Articles for tag: Worship Teams

March 29, 2016

By Mark A. Taylor Churches and church leaders around the world are breathing a collective sigh of relief this week. Easter is over. All the hard work anticipating big Easter attendances is finished. Larger numbers of volunteers were recruited. Worship services were added (some megachurches began Easter services on Thursday evening). Musicians practiced harder and longer; choirs and worship teams prepared their best. Preachers gave special effort to make sure their sermons were polished and ready. New churches and multisites launched on Easter Sunday, with the hope to attract newcomers on the one Sunday when tradition prods the largest

March 3, 2011

Christian Standard

Worship Worship & Prayer

Songs Written Especially for Messages

Harpeth Community Church (Franklin, TN) finished its Harpeth Songs Project last Sunday. Each week during February one of the songwriters at HCC (a church just a few miles from downtown Nashville) shared an original song that tied in thematically with the day”s message. “This was an intentional effort to make space for our musicians who write and sing for a living, but aren”t part of our worship teams,” said creative director Kyle Baker.

February 10, 2008

Mike Schrage

Mission & Evangelism

Compelled to Pray

Hundreds of unseen servants supported the National Missionary Convention through persistent prayer. From months of preparation to backstage intercession during main sessions, their quiet faithfulness encouraged workers and strengthened mission commitments.

January 22, 2006

Becky Ahlberg

Worship & Prayer Worship

Where Have All the Choirs Gone?

As choirs decline, Becky Ahlberg argues the issue isn’t “traditional vs. contemporary,” but whether worship leaders equip people to serve. A healthy choir can be a cross-generational, creative, and effective worship-leading team.

June 5, 2005

Knofel Staton

Worship & Prayer Worship

Exploring Biblical Worship

Knofel Staton argues New Testament worship is humble service and a life submitted to God—not platform roles or a single music style. He calls churches to pursue unity amid diversity and shape corporate worship around what God values.