Why do some worship leaders build lasting ministries—while others burn out?
The Five Faders book reveals the surprising factors that separate thriving worship teams from frustrated ones.
Step into your calling. Start leading with purpose—today.
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I know the need for watering, fertilizing, and generally tending to the gardens (metaphorical as mine may be) are upon us every spring and summer.
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“How do you lead worship when you feel down and discouraged and your heart feels like a brick even when you’ve spent the whole week praying for a change and your brain rebels and refuses to stay focused on God and keeps reverting to your insecurities...”
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You may have musical skills, professional success, or a passionate spirit, but we each must develop a big heart toward people if we’re going to make it. We can (thankfully) take practical steps to learn to build relationships.
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Worship Ministry.
The nature of the job itself has so many distractions to pull your attention away from…well…paying attention!
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Does your team overplay?
Every week, when we make music together as worship teams, we have essential musical decisions to make. So here’s a humorous yet insightful story of what it takes to make music together.
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Have you ever wished your teams, pastors, and congregation were great at giving each other feedback? Ah, the Art of Constructive Conversations. Notice I didn’t say “constructive criticism,” I said “constructive conversations.” But how?
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These are the gifts that I pray for you today, that you would receive from the Lord: His Perfect Timing, His Fear-Crushing Love, His Uncommon Wisdom, His Push-Through Power, His Amazing Grace, His Crazy Favor, and His Sweet Peace.
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How modest is modest enough? The most common internal answer is “the same as me or more modest than me.”
Give yourself time to hammer this out while it's cold outside.
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“So let me see by a show of hands,” I once asked when leading worship, “how many of you have never raised your hands in worship before?”
(now that wasn’t so bad, was it?)
We tend to see lifting our hands in worship as a “charismatic” thing. Is it tho?
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We know how to lead a worship set, a meeting, an event, or a moment. But what about a team, a ministry, a department, an organization, or a decade?
We must have the energy and determination to move initiatives forward, hold the line, and shift cultures.
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What do you care about when leading worship?
Here's my answer:
1. God-centric
2. Authentic
3. Inviting/Welcoming
4. Moving/Stretching/Growing/Discipling
5. Free
6. Grounded and Very Broad
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Have you ever been frustrated, confused, or saddened by a lack of response from the congregation you’re leading in worship?
The cause may surprise you!
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Going it alone really, really stinks! Oh, it can kill you too. You may have friendly people on your teams, but how do you become true friends?
How can you take it from friendly to friends?
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