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Guitar: Large Worship Team
- Posted in Worship - tagged acoustic, church, electric, guitar, Worship.
Introduction Earlier I wrote a post looking at how to play guitar in a small worship team. But what if [...]
Guitar: Small Worship Team
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, guitar, Worship.
Introduction So you’re in a small worship team. There may be a keyboardist, a drummer and of course, you on [...]
Drumming With Your Team
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It’s a good idea to get to know the people you are playing with. Spend time understanding what styles they [...]
When the People Respond
- Posted in Worship - tagged affirmation, church, leading, people, Worship.
It can be frustrating. Ive seen it in a variety of churches. The team isnt always on top of their [...]
A Few tips on playing at church
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Playing in a church team is different then playing in a band at a gig. Mainly because at a gig [...]
Worship: Creating Space [Video]
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, flow, space, Worship.
This is my very first VideoBlog. Today I take a look at creating space within worship songs, and in between [...]
Drumming: Breaking Free
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, confidence, drumming, purpose, stereotypes, Worship.
There is (or used to be) a separate stereotype for ‘Church Drummers’. Quiet and simple beats with not a lot [...]
Using Dynamics in Your Drumming
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, control, drumming, dynamics, flow, tone, volume, Worship.
Dynamics is one of the most important tools you have as a drummer. Building and cutting back a song changes [...]
An Introduction to Church Drumming
- Posted in Worship - tagged basics, church, drumming, introduction, Worship.
So you’ve started drumming at your church? Maybe you’ve been around for a while? Good on you for using the [...]
Slow Down. Speed Kills.
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, slow, speed, tempo, Worship.
This slogan for safer driving also applies to worship songs. Slow down. Speed kills. There is a tendency (at least [...]
Worship for Men
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, females, feminise, keys, males, men, Music, Worship.
It’s one area I am passionate about. Ever since seeing Matt Redman’s comments about how most worship songs are not [...]
Fractions in Worship
- Posted in Worship - tagged balance, dynamics, fractions, team, teamwork, Worship.
Lloyd Rankin was also at Plugged In, run by New Wine on the 27 August, 2011, and expressed in a [...]
Finding Your Space in Worship
- Posted in Worship - tagged drum, dynamics, guitars, instruments, playing, space, Worship.
Last weekend I headed up to a worship conference run by New Wine, called “Plugged In”. The following points brought [...]
Hymns Today, Gone Tomorrow
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, hymns, Music, Worship.
Before I start, I want to make it clear that what I am writing is an opinion, and it happens [...]
How to Create a Worship Set
- Posted in Worship - tagged chart, choosing songs, chords, christian, church, faith, keys, Music, songs, Worship.
So you’re a new worship leader. You’ve been in the wings, and you’ve seen others do it. You’ve stepped up [...]
Everything Is
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, everything is spiritual, rob bell, sunday, Worship.
I’ve just finished watching Rob Bell’s “Everything is Spiritual”, and I thought I’d tie it in with my thoughts on [...]
Playing By Ear – Part 2
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, listen, Music, playing by ear, Worship.
There are many benefits for playing by ear in a worship team, just as there are benefits for having music [...]
How to play by ear
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, listen, Music, playing by ear, Worship.
One of the most valuable skills I have learned over the years is the ability to play worship by ear. [...]
Choose to Worship
- Posted in Worship - tagged believe, choices, church, faith, Worship.
So you’ve come to church, again. Things havent been going well for you. The latest deadline at work passed on [...]
I am not Worthy
- Posted in Worship - tagged children, choice, faith, fridge, God, love, picture, Worship.
Many times we come to worship our God and feel completely unworthy. Our sins of the week have mounted up [...]
Worship: It’s not just the music
- Posted in Worship - tagged alternative, choice, choose to worship, church, faith, God, life, Music, Worship.
A trap that church-goers can fall into is thinking that Worship is music, and that the only possible way to [...]
Building Worship Leaders
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, encouragement, positivity, praise, reflection, Worship, worship leading.
Build up your worship leaders, one encouragement at a time. Each and every week, our worship leader puts themselves out [...]
10 Worship Tips for Church Worship
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, God, hymns, Music, songs, tips, Worship.
The following are some thoughts and observations of worship in Church today. Enjoy! #1: Worship God and only God. You’re [...]
Less is More
- Posted in Worship - tagged Worship.
Sometimes we have a tendency to include everyone and every instrument in our worship team. Whilst a bit of variety [...]
