by Mark J Martin | Sep 23, 2015 | Leading Worship
Are you giving your musicians enough time to prepare to lead worship with skill? We don’t always think of church music in terms of good or bad execution, but it could be helpful. This idea of execution makes sense on the football field and in the business world,...
by Mark J Martin | Sep 17, 2015 | Leading Worship
If you were to isolate the greatest challenges that face music ministries in the 21st century, at the top of the list would be the challenge of leading different generations to worship God together. Some ministries split services. Some adjust style to fit newer...
by Mark J Martin | Aug 16, 2015 | Leading Worship
To get out there and sing or play in front of the church takes great courage when you are starting out. Anyone in front of people as often as you are will make mistakes. You might have to hang up your super hero cape. Because leading worship takes the courage...
by Mark J Martin | Aug 14, 2015 | Leading Worship
I’m excited to share with you our first interview with effective music pastors! In this first episode, I was privileged to have James Koerts join me for a great discussion about church music ministry! James is fun to get to know. He is music pastor at Mikado...
by Mark J Martin | Aug 11, 2015 | Leading Worship
On Friday, I’m starting a new video interview series. My heart for this website is that it will be a help to church musicians and music directors by passing along what God has taught me. But I’m still learning, and I don’t have all the answers. So,...