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It's the End of the World (and Why That Matters For Your Worship)

It's the End of the World (and Why That Matters For Your Worship) By Jon Nicol   |  December 21, 2012
On this last and final day of the world, let's talk about a worship set I have planned next week...

Six Ways to Recover From Christmas

Six Ways to Recover From Christmas By Jon Nicol   |  December 19, 2012
An Open Letter to the Yule-Stressed Worship Leader...

An Untamed God - A Team Devotional

An Untamed God - A Team Devotional By Jon Nicol   |  December 18, 2012
This week's devotional will help your team focus in on why the Incarnation matters so much in our worship...

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 6

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 6 By Jon Nicol   |  December 17, 2012
What makes people want to sing a new worship song again?

Worship Leader: Does Your Noel Feel Like Hell?

Worship Leader: Does Your Noel Feel Like Hell? By Jon Nicol   |  December 14, 2012
Sanity can be a scarce commodity for worship leaders as we trudge through Advent.

An Unsafe God - A Team Devotional

An Unsafe God - A Team Devotional By Jon Nicol   |  December 12, 2012
Why doesn't King Herod make it into our happy Christmas songs?

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 5

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 5 By Jon Nicol   |  December 10, 2012
What you can do to help your congregation own a new song...

Free Christmas Song - MP3, chart, video lesson & how-to

Free Christmas Song - MP3, chart, video lesson & how-to By Jon Nicol   |  December 7, 2012
Merry Christmas from WorshipTeamCoach.com! Here's a free MP3 and chart/instructional guide for you...

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 4

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 4 By Jon Nicol   |  December 6, 2012
Five ways to better present a new song to your church

The Mess of Christmas - A Team Devotional

The Mess of Christmas - A Team Devotional By Jon Nicol   |  December 5, 2012
A Christmas-themed devotional for your worship team...

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 3

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 3 By Jon Nicol   |  December 4, 2012
Why are people more excited about bake sale announcements than learning a new worship song?

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 2

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 2 By Jon Nicol   |  December 3, 2012
Why the box and the wrapping matter when giving the gift of a new song...

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 1

Nine Key Components to Introduce a New Song, Part 1 By Jon Nicol   |  November 30, 2012
Introducing a new song should be like giving a gift...

An Interview with David Santistevan

An Interview with David Santistevan By Jon Nicol   |  November 29, 2012
Ever wanted to record a live worship CD? Hear from one worship pastor who did, and lives to tell about it...

Top 10 (Worst) Ways to Introduce a New Song In Worship

Top 10 (Worst) Ways to Introduce a New Song In Worship By Jon Nicol   |  November 27, 2012
When it comes to teaching your congregation new songs, these ideas are a sure-fire way to, well, get you fired...

The Reality of the Nativity

The Reality of the Nativity By Jon Nicol   |  November 26, 2012
A devotional to get your team focused on Christ's first coming and how that should effect our worship.

Why Do We Sing In Worship?

Why Do We Sing In Worship? By Jon Nicol   |  November 21, 2012
Ever had your pastor stand up and give this announcement before the worship service began? "Please refrain from getting wasted during worship."

Eight Reasons to Manage Your Songs Better

Eight Reasons to Manage Your Songs Better By Jon Nicol   |  November 20, 2012
Do you have a monster - er, master song list you choose from? Is it getting a little out of hand?

Five Actions to Prepare for Growth

Five Actions to Prepare for Growth By Jon Nicol   |  November 19, 2012
Learn to build "bigger buckets" before you need them...

Worship Mixing: Guitars & Basses...

Worship Mixing: Guitars & Basses... By Jon Nicol   |  November 16, 2012
A conversation between three worship/tech leaders about their experiences with the plugged in axes and the amps that power them...
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Get More Musicians: Two Factors That Affect Growth

Get More Musicians: Two Factors That Affect Growth By Jon Nicol   |  November 12, 2012
Every church has one of two problems. First problem:Finding enough musicians. Second problem: Choosing between too many musicians. Where can I sign up for the second problem?

Know When to Say Goodbye to a Worship Song

Know When to Say Goodbye to a Worship Song By Jon Nicol   |  November 9, 2012
If people audibly groan when start a song, it might be time to retire it...

When Life Goes Sideways

When Life Goes Sideways By Jon Nicol   |  November 7, 2012
The best response when your world tilts to the left of normal...
Keywords: grace  |   Be the first to comment

The Problem With Young Worship Leaders...

The Problem With Young Worship Leaders... By Jon Nicol   |  October 29, 2012
Is it inexperience? Or Naivety? Or the traits of late adolescence? Or something else...

Slash Chords: Why Guitarists Should Play the Bass Note

Slash Chords: Why Guitarists Should Play the Bass Note By Jon Nicol   |  October 25, 2012
It's time for guitarists to reclaim the bass note. Find out a little more why the note on the right of the slash matters...

The Biggest Wall in Worship

The Biggest Wall in Worship By Jon Nicol   |  October 24, 2012
One of tough barrier in worship that we need to break...

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #5

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #5 By Jon Nicol   |  October 23, 2012
The final tip, and putting all the tips into action...

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #4

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #4 By Jon Nicol   |  October 22, 2012
Where's the best place to insert new songs?

Four Worship Lessons from the Fab Four

Four Worship Lessons from the Fab Four By Chris Skelnik   |  October 19, 2012
50 years later, we're still learning from them...

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #3

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #3 By Jon Nicol   |  October 18, 2012
Practical ideas for intentionally teaching each part of the song to your congregation...

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