Some people call them “Praise Teams”, some call them “Worship Teams”. I even saw an article not long ago where the author’s sole purpose for writing it was to prove why they should be called one and not the other. I personally don’t think that’s nearly as important though, as … Continue reading
I’ve often pondered this privately because it’s one of those things that can easily spark a bunch of debate, and I’m really not too fond of that. Especially regarding faith and the things of God. But a blog is a different story. You almost NEED a little controversy now and … Continue reading
For perhaps the first time in the over 30 years I’ve been serving in the music ministry at my current church we’ve begun talking about perhaps scaling back our rehearsal schedule for the Summer. I wanted to know if any other music ministries already did something similar, so I asked … Continue reading
I saw an article recently that talked about what he referred to as “the death of congregational singing”. One of the main reasons he sited for this is how much more complicated songs have become in this day and age than they were before. It’s true, even of some praise … Continue reading
It’s no secret we live in the information age. The entire world is literally at our finger tips now. And yet many people are hesitant to embrace technology. I suspect though, that it’s not as much about fear as it is about that unwillingness we all have to embrace change. … Continue reading
A while back I was searching the internet for something related to Gospel Choir and I stumbled upon this Squiddoo page. The author, Joan Hall, goes by the name of Joan The Choir Lady. Joan has at this writing 44 Squidoo pages dedicated to Gospel Choir. But the one I … Continue reading
“..there is a very fine line between #singing with emotion and singing while emotional. The former you can certainly do, and you should. The latter though, is next to impossible to do. I have 2 simple tips I think might help,” Continue reading
I was up early one morning scheduling posts for my fan page when I suddenly started thinking about this particular topic out of nowhere. I felt like God was impressing on me to share it on the page that day, so I opened up my fan page and started to … Continue reading
Regular readers of my blog here have no doubt read at least one article where I talk about the importance of not scolding or “reprimanding” your audience for not participating in the praise and worship; and by “participating” I mean doing what you want them to do or being as … Continue reading
Last year on this day I was single and not in a relationship. I had reached a point where I was pretty ok with that, actually. But it just so happened that last year Valentine’s day fell on a day I normally post a new blog. So I was thinking … Continue reading