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What Do You Say When You Lead Worship?

Matt Heerema — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:15:02 +0000

Bob Kauflin has been cranking out another remarkable series of posts at his Worship Matters blog, this time on the subject of “What do you say when you lead worship?” This is valuable reflection from a man who has been doing this for decades over one of the more difficult aspects of our job, especially for younger worship leaders. Check it out:

Kevin Twit of Indelible Grace Interviewed By Sojourn’s Mike Cosper | Sojourn Music

Matt Heerema — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:57:00 +0000

Mike Cosper of Sojourn Music recently conducted a short (5 min) interview of Kevin Twit of Indelible Grace. We do several IG songs at The Rock in Ames and Stonebrook church. Some neat insights into how and why they do what they do. Specifically he addresses:

The background of Indelible Grace
How Kevin Twit plans worship services at R.U.F.
What criteria does Kevin look for when choosing songs
How does he deal with complaints (and how did Marva Dawn inspire him in * dealing with complaints)
What does Kevin Twit think of Guitar Hero (seriously)

The Story of the Bible in Four Minutes

Matt Heerema — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:21:48 +0000

The story of the Bible in a four minute rap. I have no idea how this shakes out in terms of quality of art (as I don’t listen to rap much) but it’s a lot of fun and well written.

(Via Justin Taylor.)

What a Church Planter Should Look For in a Worship Pastor (Acts 29)

Matt Heerema — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:04:36 +0000

Mike Cospter of Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Tim Smith of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, and Josh Dix of The Journey Church in St. Louis weigh in on what church planter should look for in a Worship pastor.

Lessons Learned From Three Decades of Leading

Matt Heerema — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:14:15 +0000

Jeff Purswell interviewed CJ Mahaney and Bob Kauflin about some things they had learned over thirty years of leading, much of that together.

Lessons Learned From Three Decades of Leading at Worship Matters

First, since the cross is the storyline of Scripture, it should be the storyline of our corporate worship.
Second, we must never leave the impression during corporate worship that we do not need a mediator. (We cannot approach God directly without Christ).
Third, cross-centered songs imitate the heavenly model.
Forth, cross-centered songs affect our souls.

Book Review: Lost and Found by Ed Stetzer

Matt Heerema — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:45:52 +0000

I just read an interesting book by Ed Stetzer, Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that reach them.. I consider myself a bit of a student of the culture we live in as well as a data geek. This book has some interesting insights into the younger unchurched.

One statistic that surprised me was how little a churches style of music or service mattered in a “young-unchurched” person’s decision to attend a church or not.

Read my review over at my personal Web site.

Doxologist – Music, Production, Worship, Etc, from Mars Hill Church in Seattle

Matt Heerema — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:29:47 +0000

I have a new regular read: Doxologist. Great writing guys, keep up the good work. I’ll likely be linking to your stuff here from time to time.

New Resource – HotWorship

Matt Heerema — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:15:50 +0000

HotWorship is a portal to worship and music related sites. Looks to be some good stuff here. They just linked us up so I thought I’d return the favor.

WorshipFrequency.com

Matt Heerema — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:03:57 +0000

Chris Tomlin has put together a resource site for worship leaders at worshipfrequency.com. It is definitely worth checking out. Resources include videos, charts, song studies, and a blog.

From Chris:

My desire is for you to find this space a worship resource home. A place to help you serve God and his people in worship… …It is my hope that you find this a place of inspiration, help and encouragement.

Defining Worship

Matt Heerema — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:39:02 +0000

JR Woodward collects some great definitions of “worship” in a recent post: Defining Worship.