Latest Posts
- 13.Oct
- Planning Center Online Is Amazing
After being a skeptic for a very long time, I finally decided to give Planning Center Online a go. We were using 37 Signals’ writeboards for service planning, which worked for a time, but the fact that we had to make a new writeboard in a new place every week and keep track of a [...]
- 12.Oct
- A New Week in the Life of a Volunteer Worship Leader
Sometimes I wonder if I really should be blogging at all, considering my lack of doing such a thing over the past few months. However, I do enjoy and many of you have expressed missing reading it, so I will continue to do so.
Life is good. We’re experiencing growth as a congregation, I’m definitely seeing [...]- 28.Jul
- We’re Moving In!
I know it’s been quiet around here. That is mainly due to busy work schedule and our daughter continuing to heal and need more of our time.
But, big news has come! Our church building is finally about ready for us to move into. The asphalt has been poured as of today and [...]- 15.Jun
- Multi-Generational Worship
Are you like me, and belong to a church that is made up of several generations? Do you find it hard, at times, to chose a balanced song selection that will serve your entire congregation? There is some great discusion on this topic going on here. I’ve left a comment, but I’ll share my more [...]
Reviews
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- 11.Jun
- Thursday Review - Sovereign Grace Kids: Awesome God
As Sovereign Grace gets ready to release their second Sovereign Grace Kids CD, I finally get around to reviewing their first! This album is full of fun music that doesn’t forget to pack deep truth within its grooves.
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- 29.Jan
- “How Sweet the Sound: Remembering Great Hymns of the Faith”
While this album is far from my favorite praise and worship album, it is rock solid in many ways with just a few minor things that don’t seem to fit. Modern, fresh arrangements help timeless hymns come alive for our generation and generations to come. From probably the most well-known hymn of all time, “Amazing Grace” to “Before the Throne of God Above,” a hymn that should be more well-known, Covenant Life did a fantastic job of making these hymns accessible and easy to listen to.
Comments
- Andrew Springman: A number of points. My church has a number of good piano players who improv from chords. None of...
- Denise Mccleese: hi ive been using chord sheets for years and cannot play.. i am very frustrated at this point...
- Missy: very interesting - I’m going to forward this to Barb and PK and see if we want to check out the trial....
- Wade Mobley: I’m the aforementioned convinced pastor. It’s a great tool- and that’s from my...
- Jacky: well i use to memorize the chart intead of the circle, it is just a better way to memorize. (Father Charles go...
- Daviddave (dave8!): Hey Ryan, it’s been a while! How exciting that you’ve moved into a new building! We...
- Dloadmp3: now… this is what called an award winning post!
- Tyler: Thanks for the link Ryan. I’m thrilled with the great dialogue happening. Hopefully it will continue.
- Ryan Egan: Regardless of any potential issues in the leadership of Sovereign Grace Church, the fact remains that they...
- Steve240: Have you seen the following blogs about SGM: [link removed by author] [link removed by author] They show...
Music Theory
- Nashville Number System *Update*
Hello all! I just wanted to give a special thanks to Matthew Daniel who so graciously stopped by and added some thoughts and things I was missing and/or mistaken about with the Nashville Number System. In my haste to do a comparison post I didn’t research as much as I should and wanted to give [...]
I am an Offering
I am an Offering is written by Ryan Egan - a volunteer worship leader at Living Word Free Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. I have over twenty years of experience performing music, over ten years of experience writing music, and over seven years of experience as a leader in worship ministry. My hope is to inform, train, and encourage worship leaders who serve regularly in the local church. You'll find articles on leadership, music theory, instrumentation and more. I welcome any of your comments! However, I reserve the right to moderate comments as I see fit. Stop awhile, look around, and enjoy your stay!
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