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My Views on Musical Worship: A Comprehensive Guide
Disclaimer 1: I have not spent copious amounts of time studying every passage of the Bible dealing with worship. This is not designed to be a lesson in God’s musical preference, but mainly on my own interpretation of Scripture. I’m more than happy to be proven wrong on the basis of biblical truth. Disclaimer 2:…
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Lead Worship Like a Professional
Quick question: what is it about conferences like Passion, Catalyst and Bethel Conference, for instance, that make worship such a deep, spiritual experience? Is it because the lights and the hazer and the loud volume set up some sort of extra-spiritual atmosphere? Doubt it. Is it because the people leading the conference have some sort…
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5 Signs You’re Idolizing Politics
Hey everyone! Sorry it’s been a while. I’ve been off working on other projects, particularly, my wife and I are making a podcast! On the latest episode of our podcast, we talked about the latest issues with our political climate, and our Christian culture’s tendency toward political idolatry. To give you a sneak preview, here…
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The Bible Doesn’t Bend to Your Will
If you’re in a position where you want the other person to be wrong so badly that you’re Googling “Bible verses about…”, you don’t understand why we have the Bible. It’s definitely not for your own personal gain, or so you can win arguments by playing the “God card.” We all want to be moral,…
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The Irrational Fear of Negativity
Why throw the baby out with the bathwater? Sometimes, it takes a bit of negativity to wash out the evil in our own lives.
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Christian Music Isn’t Just for Worship
I don’t listen to worship music much outside of church. I play it, I write it, I’ll worship to it on Sunday, but it’s not something that’s a regular part of my life. I don’t tend to enjoy the Christian music you hear on the radio or in church. My favorite Christian band is The…
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Selfish Christianity
Ask most Christians why we worship God, the answer is usually because He sent Jesus to die for us. In truth, God would be worthy of our worship even if He’d never done anything for us.
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The Case for Hiring a Professional Church Sound Tech
In 2014, I spent a summer working as an audio engineer at Student Life Camps (a job for which I was vastly under-qualified, by the way). The standards were incredibly high for every member of the team. If we didn’t execute like we were working a Led Zeppelin concert, we got an earful afterward, and…
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Worship Should Mean Something (Part Three)
This is part three of a three-part series. To catch up, click here to read last week’s post. Worship should mean something. The songs should mean something, the order should mean something, and our execution should mean something. Worship is sacred: we are entering the presence of God, and as worship leaders, we should respect it…
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Worship Should Mean Something (Part Two)
This is part two of a three-part series. If you missed last week’s, click here. How do you plan your set lists? Maybe you throw songs together that seem like they fit the message. Maybe you just look through your library and see what you haven’t played in a while. Maybe you don’t plan at all…