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Joyful Noise
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Holy Week in the Early Church
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A Journey to Worship Renewal
A Personal Manifesto for Congregational Singing
A Sacrifice of Worship
Am I Too Old to Lead Worship
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Can Teams Plan Worship?
Carrying Others to Jesus
Clearing Up Worship
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Fire and Form
I Won't Go to a Church that Labels Me
Leave Some White Space
Lex orandi, lex credendi est
Moving Ahead in Corporate Worship
Painting God's Great Story
Planning Together & Planning Ahead
Pray for God's Anointing
Real Presence—Renewal at the Lord’s Table
Renew Your Thinking about Transcendent Worship
Spirit and Truth: Two Lenses to Understand Worship
The Art of Ritual Action
The Art of Worship
The Joys of Worship
The Musical Artist
The Mystery of Worship
The Spirituality of Worship
The Verbal Artist
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The Worship Driven Church
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Ten Differences Between Strength and Courage
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Let Your Voice Be Heard...Sometimes
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Don't listen to me…whatta I know?
It’s a talent business
It is just a Piece of Paper
Jesus Habits
Nelson Mandela's 8 Lessons of Leadership
Shocking Truths About Director-Accompanists
The Best of Times...The Worst of Times
The "Great Majority?" Humbug!
The Unbearable “Liteness”
The unquenchable thirst of every church musician
When You Wish Upon a Star
Doug Lawrence
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Blessing+Texting=Blexting
ccli's New Church Rehearsal License
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Fred Bock's 101 Favorite Anthems
Joyful Noise
Know Your Intervals
Promoting Choir Commitment
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The Choral Anthems of Jane Marshall
The Incarnational Work of the Adult Choir
Where There is Vision...Retreat!
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Think Like a TV Producer
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A Service of Lessons and Music for Easter
A Tenebrae Service with a large choral work
Holy Week in the Early Church
FAQ
Instrumental
All God's Children Got Organ Shoes
Handbell Repertoire for the Church
Instrumental Best Sellers
Piano Solo Repertoire for the Church
Rehearsals
Conductor as Educator
Lessons from a Choir Director
Practical Lessons from an Easter Season
What do you do first?
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A Call for Better Music
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Select 20 Anthem Reviews
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Concert Ministry
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3 Pitfalls of Worship
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5 Observations about Worship
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7 Questions about using media tech in Worship
7 Questions I'd Have with God About Worship
7 questions to determine if you had a worship fail
8 Reasons to Order Your Steps
30 Steps to Write an Uplifting Worship Chorus
A Journey to Worship Renewal
A Personal Manifesto for Congregational Singing
A Sacrifice of Worship
Am I Too Old to Lead Worship
An Ancient-Future New Old Year
Building a Praise Team
Building a Worship Portfolio
Can Teams Plan Worship?
Carrying Others to Jesus
Clearing Up Worship
Creator's Top 10 Unique Hymn Stories
Fire and Form
I Won't Go to a Church that Labels Me
Leave Some White Space
Lex orandi, lex credendi est
Moving Ahead in Corporate Worship
Painting God's Great Story
Planning Together & Planning Ahead
Pray for God's Anointing
Real Presence—Renewal at the Lord’s Table
Renew Your Thinking about Transcendent Worship
Spirit and Truth: Two Lenses to Understand Worship
The Art of Ritual Action
The Art of Worship
The Joys of Worship
The Musical Artist
The Mystery of Worship
The Spirituality of Worship
The Verbal Artist
The Visual Artist
The Worship Driven Church
We Aren't So Faithful
What We Can Do
Where Did I Go Wrong in Worship?
Word, Table, and Trinitarian Worship
Worship is a Pilgrimage
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40 Most Mispronounced Words in Church Music
Choir Commitment - The Real Cost
Creator Magazine's Super 15 Anthems
DIY Hymn Anthems
Favorite Anthems #1
Fred Bock's 101 Favorite Anthems
Joyful Noise
Know Your Intervals
Promoting Choir Commitment
Should a Director Sing with Their Choir?
The Beauty of Singing
The Choral Anthems of Jane Marshall
The Incarnational Work of the Adult Choir
Where There is Vision...Retreat!
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Dramatizing Mendelssohn's Elijah
Think Like a TV Producer
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20 Lenten Ideas
A Service of Lessons and Music for Easter
A Tenebrae Service with a large choral work
Holy Week in the Early Church
FAQ
Instrumental
All God's Children Got Organ Shoes
Handbell Repertoire for the Church
Instrumental Best Sellers
Piano Solo Repertoire for the Church
Rehearsals
Conductor as Educator
Lessons from a Choir Director
Practical Lessons from an Easter Season
What do you do first?
Repertoire
A Call for Better Music
Composers' Top Ten Anthems
Select 20 Anthem Reviews
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5 Important Qualities of a Christian Artist
Concert Ministry
Find Your Voice
Solo Vocal Repertoire for the Church
Worship
3 Pitfalls of Worship
3 ways to restore Holy, Holy, Holy
5 Observations about Worship
7 Questions about the Stuff of Worship
7 Questions about using media tech in Worship
7 Questions I'd Have with God About Worship
7 questions to determine if you had a worship fail
8 Reasons to Order Your Steps
30 Steps to Write an Uplifting Worship Chorus
A Journey to Worship Renewal
A Personal Manifesto for Congregational Singing
A Sacrifice of Worship
Am I Too Old to Lead Worship
An Ancient-Future New Old Year
Building a Praise Team
Building a Worship Portfolio
Can Teams Plan Worship?
