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At the heart of true worship: despair

Worship Planning by Scott Jasmin September 1, 2010

In the middle of the night I sat up in bed. I was burning up with fever. My head was pounding. Every bone in my body hurt. I was sad, scared, and lonely. I began to cry. I wasn’t even sure why I was crying, but I couldn’t stop.

Worship Planning Tip: U. B. U.

Worship Planning by Josh Hamrick June 17, 2010

In today’s Worship Planning Tip I want to discuss how we need to be the trends setters and not the copiers. I believe it was a popular shoe company a few years back that urged individuality with the three syllable slogan, “U.B.U”. Now, one might question how wearing the same sneakers as your peers is [...]

Worship Planning: Contextualization

Worship Planning by Josh Hamrick June 2, 2010

This worship planning post may end up asking more questions than it answers, but these exact questions are being asked in my worship ministry right now. Perhaps you are going through the same thing, or maybe you’ve already been there. I try to view myself as a missionary to the community around my church. It isn’t [...]

Worship Planning Tip: Implementing Music Theory Using The Circle Of Fifths

Worship Planning by Scott Jasmin May 28, 2010

In my experience, most people have never thought of putting together song lists in this way. And most of the time people are impressed or even blown away by the effect it has on them!

Worship Planning Tip: Narrow Your Focus

Worship Planning by Josh Hamrick May 26, 2010

As a Worship Leader, I often feel myself being pulled in several directions. I have a desire to make great music. I have a desire to make music that is relevant. I have a desire to honor the history of music making in the church. I want as many people involved in the music ministry [...]

Worship Planning Tip: Think inside the box

Worship Planning by Josh Hamrick May 20, 2010

In this Worship Planning Tip I want to discuss boundries and how to deal with them. Years ago, I read an interview with world renowned bassist Stanley Clarke. Stanley is an amazing composer and, truly, a uniquely skilled instrumentalist. The interviewer asked why he had stuck with bass throughout his career. After all, it would seem that [...]

Worship Planning Tip: Angels In Our Midst

Worship Planning by Scott Jasmin May 13, 2010

…it made me keenly aware that there are heavenly hosts in our midst when we worship.

Worship Planning Tip: Rehearsal, Stop Wasting Time

Worship Planning by Josh Hamrick May 12, 2010

There are not many things that are more frustrating than taking time out of a busy schedule to practice with a worship team, only to spend the next few hours socializing, shuffling papers, and doing very little in the way of music. This is an aggravation not only to the leader, but to the team [...]

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