Spiritual Formation

19
Nov
The private altar: the grounding place for worship leaders

The private altar: the grounding place for worship leaders

our private altar is where real formation happens: Where God searches you before you ask the church to open their hearts.
2 min read
09
Nov
A single microphone

When the lights go down, who are you singing to?

Worship leading can be a blur of sound, lights, and holy intention. But it’s easy to forget who the light is really for.
1 min read
17
Sep
A centurion wearing armor

How Worship Clothes The Church in Armor

Every time you lead your church in song, you’re fastening truth around their waist, raising shields of faith, and putting the Word of God into their mouths. Sunday’s songs become Monday’s armor.
1 min read
16
Sep
A man kneeling in public

Hot Take: The Stage Is The Lowest Part Of The Room

Here’s the hard truth: if you want the spotlight, you’re in the wrong ministry. Worship leadership is about cultivating reverence, not recognition.
1 min read
14
Sep
A group of people sit together praying

When Worship Isn’t the Problem: The Discipleship Gap in Our Churches

If you’ve ever heard this line in your church: “Our worship just isn’t what it used to be”
2 min read
13
Sep
A person taking a long journey

Worship Is A Long Game

Worship is not microwave discipleship. You don’t measure its fruit by whether people sing loud this Sunday or cry
1 min read
11
Sep
Ripples on a calm pond

Sunday Ripples: How Worship Shapes Your Week

Worship isn’t a one-hour event—it’s a launching pad for the week. What happens on Sunday often sets the tone for Monday through Sunday again.
1 min read
06
Sep
A worship leader rushing onto stage

The danger of projecting your emotions into the room

The presence of God is not contingent on whether we feel “up” or “down.” He is present, faithful, unchanging. Our task is to point there, again and again.
1 min read
03
Sep
A cargo ship entering a canal lock.

The Lock of Worship and the Secret Place

Like a cargo ship entering a canal lock, if we never enter the secret place, we will always lead from the lower level. We can’t carry our congregations higher than we ourselves have been willing to go with Him.
1 min read
02
Sep
A man kneeling behind a worshipping crowd

The Discipleship Gap In Worship

Worship can stir our hearts… but does it always shape our lives? This is the discipleship gap: the distance between what we feel in the service and how we live in the week ahead.
2 min read