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It can be a perfect enhancement or a total distraction Congratulations, you’ve made it to the the final round. ...

Things are really starting to heat up! So far we have discussed Love and Devotion, building and sustaining a solid Foundation, honing-in on the Fundamentals. Today we’ll get into one of America’s favorite founding words: Freedom. ...

Welcome back to the “kitchen!” If you missed any of the previous posts on Breaking Bad Habits, Love and Devotion, or Foundation (which is the 1st ingredient), I highly recommend you go back through those before reading this post. ...

This is it! This right here is the “meat and potatoes” of your live show. I work on developing the foundation of a performance more than anything else. My wife doesn’t like eating burritos when the tortilla splits open and all the filling falls out. Whether it’s savory like a burrito or something sweet like a donut, you can’t enjoy the filling without a good foundation. ...

A good meal, in a good setting, with good people having good conversations can make for a great experience together. Food, by definition, is any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth. Not too long ago, I was reading a book with a line that read, “Two topics that impact everyone, whether you are interested in them or not: health and money.” Our health can be traced back to our genetics, but with proper nutrients, a...

In church we ask for the Holy Spirit to have his way in us and move in the service. Sometimes I think it’ll take the Holy Spirit’s movement to get some of us to move on the platform at all! We’re all creatures of habit. We’re almost programmed for it from an early age. ...

I wonder how many of us professional musicians mislead our audience. We are either intentionally leading them or maybe unintentionally misleading them. I remember one night – back before I was old enough to join our church youth group – my church hosted a concert by a local band that was friends of our family.  My dad was down on the main floor running lights and had designated one of the older youth members to run the spotlight from up in the balcony. At one point during the show, the lead gu...

Are we authentic in worship? If you didn’t read part 1 of this post, I encourage you to do so and watch this video before continuing. ...

“Worship is completely different than performing,” he said. But is it really? A few years ago, my band was part of a traveling youth event. We would play a worship session and a mini concert, as would other artists. ...

Regardless of the church size, there is one glaring similarity between a lot of churches I see. In my travels with music, I have visited numerous churches. A long lasting result of these visits is that I stay connected with different ministries by watching their live stream services. ...

Whether you realize it or not, the audience is a reflection of us onstage. When you’re performing or leading worship and you look out at the people, what do you see? Are they fully present with you? Are they singing their hearts out? Or does there seem to be a disconnect somewhere? ...

A person’s life can be changed through worship To this day, I’m not sure why I receive these emails, but I oftentimes find myself very thankful that I do.  ...