Marching Band Meets Worship Band
Written by admin on April 7th, 2009This is great…
Some Brilliant Posts on Interactive Strategy
Written by admin on October 18th, 2008These posts over at Jeremiah Owyang’s blog are some of the best and most applicable ideas on Web Strategy that I have ever come across…and there are lots of these posts that come across my Google Reader screen. You can check out all the posts here, but if only have time to read this one: The Many Forms of Web Marketing for 2008.
The Ultimate In-Ears
Written by admin on October 5th, 2008
Ultimate Ears: The Way Music Was Meant To Be Heard
A couple years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Davis from Ultimate Ears (UE) at the Saddleback Worship Conference. Since then I haven’t used another pair of headphones with my iPod or an in-ear monitoring system.
Put very simply, they are the best sounding monitors you can put in your ears. And compared to some of the other options out there, the Ultimate Ears are suprisingly affordable. The Super-Fi (dual driver) version sells for $249 and Triple-Fi (yes, there are 3 drivers in there) go for $399.
They are really looking to get these products into the hands of worship leaders, so if you interested in getting a pair of these great in-ears let me know and I get you in touch with the right people!
New Service - New Songs
Written by admin on February 5th, 2008About five months ago I started leading worship for a more traditional church here in the Nashville area that wanted to incorporate a more contemporary service.
This has been a slightly challenging experience for me because I am used to a congregation being more familiar with what I consider to be a few “standards”, or favorites, such as “Here I Am To Worship”, “Blessed Be Your Name”, “Above All”, “Open The Eyes Of My Heart”, “Heart Of Worship, etc. This has not been the case though, as these songs are still new to many of those in the congregation.
I have taken the approach of teaching a new song almost every week. This is coupled with me learning one or two new hymns every week and chording them out to be a little more modern. This give and take seems to be working well. The service is growing and people are excited and are responding well, but this does prompt a few questions:
- How many new songs do you introduce a week/month?
- How long should it take to introduce a modern worship style in a more traditional church?
- What can we do as worship leaders to bring the congregation along without alienating them?