by Mark J Martin | Apr 29, 2015 | Archived
Last year, I visited New York City with our church’s youth group. I had been to NYC once before, when I was a teen. This time, I had the responsibility of leading the group. We were using the subway system as our only method of transportation for the week. To...
by Mark J Martin | Apr 27, 2015 | Archived
Worship leaders at times fear repeating a song too often. We’ll pass over a song as we are planning because we feel we’ve sung it too recently. While there is a danger in wearing out a song (and I’m sure each of us has that song the congregation...
by Mark J Martin | Apr 25, 2015 | Archived
You spend hours searching for the perfect song. Then, when you find it, it’s in the wrong key! You’re leading the youth group in a worship service, and you know that no one is going to sing that high! You could plug it into Finale, but you don’t...
by Mark J Martin | Mar 7, 2015 | Archived
Music is a passion of mine. Learning it and creating it has been a major part of my life since my first piano lesson in second grade when Mrs. Croker taught me the black notes using the song “Peanut Butter and Jam.” From the Broadway tunes I grew up...
by Mark J Martin | May 12, 2014 | Archived
I Am a Church Member by Rainer is a quick, easy read that will inspire you to keep a positive outlook on church membership. Rainer begins the book with a story of two church members who have become friends. As they meet for coffee weekly on Monday mornings, their...
