Welcome to Tim Miller’s page
I have experienced life-transformation while serving over the years in nearly every musical and technical role (except drums!) in churches ranging from a small start-up through overseeing all creative arts aspects as the Worship Arts Pastor at my current multi-site location. Besides the wonder of leading congregational worship as we embrace Jesus, I find joy in helping leaders and their teams work through their own times of transition to become more effectively fruitful. As we journey to the Lord's throne, there's always something new to discover - in Him, in myself, and in one another. Learn more about me
by Tim Miller
February 20, 2012
leading worship
Worship is not for the faint at heart. Think about it: worship means engaging the Creator of the Universe. No one can truly come before God without being changed. And on a smaller scale, but just as intimidating to most of us, worship is often public. That can be frightening as well. Imagine this scene. [...]
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by Tim Miller
February 13, 2012
leading worship
I have a quiver full of answers for addressing when someone comes up after a worship time to make a critical comment. The best approach is simply to listen and try and find the positive value behind the concern, validate it as much as possible so the person feels heard, and then fill in any [...]
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by Tim Miller
February 6, 2012
leading worship
This Hebrew verb for praise, (pronounced yaw-daw’), conveys praise through presenting an offering. It literally means “to stretch out,” and is associated with the word for hand. It is sometimes translated as “to set aside” or “to consecrate.” The noun form of this word is the word towdah, which is a consecration, a thank offering, [...]
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by Tim Miller
January 30, 2012
Worship Planning
My job can be quite complicated. Part of my role as a worship pastor is dealing with all the technical equipment associated with contemporary worship. I manage a volunteer team of nearly 90 individuals, each with jobs, conflicting schedules, families, priorities, and unique circumstances. Some people would hate my job, but I love it. Bringing [...]
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by Tim Miller
January 25, 2012
leading worship
Shabach: Great Going, God! This Hebrew verb for praise, (pronounced shaw-bakh’), conveys praise by declaring the glory of God. It literally means “to congratulate.” Regarding worship it is also translated “to commend” or “to laud,” and many commentaries associate it with raising a shout. Similar to halal (a form of praise which boasts in the [...]
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by Tim Miller
January 19, 2012
leading worship
HALAL: I will boast in the Lord my God This Hebrew word for praise, (pronounced haw-lal’), is a word that combines one’s mind and heart through a physical expression. It incorporates the head because it requires an awareness of the Lord and His works. A person “halal-ing” the Lord is declaring what God has done [...]
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by Tim Miller
January 4, 2012
leading worship
BARAK: Blessing the Lord This Hebrew word for praise (pronounced baw-rak’), refers to making an action of thanksgiving (a verb) rather than a thing to be given or created. It is most commonly translated to mean either “kneel” or “bless.” It is contained in 289 verses, only 68 of which are in the Psalms. One [...]
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by Tim Miller
December 26, 2011
Worship Planning
Read Part 1. The trouble started out when I sat down with my worship leadership team to do an honest assessment of how our teams could improve and better handle transition, increase flexability, and provide ministry opportunities. We discovered that the arrangements created by the set teams had become pretty stale. What we assumed to [...]
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