Matt Redman It was youth specialist Mike Pilavachi, leader of the Soul Survivor youth festival, who first noticed the potential in him. Matt Redman was a promising 15-year-old worship leader. Mike gave him opportunities to minister at different churches.
Billions Of Lead Worshippers Humility and worship are inseparable. That's why the most effective lead worshippers bear the marks of genuine humility in their souls. Not a false or hollow humility, the kind we pretend to have because we know we should. But, a true view of self…
Q & A With Peter Furler Q: So there was a point when you felt, or your wife felt, that you weren't cut out for marriage? A: I'm not exempt from the attacks - that same force that comes against everything that the Kingdom of God stands for, and a marriage is part of the…
Author: Stuart Townend
Does It Matter What We Sing? I noticed an article recently in a Christian publication claiming that a number of well known, much-used worship songs were actually unbiblical. The writer's arguments concerning specific songs were not particularly convincing, but it did raise an…
Tech Cafe: Wireless Systems Endangered In the United States, most wireless microphones operate in locally unused TV channels. As part of the transition to Digital Television (DTV), the FCC has decided to reallocate some of the upper UHF TV channels to other services.
Chris Tomlin Twenty-eight year old Chris Tomlin has a passion for life that is reflected in everything he does... especially his music. Leading worship with a joyful heart, Chris has been writing songs for the past eight years that are sung by people around the…
Chase The Wave Maker Are you standing on the safe shoreline of your own established pattern of praise, or riding the waves of radical new 'hip and trendy' worship? Louie Giglio proposes a third way to encounter God - dive into the depths.
Author: David Salmon
Where Are God's Celebrity Chefs You would have thought that when it comes to learning about worship, we would seek our inspiration from the Psalms. Of course we do use a lot of them, but does your church overhead ever project the words "I envied the arrogant when I saw the…
Author: John Leach
Wired For Worship He found church music essentially bland and boring. Then, while on holiday in France, he heard the sound of Breton bagpipes being played with a church organ accompaniment. As he walked in, he burst into tears.
Author: Carl Albrecht
PLAYING TO THE ROOM: A DRUMMER'S PERSPECTIVE The most common and controversial question drummers hear is, "Can you play softer?" Drum volume is one of the biggest issues with bands, especially in church and ministry settings. It is the most controversial because opinions are very strong…
The Fast Lane At times our schedules seem to dictate that all our effort is spent running from one responsibility to another, anticipating a "wobble" or trying to maintain the needed momentum. It's easy to gravitate toward this extreme and if we look at our Day…