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Guidelines For A Strong Worship Team

Worship Leading

Guidelines For A Strong Worship Team

In any quality organization there are codes of conduct and concrete expectations. A number of years ago I attended a worship conference at Gateway Church in Dallas and was totally impressed by their worship team. Based on Gateway's code of conduct and my own e

A New Definition Of Worship Big Enough To Live In

Worship Leading

A New Definition Of Worship Big Enough To Live In

We need a more compelling definition of worship. Our current one is causing crazy problems with our stages, experiences, and direction. This generation has come to equate worship with music and what happens on a Sunday morning. A definition of worship should i

WGN Chord Voicings PDF Charts

Acoustic Guitar

WGN Chord Voicings PDF Charts

Worship ministry training session and resource.

Worship Leader – Get Off The Platform

Worship Leading

Worship Leader – Get Off The Platform

Worship Leader – get off the platform . Let me tell you what I don't mean by that – and what I do mean. I don't mean that you should stop leading, or even performing , from a platform. Physical platforms serve a necessary function in many worship environments.

Where Is Your Brain On Sunday Mornings?

Where Is Your Brain On Sunday Mornings?

Leading public worship at a good level is challenging. There is leading the band and singers and getting the best out of a group of volunteers of various abilities. There is picking the right songs for your congregation. There is working on good arrangements o

The Five Most Important Facts About Worship

Worship Leading

The Five Most Important Facts About Worship

Years ago, I realized that I often had only one shot at communicating with an audience in some of the countries that I would visit. So, I asked myself, if I could only speak once to an audience, what were the most important things on worship that I could share

The Personal Life Of A Christian Musician

Worship Leading

The Personal Life Of A Christian Musician

Have you read Colossians 3:16-17 lately? This great passage gives solid advice for musicians and Christians in general to follow. 1. Let Jesus' teachings and message fill your life! Years ago, I was challenged to get to know Jesus at a deeper level. (Frankly…

Top 10 Guidelines For Successful Worship Leaders

Drums & Percussion

Top 10 Guidelines For Successful Worship Leaders

Here are my Top 10 guidelines for successful worship ministry. I have been leading worship teams for 30 years but I still go back to this list to see what I need to work on! Drum roll please….Let's start with #10 10. Never stop growing Are you practicing your

Make No Mistakes: 3 Ways To Move From Sloppy To Solid In Your Musicianship

Acoustic Guitar

Make No Mistakes: 3 Ways To Move From Sloppy To Solid In Your Musicianship

The night was seamless . On the stage were 4 of Nashville's most respected songwriters, and an acoustic house band made up of musicians in their 20s or 30s. They were doing an intimate concert for television. From the first note played it was clear – all music

Message Resource: 3 Ways The Battle Of Christmas Is Won By Worship

Worship Leading

Message Resource: 3 Ways The Battle Of Christmas Is Won By Worship

Every shiny red bulb we hang on the tree this season is artillery in the greatest conflict of our time. Christmas is a battle . The modern push to secure a salvation that is essentially human in nature – from crisis to solution – demands that Jesus be anything

My 10 Favorite Bible Passages On Worship

Worship Leading

My 10 Favorite Bible Passages On Worship

John ~ I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great

Learning To Transcribe And Write Music

Learning To Transcribe And Write Music

I recently transcribed the toughest piece of music that I have ever been asked to do. The Christmas medley entitled ' Christmas Songs ' is almost 11 minutes long and includes a full symphony orchestra and choir with two soprano soloists. It's from a recording

Leading Worship: Your Personal Best

Worship Leading

Leading Worship: Your Personal Best

My definition of excellence is 'to do your personal best'. Excellence can be an elusive endeavor. What is excellent for one person is not excellent for another. A few years back I did my personal best on the Grouse Grind in Vancouver. The Grouse Grind is a 2.9

Kill The Music: When The Music Gets In The Way Of Worship

Band & Rehearsal

Kill The Music: When The Music Gets In The Way Of Worship

Sometimes, the music gets in the way of worship. Sometimes, the best thing a band can do for the worship experience is to stop what they're doing – either partially, or completely. In my last two decades as a worship leader, I've had the privilege of working w

Alert: 1970 Was (Almost) 50 Years Ago

Worship Leading

Alert: 1970 Was (Almost) 50 Years Ago

My blog post for today contains a little math. This math does not a contain a revelatory or revolutionary idea, but when applied to worship music, church design, communicating to different demographics in our churches, and reaching out to the world of the 21st

Actions Speak So Loud

Actions Speak So Loud

Years ago, I learned that the old proverb, 'actions speak louder than words,' was true. If people hear you saying or singing one thing, but your actions speak another thing, they tend to believe your actions rather than your words. I am in love with the Creato

5 Worship Ministry Hacks You Can Do Now

Band & Rehearsal

5 Worship Ministry Hacks You Can Do Now

After 18 years of leading worship for the same church (14 of those in the same building), Mike has had the privilege over time of adding some helpful tools to the setup that serve the congregation and band in simple ways. Check out these 5 simple Worship Minis

Tweak. Adjust. Edit. Manipulate.

Drums & Percussion

Tweak. Adjust. Edit. Manipulate.

Although you are playing the exact rhythms and pitches, a percussion part might need some fine-tuning before it conforms properly. Percussionist Mark Shelton shares info on weaving your part into the musical fabric.

Claves: Get Clickin'

Drums & Percussion

Claves: Get Clickin'

Among the petite powerhouses of percussion are the claves. Weighing less than a can of soda pop and just a bit longer than a pencil, the distinctive tone from a pair of hardwood pegs can be clearly heard within a salsa rhythm section crackling with congas, bon

Big Six For Sticks

Drums & Percussion

Big Six For Sticks

What are the basic elements for stick-played percussion? Percussionists keep trying to boil it down to the bare necessities. You might hear those building blocks referred to as 'primitives' or 'atoms.' In this article, Mark Shelton has compiled a list of stick

4 Essential Keys To Leading Worship Online

4 Essential Keys To Leading Worship Online

A huge component of any worship gathering is, well, the gathering. It's OK to grieve the loss of the physical connection. Don't rush, and don't try to make a virtual meeting more victorious than it is. Nothing will compare to the physical connection of people.

Rim Techniques

Drums & Percussion

Rim Techniques

Are you aware of the various methods of using the rim of a drum in your percussion work? Learn four ways to create sounds with the counterhoop of a drum with professional percussionist Mark Shelton.

Essential Implements

Drums & Percussion

Essential Implements

A serious percussionist should own a stockpile of sticks and mallets that will adequately cover the requirements of a variety of musical situations. Check out these suggestions for assembling a supply of strikers that will cover a broad assortment of percussio

Get Your Soft Chops Together

Drums & Percussion

Get Your Soft Chops Together

During your musical journey, somebody's probably going to ask you to bring down your volume. It could be the conductor, worship leader, your band mates, a neighbor, or the police. In this article, previously published in Worship Musician Magazine, Mark Shelton

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