Obedience What is the key to serving God? Is it taking the good things He has to offer, the things that we are comfortable with, and leaving the rest behind? Is it a spiritual Golden Corral? What is the key to true worship?....more
John 4:23-24 "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spi....more
Singing = Praying? I honestly admit that I am not the greatest student of the Bible. I tend to look at things for what they are, and through prayer, question only the things that send up red flags. I was doing a word search last week a....more
Behind the Praise Here at EXW we love to bring you resources that will truly benefit your churches worship experience. One of the latest and best resources we have found is called "Behind the Praise". I could go on and on about this won....more
Credit- Another Black Eye I had an unusual experience a few weeks ago. One that I felt led to share with you. If for anything to help us become aware of a growing trend in others perception of the church.
On Monday afternoon I went to a wel....more
Teach and They Will Learn I have to make a heartfelt confession, for years I have been a judge of people in my church. As I would lead worship from the platform and look down on the congregation, I would often pass judgment on those who were ....more
Copyright in the Church Over the past weeks I have run into some questions about copyright in the area of music and video. The questions were simple and easy to understand and answer, and yet, I am finding that more and more churches, even tho....more
Mission Service Supply Over the past ten years or so, the church has become more aware of the need to improve upon their visual ministries. Overhead projectors are a thing of the past and although many churches are utilizing video projectors,....more
Christian Leadership University Many of you have requested information about worship schools. Where can we get further education in the area of worship and ministry? Is there a place where courses in worship are offered for those who are in ministry ....more
Communion Ideas We are looking for the most creative ideas for Communion/Lord's Supper on the planet! Okay that may be a little much but we are interested in hearing about what you have experienced in your church or possibly another ch....more
Teaching Worship - ch. 3 This section is not lengthy for one reason alone. If your senior pastor is not a visible worshiper, it will be much harder for you to lead worship and for your people to follow your lead. I haven't been able to put m....more
Teaching Worship - ch. 2 Undoubtedly, this is the question that has frustrated worship leaders and pastors for the past several hundred years. Why do some people jump up and down in worship and some won't even open their mouths to sing? What i....more
Teaching Worship - ch. 6 If you are in a church serving on staff or are a worship team member, then you will have no problem identifying the many different levels of participation in worship. You will have those who jump up and down, those who w....more
Teaching Worship - ch. 5 Any good craftsman needs good tools to do his work. In order for him to create a quality project, he will need quality tools to do the best possible job. The same would apply to any field of work. Some of the best tea....more
Teaching Worship - ch. 8 If you have been in the ministry for a while you know that the Arts Department has a tendency to draw people of all colors and expressions. We are a bit different because, for the most part, our people are on the creativ....more
Breaking Out - ch. 2 Where are you coming from:
Hymn only.
Hymns with older choruses blended into the service.
A true blended service.
Where do you want to go?
Traditional/Contemporary Blended 40/60
Pure Con....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.
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