Worship Online One of our joys here at EXW is to pass on the great sites that we discover to help worship ministries and leaders. Well, we have a great resource that we are excited to share with you.
Worship Online is an awesome to....more
The Stones Cry Out Introduction:
The same question is being asked today as it was in Jesus' day, "Why do those worshipers make so much noise? Isn't worship supposed to be reverent? Quiet? Somber? Serious?"
A. Some may remind u....more
The Worship Leader is a Spiritual Leader This article is for worship leaders. And as such, I believe it needs to focus on leadership skills. It is my intent to do this from a Biblical perspective. The only prerequisite for leadership is you must have somebod....more
Digital Juice If you are into video at your church and need some professional backgrounds, check out the Jump Backs from Digital Juice. These Jump Backs will help make your videos look like the pro's. Their Jump Backs and other prod....more
Video on Worship If you are looking for a great video to use that shares the true meaning of worship, What Is Worship?, is a the perfect choice. It strips away all the preconceived notions of our thoughts on what it is. Great for a ser....more
Christmas Music and Worship A great article that may change your way of thinking as you pick songs for your worship services during the Christmas season. I totally agree and have struggled over the years with this very issue. How do I incorporate....more
Just What Do We Do, Anyway!?! I happened to be passing by the door to the church conference room some years ago just as our pastoral staff was finishing their weekly meeting. This was a particularly grueling week for me. As the audio support staff of....more
The Christmas Scale A great video for use on Christmas Eve or during the Christmas season. We will use this video on Christmas Eve to kick off our service. Powerful yet communicates the meaning of Christmas is a real and relevant way. A ....more
Breaking the Enemy of Silence This article comes to us from Pastor Aritha Tomlinson. Although it is not a worship helps type article, we feel that it may be helpful to someone who is a worship leader who may be experiencing abuse. We know it is hap....more
Freedom A few days ago I was having lunch with a fellow worship leader in town. We visited about many things. We shared about our families and jobs. Mostly we shared of our mutual love and calling in the area of worship, we e....more
The Dynamics of Corporate Worship Worship wars rage. Wounded worshipers are left scattered along the highway of biblical worship. Issues over worship preferences, traditions, music styles, cultural identity, and more are invitations to controversy.
How....more
Expecting Something Else How often do we miss what we are looking for because it doesn't look like what we are looking for?
Imagine the arrival of first the shepherds and then
the wise men. Their expectations were set high b....more
The Real Worship War For years the focus of the worship wars were on music. Traditional or contemporary? Band verses organ and piano. Perhaps there is more to it that just the music. Music is only a tool to help people to sing. Corporat....more
No Throwaways Over the years I have been observing the different methods that ministers of music, worship leaders, and pastors use in making changes occur in their ministries and churches. Each person tends to go about things in t....more
10 Principles 1. Thou shalt not show up in dirty linen (unconfessed sin).
Heb. 10:22 Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodie....more
Simple Church Author : Thom S. Rainer, Eric Geiger
Based on case studies of four hundred American churches, Simple Church, by authors Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger, proves that the process for making disciples has quite often become ....more
Loop Community Are you a smaller church that has a difficult time staffing your band from week to week? Do you ever wish you could have a bigger sound than what you are get....more
Church Stage Design Ideas We are excited to be able to share with our viewers one of our new favorite sites. It comes to us from Jonathan Malm, the editor of Church Stage Design Ideas. Church Stage Design Ideas is a site dedicated to sharing cr....more
A Musician Looks at the Psalms: 365 Daily Meditations A respected and renowned composer, musician, teacher and friend, Don Wyrtzen has written a most inspiring 365 day meditation that is a must for every worship leader and church musician. We could not do justice to the re....more
Why Worship Shouldn't Feel Like Family This is an article that I understand what they are saying but not sure I agree with. The church is the body of Christ and therefore a family. I would love to hear you thoughts on this.
"What does it mean, thou....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."