Worship Matters Is Now a Video Series
When I wrote Worship Matters in 2008, I wanted to pass on to younger leaders some of what I had learned from my mentors, study,
When I wrote Worship Matters in 2008, I wanted to pass on to younger leaders some of what I had learned from my mentors, study,
In recent decades ambient sounds have become omnipresent in church gatherings. Meetings start with a synth swell and every song after that is connected to the next with musical glue. Synth
A wise missionary knows that preaching the gospel to a different culture requires contextualizing your message. The words we use don’t automatically translate to a new
Recently I posted on What Pastors Wished Their Worship Leaders Knew and What Worship Leaders Wished Their Pastor Knew. Today I’d like to finish by suggesting a
More than once I’ve heard Christians insist that worship should be fun, or act like they had a responsibility to prove that Christians knew
Recently I posted on Twitter: The fact that Psalms doesn’t include a soundtrack or notation clues us in to what God values most in
This post is based on a message I gave at the Christian Musician Summit in 2008. When Christian musicians get together, we tend to assume

A few weeks ago a friend and I were glancing through a Christian magazine and noticed how often people referred to “God’s presence.” It’s
My top recommended book on a biblical theology of worship is David Peterson’s Engaging with God. If you’re responsible for leading in your church,
Over at his blog, Between Two Worlds, my friend Justin Taylor has posted links to a number of messages on worship that were given
This past weekend I spoke at the Christian Musician Summit on Why Theology Matters to Christian musicians. When Christian musicians get together, our tendency
This past weekend I had the joy of speaking on various topics at the Christian Musician Summit in Overlake, WA, near Seattle. It was