REVITALIZATION OR REPLANTING
By Bob Bickford One of the most frequent questions I’m asked when speaking with pastors, denominational and local church leaders is regarding the difference between Church Revitalization and Church Replanting. Often, the question is preceded by a statement that goes something like this; “Aren’t Church revitalization and replanting really the same thing?” To answer simply, […]
10 MISTAKES YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE IN YOUR VBS
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LEADING WORSHIP VISIBLY & PHYSICALLY
HELPING WORSHIP LEADERS LEAD VISIBLY & PHYSICALLY I’m not up there to put on a show. It’s just not the way I worship. I don’t want to be a distraction. God’s more concerned with my heart than whether I clap or raise my hands. Over the years I’ve heard phrases just like this from people […]
TIPS FOR SPEAKING IN WORSHIP
THEY’RE LISTENING CAREFULLY, SO WE SHOULD SPEAK THOUGHTFULLY They’re listening. I know sometimes we wonder how much of what we say from stage is sinking in but they’re catching much more than we might think. Scary isn’t it. More often than not, the things we say from stage can have as much power as the […]
MODERN HYMN ARRANGEMENTS
Recently in a conversation with my brother, he mentioned that he had began leading worship for a church and had gotten a great response from a service he had put together because it had a couple of modern hymn arrangements. It reminded me that hymnody has been a great way of bridging the generational gap […]
HELP YOUR CHURCH SING (10 TIPS)
This past I week I had the chance to be part of the congregation while one of our teams lead worship without me on stage. (It’s one of the great joys of leadership when you get to watch the team you have trained and cared for lead with as much excellence and power as if […]
CREATING YOUR CHURCH’S MODERN HYMNAL
God’s people have always compiled resources for use in worship, whether it was gathering the various psalms written over time and organizing them, or collecting them in the form of hymnals in the 1800’s. Their purpose was to equip people to worship through song. They worked to ensure that the music was singable, the lyrics […]
BEST BOOKS FOR WORSHIP LEADERS
As a musician, I always enjoy walking up to a stage at a church or a concert and looking at the gear they’re using and geeking out. And as you may know, if you ask a guitar player about their pedal board they can spend hours talking about why they have chosen the various gear […]