The last song is a big moment—what if it was led by someone new? Trusting your vocalists could create a powerful moment.

Is your worship team ready to thrive in 2025? Discover how prayerful reflection and purposeful goal-setting can transform your team’s impact and make this your most powerful year yet.

Feeling overwhelmed by the Christmas season? If you’re a worship leader juggling rehearsals, services, and endless expectations, this honest read will help you reconnect with the joy and simplicity of Emmanuel—God with us.

Disagreeing with your Pastor can be challenging, especially when you’re passionate about your role as a worship leader. This post offers practical, grace-filled steps—rooted in the wisdom of A Tale of Three Kings—to navigate that conflict with humility and preserve unity among your team.

Want to become the kind of worship team member your leader and teammates can’t imagine being without? In this post, we share practical tips to help you grow spiritually, prepare like a pro, communicate effectively, and adapt to any situation—even during the busy Christmas season. Whether you’re leading vocals, running sound, or supporting behind the scenes, you’ll discover how your role makes a bigger impact than you realize!

Crafting impactful worship setlists isn't just about picking songs—it’s about creating a journey that draws your congregation closer to God. By thinking pastorally to serve your people, narratively to tell a cohesive story, and collaboratively to involve your team, you can transform your worship leading. Discover how these three mindset shifts can elevate your setlists and create worship experiences that inspire and connect deeply—read on to learn more!

Preparation in worship isn’t just about logistics—it’s an act of devotion. By approaching every detail with purpose and faith, we create a space where God can move and our teams feel valued. Imagine if each task became a moment of worship, setting the stage for encounters with Him.

Leading worship while playing electric guitar can be challenging, but with the right approach, it doesn't have to be. Here are some ways to stay centered on the heart of worship without letting the music overwhelm you.

What if the most powerful moments in worship aren’t in the songs but in the quiet spaces in between them? Let's talk about how slowing down can help your congregation really tune in to what God’s saying.

Worship leadership is an incredible honor, but if we're honest, it comes with some pretty tough pressures. So how can we set ourselves up to thrive in those pressures?

Worship leaders serve as pastors through music, guiding the congregation into God's presence with intentional song choices, prayer, and connection. By building relationships and leading with a spirit of intercession, they help foster transformative encounters with God during worship.

While fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment is important, striving for excellence is essential. Our worship is not just about hitting the right notes—it’s about offering our best to God. So, how does that play out?

By approaching set list creation with intentionality and prayer, you can lead your congregation into deeper encounters with God, making each service a unique and powerful experience!

No one likes to feel like they’re doing ministry on an island. No matter the size of your church, if you don’t enjoy what you’re doing with people you enjoy doing it with, you’ll most likely feel like you're pedaling uphill. So, how can we, as leaders, foster a genuine feeling of community on our worship teams?

How do we create space for His Presence to dwell among us while maintaining excellence?

No matter the size of your church, there are a multitude of ministries and programs happening all at the same time. In my context, on any given Sunday morning, there are over ten different teams, each with several team members operating simultaneously under the same roof, and that’s not including the pastor preaching! So how can we, as worship leaders, stay unified to the team and not go off and do our own thing?

How do we choose joy in a season that feels more like the wilderness than the promised land?

Sometimes, Sunday mornings can feel like someone pushed the fast-forward button. Maybe it’s because I feel the need to have my hands on the wheel from the moment I get on campus.

One of the first times I ever experienced someone singing straight from the Bible was probably Misty Edwards or Jon Thurlow in IHOPKC’s 24/7 prayer room. Initially, it was a little weird, but soon, something about it clicked with me.

I can’t tell you any of the songs that were in the setlist that week. But I can tell you how I felt as I watched several team members gather around her backstage, lay hands on her, and pray for her.