Once Again: The Story Behind The Song I love Brian Doerksen's description of what makes a great worship song - "a universal theme, expressed in a unique way". I try and run every song I write through that grid. When it comes to universal themes, there's none greater than the cross.…
Believe A worship album featuring Brian Doerksen, David Ruis, Daphne Rademaker, Graham Ord, Angie VanDeMark, Ron & David Wilding, Melissa Boraski and Brenda Janz. In recording this album, we have attempted to document worship songs that God has birthed in…
Story Behind the Song: Yes You Have "Yes You Have" or the chorus at least, was something that I had written in prayer at my house in my room. I didn't finish it like I should've but I kind of put on the back burner and forgot about it for a while.
The Worship Planning Process At Worship Together, we have been talking a lot about how to be an even more helpful practical resource to the local church and especially to worship leaders who put worship services together week after week. The creative team at our church calls…
Who's Really The Worship Leader I heard recently some discussion of whether the term "Lead worshipper" would actually be a more helpful one than "Worship leader" when it comes to the role we play in worship. At first I thought this was just some clever word-play, and that there…
Explostions Of Life Passionate worship has creative power, says David Ruis - it not only changes the Church, but also draws a lost world to God.... Most of us play it safe when it comes to releasing genuine creativity in corporate worship. But there are a number of…
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Facedown In Worship For Matt Redman, worship is about much more than simply writing or singing a song to God. It's as much about breathing as it is about chords and lyrics. "As we know, worship is about the whole of life," he says. "I'm trying to 'worship God in the…
Attitudes Of A Worshipper Recently, I've been thinking again about the importance of our heart attitudes. When involved in leading worship it can be so easy to lose focus and concentrate on the less important things. There can be a temptation to get so carried away with…
Above All Else: The Story Behind The Song The year is 2000 and the location is my Oxford University graduation ceremony...Looking around at my friends, I know where they are going next; she'll be an Attorney, he'll be a Banker, she's going into TV Media, he is off to do a Science PHD...…
How To Lead A Worship Team Are you leading a music team in your local church? Or are you thinking about setting one up, and don't know where to begin? Stuart Townend lays the foundations for establishing an effective Worship Team.
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…
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