it is? As I thought about it, I realized the reasons [...]
by Kyle
on September 4, 2009
in leadership, poll, worship
The number of songs a worship leader has in regular rotation can really make a huge difference in how easily a congregation enters into worship, how bored the congregation and band are with the songs, how well the band performs, etc… It’s an area of worship I hope leaders put thought into and not just [...]
by Kyle
on June 9, 2009
in leadership, worship
An important part of improving individually and as a band is evaluating where you are at, where you want to be and how to bridge the gap. As a worship leader not only are you leading worship for the body as a whole but you are leading a band that requires attention, maintenance and effort [...]
by Kyle
on February 24, 2009
in church, leadership, Top 5, worship
I’d like to start by pointing you to my post on Top 5 things I love about being a worship leader. It truly is an incredible honor, responsibility and blessing to be a worship leader and something I am forever grateful for. It’s really difficult for me to come up with 5 things I dislike [...]
by Kyle
on January 9, 2009
in band, leadership, music, worship
I received some great comments from a reader and good friend Barrie on my last post about why worship leaders should consider using loops in their worship service. They were so good they each deserve their own post, so here’s the first one. Have you found any sense in which [using loops] might add to [...]