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One of the most overlooked aspects of worship leadership is self-leadership.
Most worship pastors are good at showing up for others. They prepare, plan, care, and carry responsibility well. They thin...
When I started leading worship over twenty years ago, there was no blueprint.
There were no podcasts, no coaching frameworks, no leadership pipelines. We learned by doing. We figured things out in re...
Most worship pastors care deeply about the vision of their church. Like, I don't think most of us are thinking, I'm here for myself. I want to build my own thing and this is my platform. If that's you...
One of the most frustrating seasons for a worship pastor is when things stop moving. It feels like you have tons of momentum. Maybe you strung together multiple powerful Sundays in a row. New people a...
Most worship ministries do not fall apart all at once.
They drift.
From the outside, things often look fine. Services happen. Songs get played. The schedule stays full. But underneath the surface, s...
When worship leaders talk about building a strong team, the conversation usually starts with skill.
Who can sing.
Who can play.
Who is available.
Who can cover this rotation.
Those things matter, bu...
There are a lot of conversations in worship ministry about songs, teams, production, and planning.
There are far fewer honest conversations about the relationship between the senior pastor and the wo...
Most churches wait longer than they need to before bringing in outside help.
Not because they are resistant or unhealthy, but because there is often an unspoken belief that needing coaching means som...
Setlists are usually the one of the first, if not the first question worship leaders have. We're always looking for new songs. And with doing what can feel like the same thing week after week, it's ha...
Leadership hurt leaves marks that do not disappear just because someone new steps into the role.
I have walked with churches where the worship team kept showing up, kept playing the songs, kept servi...
Most churches don't struggle because their worship team lacks talent.
In fact, a lot of the churches sound great on a Sunday morning. The band is tight. The songs are familiar. Everything looks polis...
(adapted from my original blog for Loop Community.)
We are living in a moment unlike any other. Information has never been more accessible. With AI, Google, YouTube, and endless leadership podcasts, ...