Carrying Others to Jesus
Clearing Up Worship
Creator's Top 10 Unique Hymn Stories
Fire and Form
I Won't Go to a Church that Labels Me
Leave Some White Space
Lex orandi, lex credendi est
Moving Ahead in Corporate Worship
Painting God's Great Story
Planning Together & Planning Ahead
Pray for God's Anointing
Real Presence—Renewal at the Lord’s Table
Renew Your Thinking about Transcendent Worship
Spirit and Truth: Two Lenses to Understand Worship
The Art of Ritual Action
The Art of Worship
The Joys of Worship
The Musical Artist
The Mystery of Worship
The Spirituality of Worship
The Verbal Artist
The Visual Artist
The Worship Driven Church
We Aren't So Faithful
What We Can Do
Where Did I Go Wrong in Worship?
Word, Table, and Trinitarian Worship
Worship is a Pilgrimage
Worship Oncology
Worship Planning Forms
Choir Repertoire Form
Cue Sheet
Nine Week Worship Review Form
Solo Schedule Form
Worship Planning Sheet
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4 Things to Never Do in Ministry
7 Ways to Manage Change in Ministry
Focus on the Ministry You are Really In
Generations
Integrity
Is "Our Best" Our Best?
Lean into the Future
Loyalty
Music Shapes Us
Holy Songs
Starting Over
Technology is Here to Stay
Ten Differences Between Strength and Courage
The Lamp of Excellence
The Purist
Your Life=2/5 of a second
Leadership Tools
4 Commitments for Leadership Success
4 Components of Leadership
4 Strategic Things a Church Musician Contributes
4 Things to Transform an Underperforming Team
4 Ways to Be Yourself in Leadership
5 Leadership Tools for Managing Conflict
5 Ways a Leader Inspires Negative Results
6 Thoughts About Surviving Criticism
7 Rules for Being a Good Leader
10 Tips to Strengthen Your Character
Can We Be Honest?
Empower Volunteer Leaders
Enjoy the Role of Leadership
Fight for Your Dreams
Getting Groups to Collaboration
Keep Your Fish in the Water
Leadership Words of Wisdom
Lessons from 4 Legendary Leaders
Let Your Voice Be Heard...Sometimes
Life Insurance - Get Some Today
Mountaintop Experiences
New Year Motivational Quotes
Pass it on...
Ready, Fire, Aim!
Review, Learn, Plan
Should Every Church in America Rethink Itself?
Tools for Teams
Top 5 Church Musician Leadership Skills
What Christmas Teaches Us About Leadership
Hugh Ballou
Professional Tools
6 Common Church Musician Regrets
7 Questions about Basic Creativity and Imagination
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Speak
7 Questions to lead to a Stronger Working Relation
7 Questions to assess a church's worship health
7 Questions to determine if multisite is right
7 Questions to Help Revitalize a Church Staff
7 Questions to Individuate Your Church's Vision
All I Really Need
Constructive Waiting in Worship Ministry
Don't listen to me…whatta I know?
It’s a talent business
It is just a Piece of Paper
Jesus Habits
Nelson Mandela's 8 Lessons of Leadership
Shocking Truths About Director-Accompanists
The Best of Times...The Worst of Times
The "Great Majority?" Humbug!
The Unbearable “Liteness”
The unquenchable thirst of every church musician
When You Wish Upon a Star
Doug Lawrence
Practical Tools
An Invitation to Silence
Blessing+Texting=Blexting
ccli's New Church Rehearsal License
Coming Out of the Dark
Creating Margins
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30
2012
Growing into God's Call
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Stan DeWitt
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Stan DeWitt suggests ways to grow your music and worship ministry by identifying the gifts of others...
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23
2012
We Are Family
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Vern Sanders
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Creator magazine publisher provides words of encouragement to those serving in church music and worship ministry...
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Dec
26
2011
The Day After Christmas
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A short poem written on behalf of all those who serve in the music/arts ministry of local churches
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Oct
24
2011
A Call for Better Music
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Creator magazine publisher Vern Sanders issues a call to music publishers to provide better music for the church.
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Oct
17
2011
6 Common Church Musician Regrets
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Doug Lawrence
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If regret runs your life, it’s bad. If, however, regret informs your future, it’s real, real good. Count your regrets, then get busy fixing what you failed to fix in the first place.
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Aug
22
2011
It is just a Piece of Paper
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Vern Sanders
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Vern Sanders presents the case for why degrees matter and degrees don't matter for today's church musician and worship leader, and why the church needs to find a way to evaluate the competency of those who serve in these ministries.
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27
2007
Music-Ministry-Equal Pay: Pick Two?
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Vern Sanders
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Is a leader's service a simple choice of ministry versus equitable pay? This article contains tools to help a church and its leadership understand the implications of the choices.
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