Does Better Music Grow a Bigger Church? One of the best articles I have read in years comes to us from Don Chapman. Truly insightful!
I used to think that really good music grows a church. Get the hottest band and singers in town and the people will come.
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Sleek Lighting Design Tips Lighting operators in houses of worship have always been challenged to create amazing lighting effects. The question is: How are you supposed to do this with a limited budget for products?
In this article we’ll attemp....more
Love Lines the Last Horizon Singer-songwriter, speaker and worship leader Tanya Godsey, whose artistry occupies the space somewhere between the sincerity of Sara Groves and the passion of Bethel Music’s Steffany Gretzinger, independently releases h....more
Crucial Conversations "Crucial" conversations are interpersonal exchanges at work or at home that we dread having but know we cannot avoid. How do you say what needs to be said while avoiding an argument with a boss, child, or relationship pa....more
Finding the Secret Place Turn us Lord
In 1997 God spoke to me and said, "I want to use you to turn the hearts of My people back to Myself." I said, "Why, Lord?" and He said, "Because their hearts are everywhere."
The heart needs ....more
Hillsong - A local church with a worldwide reach At first glance if all you knew about Hillsong was from listening to their recordings or attending a concert, you might think that Hillsong is just a successful record label and publisher. It's true they are hugely succe....more
Alternative Worship Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what the church's progressive edge is up to, Alternative Worship provides practical tools for nontraditional worshipers during major festivals of the church year--Advent, Ch....more
Achieving a Good Mix for Worship It’s relatively easy to teach someone how to use equipment, it’s more difficult to teach him or her how to critically listen to what they are doing and musically create a good mix.
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
Yearn to ....more
Our Passion and Pursuit The following article was written by Jim Feiker. It is an article that is well worth reading.
A businessman seeking professional counsel was asked by his counselor to describe his life. He said, "I have come to the....more
Featured Artist Todd Marsh (T.F. Marsh) has been a freelance artist since 1984, writing, developing, and illustrating products for adults and children of all ages. Through the years, he has been involved with projects for such licensed ....more
Guidelines and Qualifications for Praise & Worship Teams Qualifications
1. Spiritual maturity - As stated, this is a leadership-type ministry and, hence, is ordinarily not a place for new or immature Christians.
2. Musical expertise - The musicians and vocalists need....more
Rehearsal Tips This is the place for you to submit your suggestions for rehearsals. We all have different routines and ideas that we use and your ideas can be helpful to others. Please contribute your rehearsal tips here!
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Books on Church Administration Hey Fletch … I’m teaching a course on church administration and am looking for a good, current textbook. Any suggestions? Most I've come across are at least 5 years old. Thank you!
DRF—If you need help on compensat....more
Worship Tips Here at EXW we're interested in feedback from all of our users. We know that you have probably found new ways to worship, or new ways to enhance your worship experience, and we'd like you to share your views and tips wi....more
Building and Leading an Effective Worship Team One of the distinctive features of the contemporary worship movement around the world is worship teams. The trend toward teams is found in small and large churches, in both traditional and contemporary settings. Ken Blan....more
XPastor.org We would like to introduce you to one of our favorite sites for the worship pastor/music minister who is looking beyond his/her ministry in music and worship. XPastor.org is an amazing resource for anyone who desires to ....more
What Is Worship? What is true worship? Here are some definitions of worship that we hope you will find helpful in your search to discover worship and e....more
Hymn Charts Another great resource for the church and music ministry. Download over 3000 pages of piano, vocal, and instrumental sheet music and charts for over 100 hymns.
Download, print, rehearse! HymnCharts arrangements are ....more
TripleWide Media We are fueling the multi-screen movement The goal of TripleWide Media is to provide creative, quality and effective content for triple wide video walls, double wide videos walls, wide format edge blended screens, environ....more
Experiencing Worship, The Study
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."