Worship Leaders :: A Spiritual Check-Up with Dr. Fred Meadows
Pastors can get stressed, overwhelmed and burned out. It happens every single day, unfortunately. What helps? What are the signs? Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had flashing red lights on our desk that alert us when we are getting close to the edge? My friend and one of my mentors, Dr. Fred Meadows … Read more
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself (Vocally) – Vocal Technique :: Dr. Kathleen Hacker
Have you ever worked with a musician that knew how to bring out the best in people? Sure, there are those people who can challenge us musically, but what about the leaders who can take it a step further and help us to become better people…better servants? Dr. Kathleen Hacker is just that kind of … Read more
That’s Not A Hashtag….
Have you ever been leading a rehearsal and something your band was playing or a singer was singing didn’t sound quite right? I will never forget leading a rehearsal when this happened. I kept hitting this section of the song and though I didn’t want to embarrass any of our players, something wasn’t right. The … Read more
Encouraging & Developing Your Volunteers: Thoughts From A Fellow Worship Pastor
Ministry can be many things. It can be thrilling, fun, energizing and many other positive things. As I look back on my days in ministry I can think of things that still make the hairs on my arm stand at attention. I can remember praying with people as they accepted Christ and rejoicing with them! … Read more
Announcing…. ENGAGE: The Worship Experience :: September 12-14, 2013
We are back. That’s right…Engage 2013 has been set in motion and our Conference Team is ready to go! Mount Pleasant Christian Church is proud to present; ENGAGE: The Worship Experience, a Worship and Arts Conference coming to Greenwood Indiana September 12-14. Engage is a large worship gathering for your entire church team; both staff … Read more
To Click Or Not To Click :: Using Click Tracks In Worship
I entered fulltime worship ministry in 1993. Yeah, even though I still look so young (ha), this September I will celebrate 20 years in ministry. That absolutely blows my mind. What an adventure it has been, and I thank God that in spite of my flaws and being a work in progress, He still sees … Read more
You said WHAT on Twitter??? Thoughts On Social Media and Ministry #Ministry #Leadership
All of us, at one time or another, have had that moment…the moment that causes us to do a wide-eyed double take. We’re scrolling down our Twitter feed or looking at Facebook and we see something that a friend or family member posted that stops us in our tracks. It’s as if it happens in … Read more
#WorshipSetList :: @MpccWorship :: March 2-3, 2013 :: #TheStory “A Few Good Men And Women”
Here’s our Worship Set List from this past weekend at MPCC. We are in week 8 of “The Story” in the book of Judges, “A Few Good Men And Women.” “Let The Praises Ring” [From the CD "Let The Praises Ring" by Lincoln Brewster] “Our God Saves” [From CD "Our God Saves" by Paul Baloche] “Soon” [From the CD … Read more
Building A Ministry Team….It’s All About The Volunteers
Ministry and Volunteers. Volunteers and Ministry. The two go hand in hand. Growing ministries need a large pool of committed, passionate and gifted volunteers. As leaders we need to always be on the lookout for prospects to join our teams. Once we identify them, how do we recruit them? What do we look for? I’d … Read more
Video Blog: “The Story” Week 7 “The Battle Begins”
We are a few weeks into “The Story” at MPCC and it has been a rich experience for our church. The Story is a 30+ week walk through the major themes of the Bible. Each week takes the congregation through a Biblical story and then looks at it from 2 points of view: The Upper … Read more
