Adam Johnson

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Adam Johnson is the Worship Arts Pastor at Grace Community Church in Spring Hill, KS. In addition to leading worship, Adam is in charge of all graphic design/media for the church. Outside of the church Adam enjoys spending time with his wife Natalie, trap shooting, and being with friends and family. You can check out my personal blog out at www.adamrothjohnson.com .

Acoustic Guitar: Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater, Using A Capo

Thumbnail image for Acoustic Guitar: Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater, Using A Capo by Adam Johnson April 5, 2012 Guitar

When I first started learning guitar my dad was my teacher. He would give me a chord chart to a worship song and the chord diagrams and send me off to learn the song. He also played guitar and I occasionally saw him use this little clamp thing on his strings. I asked him what [...]

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Acoustic Guitar: Decided You Are Ready To Jump In And Learn To Play Acoustic?

Thumbnail image for Acoustic Guitar: Decided You Are Ready To Jump In And Learn To Play Acoustic? by Adam Johnson March 16, 2012 Guitar

It seems like playing guitar has become the most prominent instrument for worship leaders to lead with. I think that is because with an acoustic guitar you have some control over rhythm, tempo, drive, and dynamics of the song. It also gives you the freedom to repeat an unexpected chorus without totally losing the band [...]

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Acoustic Guitar: 2 Is Better Than 1

Thumbnail image for Acoustic Guitar: 2 Is Better Than 1 by Adam Johnson March 5, 2012 Guitar

2 is better than 1 As my worship team has been growing, I have been looking for ways to accommodate more musicians on a more consistent basis. One thing that I have been doing is scheduling 2 acoustic guitars. Some of the musicians asked me “why do we need 2 of the same instrument” or [...]

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Acoustic Guitar: Lesson Learned

Thumbnail image for Acoustic Guitar: Lesson Learned by Adam Johnson May 29, 2010 Guitar

So this last week I had an unfortunate thing happen during worship. Practice that morning went great. There were no problems whatsoever. I stood on the stage waiting for the countdown timer to reach 0 so we could blast into our first song.   As soon as the timer ran down I welcomed the congregation and started [...]

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Acoustic Guitar: Unplugged

by Adam Johnson May 5, 2010 Guitar

Acoustic Guitar:  Unplugged!  One of the really nice things about an acoustic guitar is its portability. Not only is it easy to bring with you wherever you go, you don’t need any electricity to play it. Because of that portability there are many times where you might be asked to lead worship for an event/gathering [...]

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Acoustic Guitar: Lose The Safety Blanket

Thumbnail image for Acoustic Guitar: Lose The Safety Blanket by Adam Johnson April 28, 2010 Guitar

Leading worship with an acoustic guitar has become somewhat of a staple for worship leaders in this new “modern worship” age. I am included in that staple. I lead worship every week with my trusty guitar right in front of me. There are many reasons why I think that leading with a guitar is beneficial, one of those [...]

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