Dealing with Compliments
- Posted in Worship - tagged Worship.
Thank you. Said with a humble heart, it is difficult to receive such compliments humbly. Week after week I come [...]
Writing Worship
- Posted in Worship - tagged God, songs, songwriting, Worship, writing.
Having never written a successful worship song, maybe reading this post may be detrimental to your future in writing worshipful [...]
Listen
- Posted in Worship - tagged faith, God, listening, Worship.
So often we come to a place of worship and we do all the talking. How many times have we [...]
Selfless State
- Posted in Worship - tagged faith, God, humble, humility, Jesus, love, love others, selfless.
At the heart of the gospel is a continuing message of Love. Mark 12:29-31 says this: “The most important one,” [...]
Self/Glory
- Posted in Worship - tagged glory, honor, honour, humble, humility, Worship.
Tonight I was challenged by Rob Bell’s ‘Tomato’ DVD from his Nooma series. Why are we so obsessed with being [...]
Expectations of Worship
- Posted in Worship - tagged church, God, hillsong, planetshakers, whispers, Worship.
What are your expectations of worship? Often we walk through church doors expecting the music to be spot on, the [...]
Worship: Choosing to Live
- Posted in Worship - tagged Blog, glory, God, lifestyle, songs, Worship.
Worship is often associated with music, singing, lifting your hands, closing your eyes and going to church. But how much [...]
Worship: Connections
- Posted in Worship - tagged Worship.
How do we connect with the congregation? How do we lead them in true worship? Some say that on stage, [...]
Hands
- Posted in Blog, Music, Worship - tagged cross, easter, God, guitar, Music, video, Worship.
Each year on Good Friday I make a cross. It started whilst on the edge of Lake Rotoroa on a [...]
The Tree
- Posted in Worship - tagged choice, creation, free will, fruit, God, knowledge.
Why did God create the Tree of Knowledge, if he knew it would bring sin into the perfect world he [...]
Unworship
- Posted in Worship - tagged arrogance, awe, church, false, respect, Worship.
Have we forgotten about worship? What it truely is? And how we endeavour to transfer that each week in to [...]
Rescued
- Posted in Blog, Worship - tagged Blog, cats.
To be waken by the plain, simple meow of a cat stuck on the roof outside the window of your [...]
Reflect:365
- Posted in Blog, Worship - tagged advice, Blog, faith, God, reflection, Worship.
In December of 2009 I decided I wanted more. More of God. More inspiration. More of life. I was sick [...]
Church Music: David Crowder Band – Review
- Posted in Blog, Music, Worship - tagged review, Worship.
This latest album release from David Crowder pushes him further into musical genius, but further away from a more traditional [...]
Worshipped
- Posted in Day, Worship - tagged Art, edit, guitar, Worship.
A small snapshot from the weekend that I edited tonight.
Splendor
- Posted in Worship - tagged Art, creation, faith, God, landscape, vicky.
Worship. For the last wee while I’ve become more and more unfulfilled by the worship from the music at church. [...]
Paint the Town Red
- Posted in Art, Day, Worship - tagged painting, work, Worship.
Today I’ve been painting. Not my usual kind of stuff, you know – art on canvas etc… No. This was [...]
Worship (Practice)
- Posted in Day, Worship - tagged Art, church, guitar, Worship.
Tuesday night is practice night for our worship team. Which raises an interesting question. Is there such thing as worship [...]
Copyright
- Posted in Worship - tagged copyright, video, Worship, youtube.
Any music montage, such as the type I make that is placed on YouTube is now completely and entirely removable. [...]
Planetshooken
- Posted in Worship - tagged Art, hillsong, planetshakers, Worship.
Is it just me or is there a monopoly starting to arise in the Christian worship scene? Surely there must [...]
Bring On Back Yer Blues
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Lately I have been re-kindling one’s passion for the blues. When I started playing guitar the first thing I learnt [...]
The Imposter
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The Imposter // Kevin Max At first listening, Kevin’s Album title ‘The Imposter’ was averagely similar to his first one. [...]
Portable Sounds
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Portable Sounds // tobymac The latest album by tobymac, titled Portable Sounds has been playing through my earphones for the [...]
Chamber of Secrets : Telecaster
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There she is! My new baby! Squire Master Series Chambered Tele. It sounds gorgeous, feels great and looks even better. [...]
Jars of Clay // Good Monsters
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Jars of Clay – increasingly becoming my favourite band is releasing a new albumn – “Good Monsters”.Their website is amazing. [...]