The Ultimate Guide To Overcoming Musical Gear Ignorance

[This is a guest post by Scott Troyer]

“Musical gear is too technical and mysterious to understand. Good thing I really don’t need to understand it.”

That is a lie I believed for far too long and my music suffered because of it.

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6 Tips For Breaking Out Of Your Morning Slump And Overcoming Failure

Sometimes we don’t feel successful.

Without explanation, we awake in the morning to those nasty feelings of dissatisfaction and failure.

The first thing you choose to do will make or break the rest of your day.

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The Missing Ingredient In Your Worship Songs

It’s not that your worship songs aren’t catchy enough.

It’s not that they need more lyrics, better arrangements, and slicker production.

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The Worshiping Worship Leader: Why We Need You To Lead With Authenticity

[This post is part of a brand new blog series, "Your Guide to Practicing the Essential Skills of a Worship Leader". Check out the other postsĀ here.]

You would think that worship would come naturally to a worship leader.

Truth be told, sometimes I’m too preoccupied with leading than I am connecting with God.

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Worship Gig: Why Being On A Worship Team Is More Than Music

A worship team is not a gig.

A worship team is more than music.

There is more at stake than tight music, killer harmonies, and great songs.

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7 Steps To Marketing Your Brilliant Independent Album (And Why It Matters)

From David: This is a guest post from Matthew Reed. Matt is a hardworking, independent artist who released a fantastic debut EP, “Come And Drink” last year. I was impressed by his work ethic in promoting and marketing his album so I asked him to write a post for me. Let’s dive into the comments and discuss this whole marketing grey area. Don’t be shy.

You may be the most gifted artist on planet earth.

Matter of fact, you may have just recorded the most brilliant, anointed, Christ exalting worship album anyone has ever heard.

But if people don’t know it exists, how will it change their lives?

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5 Social Media Tools That Will Save You Time

A few months ago, I sat down with our youth staff to teach a session on social media.

One of the underlying assumptions about me was that I was on Twitter all day long. I don’t tweet as much as a lot of people, but in my particular circles, I’m probably the most avid tweeter.

The truth is, I’m not on Twitter all day. Matter of fact, I hardly check Twitter, other than once in the morning, occasionally midday, and again at night. Thanks to some amazing social media tools, I don’t have to lose my life to social media.

Here are those tools:

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5 Steps To Radically Improve Your Public Speaking As A Worship Leader

[This post is part of a brand new blog series, "Your Guide to Practicing the Essential Skills of a Worship Leader". Check out the other postsĀ here.]

If you want to influence, you need to speak.

There’s no question about it. The currency of effective leadership is communication. This is especially true as a worship leader.

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How Marriage Makes You A Better Worship Leader

I used to think I was a selfless person.

Until I got married.

Marriage has revealed how wrapped up I am in myself. But I’ve learned that marriage is a process and though you may not start off with a perfect one, the journey will make both of you better, if you allow it.

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Adele, The Grammys, and My Starvation For Success

It’s possible that you might not win a Grammy.

After hearing that sentence, did your heart sink?

To be honest, I’m devastated.

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