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 [...]
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Sunday Recap
Yesterday was a great day - full of family times, which I really loved. It was also a good, albeit, slightly stressful day at Living Word.
Our service starts at 9:20. I had the day off from leading worship yesterday but of course, like most of you out there, I was still keeping an eye [...]
What Do You Do When…The Wrong Song is on the Screen and the Projection Volunteer can’t Find the Right One?
This past Sunday at Living Word we had a bit of a minor technical difficulty where the wrong song was put into the schedule for the day and we didn’t have a backup of the correct one. Although it was humorous and everything else went well, there was a bit of an awkward moment and [...]
Sharpen Your Strengths, Delegate Your Weaknesses
Today’s worship leader faces several challenges. Often we are responsible for so many things, including but not limited to:
Arranging and producing music every week.
Spiritually leading our volunteers.
Scheduling volunteers.
Planning services.
Cultivating relationships.
Practicing our voice or instrument.
Preparing for services.
Leading worship in services.
Finding new music.
The list goes on.
We often get caught in the trap of thinking that we [...]
Mouse in the Church
Well, today has been full of interesting comments and laughter because of the fact that there is a mouse apparently living under the Ministry Director’s mini-fridge in his office! It’s amazing how something so small can create such a different atmosphere.
It’s good to think about as we think about ministry. Small things can [...]