Ideas for Worship Leaders

The Apostle Paul wrote, “to him (God) be the glory in the church” (Ephesians 3:21) There can be no doubt that the only one that is to receive glory is the Almighty Creator. This truth is even more relevant when it comes to the church. The church is the place where God is to be… Read More »

Are you looking for a new song? A song of praise and worship? Is it time for something new that you can take to the worship team and eventually to the congregation? Let me pitch a song. No, it’s not a song I wrote. It’s Jesus Christ. You might say, “you lost me”, but stay… Read More »

The object of worship in spirit and truth is God. After all, he was before any created thing. He has no beginning or end. He knows all and is the healer of every disease. His greatness is not yet fully known by mankind. His beauty overwhelms all who look at him. His love, his grace,… Read More »

Most Sundays do not pose a problem for worship leaders when it comes to choosing songs. However, when special occasions come around, they can feel very limited. What does a worship leader do for songs on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, or any other day that we celebrate in church? Often, we look into the… Read More »

Every worship leader, at one time or another, will have someone criticize some part of the worship ministry. The laundry list of issues could include: the songs, the volume, the style, the length of worship, etc. It is one of the hardest parts of worship ministry. How does one handle criticism? It can be harsh.… Read More »

Some day all of creation will bow in worship without being coaxed or coached. (Philippians 2:10,11). How will that possibly happen? They will simply see the Lord! Can anything compare to Jesus Christ? Isaiah saw the Lord in all of his glory and he committed his life to God’s service. (Isaiah 6) John, the Revelator,… Read More »

Exodus 15:1-21 is an interesting study on a congregational worship event. At first glance, one could say, “Wait, verse one calls this a song which Moses and the Israelites sang together”. True. However, there is plenty of historical evidence that “songs” or “psalms” in Old Testament times were responsorial in nature. That means that a… Read More »

We have listed below 10 strong examples of Call to Worship Songs with links to find audio and/or printed music online. Let us encourage you in a couple of points at this juncture. 1) For an explanation of how to use Call to Worship Songs effectively, please see the article Inviting Others to Worship. 2)… Read More »

What a wonderful opportunity to put our prayers to music. Prayer Songs can add an emotional depth to our petitions, supplications, and intercessions. A Prayer Song is very unique from a Worship Song. Although it addresses God directly, there is an added focus on our needs. This is why, as worship leaders, we have to… Read More »

A “Call to Worship” song is not the same thing as what is popularly known as an “opener”. In our observations, “openers” in church services have sometimes been worship songs, intention to worship songs, testimonies, encouragement songs, declaration songs, or proclamation songs. These observations are based on the lyric content alone. A “Call to Worship”… Read More »