Worship

You’ve planted your first church and all is well except for one important thing – you don’t have a worship team. Your spouse can’t play an instrument, and you certainly can’t sing. Often when churches are new, and even in the life of an established church, there are times when you don’t have anyone to lead worship. [more]

There’s a lot of controversy in the church today surrounding worship styles. Should we sing hymns or choruses? Should we have drums? Is it too loud? Everyone seems to have an opinion about the perfect worship style. People like what they are familiar with so as worship leaders we tend to want to please everybody, which is impossible. [more]

Many Christians are drawn to ministries that put them in a place to be seen by others. Being a worship leader or being on the worship team seems very glamorous to some. Because of this, finding the right worship leader for your church can sometimes be a difficult task. [more]

Written by Bob Kauflin, Director of Worship Development, PDI Ministries

Last time we looked at the foundations for music ministry in the church – God’s grace, God’s call, and God’s glory. If we embrace these three principles, we’ll avoid many of the problems that plague music ministries today. But let’s get more specific. What kind of person should we look for to be part of our worship team? Typically, the first thing we notice is musical gifting. [more]