by Mark J Martin | Oct 9, 2015 | Leading Worship
Sunday, you will have the opportunity to worship God and serve people with music. You just have a couple of days before the service. Most likely, you don’t have a lot of time left to rehearse. What are some small things you can do to improve your ministry to...
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 | Jul 21, 2015 | Leading Worship
There’s nothing like escaping to a beautiful mountain stream when life is busy. I recently went fishing early in the morning with my brother. He was fishing up stream a bit, and I was downstream just taking in the serene setting. It was spectacular. Mist...
by Mark J Martin | May 8, 2015 | Music
Last week, I said that we music directors must repeat songs. Why do you think that is the case? One reason we should repeat songs more often is that the impact of a song is affected by its context. Here’s what I mean. A different combination of songs will bring...
by Mark J Martin | Apr 25, 2015 | Music
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...
