One bizarre thing about pro wrestling is the idea of championships and win-loss records. For the most part, they don’t exist. Characters have matches to advance a storyline, not win. You never see an irrelevant guy become champion because story, TV ratings, and popularity define success, not wins. There’s also no off-season: there’s no such […]
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Commanding Attention in Your Public Speaking
Growing up I often marveled at great speakers, politicians, coaches, or preachers. Speaking never came naturally to me so I figured these people were just born with it. I’ve never had formal training in communication or wanted to be a public speaker. That became irrelevant when I took a job as a youth pastor back […]
Why I’m No Longer (Primarily) Leading Worship
Worship Leader. That term has defined me for awhile, but it’s going to change. Even though 2012 was busy in ministry (I hit Marriott Platinum in a few months), I had this feeling it would be the last year that leading worship would be my primary contribution to the people of Earth (I’ll still lead […]
NEW ALBUM: THE NEW COLLECTIVE EP
It’s here! The debut EP of the Northeast Worship Collective (New Collective for short) a community of worship leaders, songwriters, and musicians based in the Northeast USA is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and other major online music retailers. Featuring four original songs as well as a modernized version of He Is Yahweh, this EP’s […]
Road Warriors: Tips for Itinerant Ministry
This is the type of issue everyone wonders about but no one discusses. You ever wonder “How did that guy get to lead worship or preach at that event?” There are reasons, believe it or not. Also, “itinerant ministry” is one of the most popular search terms on my site (no idea why), so here […]