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The Reframe
A Guest Post with Anita Wilt As many of my blog readers know, my wife is my Spiritual Director in one key area of my formation as a Christian and as a human being. It is through her role modeling, and...
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7 Steps To Starting A Worship Circle
Train Worship Leaders and Musicians All At Once Many years ago I gathered about 50 college students into a room on the upper floor of our small university’s main building. I had called the idea a...
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7 Trends That Are Changing Contemporary Worship
And Why Every Worship Leader Should Be Aware Of Them As I walk into my office each day, a quote greets me. I printed it out many years ago, and keep it on a music stand in my daily view. It is not a...
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Character and Craft [Quote]
“Hone your character, and your craft. Being a worship leader is about being a spiritual leader; it’s about more than than the music. Your best day as a worship leader may not be your best day as a...
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My Response To “8 Reasons The Worship Industry Is Killing Worship”
Nuance Matters When Worship Is Concerned On October 19, 2015, Patheos.com published the post 8 Reasons The Worship Industry Is Killing Worship by Jonathan Aigner. By all accounts the post has gone...
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What You (Probably) Don’t Know About Modern Worship (Glenn Packiam)
If You're A Worship Leader, Please Read This Friend Glenn Packiam (www.mysteryoffaithblog.com) recently posted his response to the current tide of voices calling for an end to the “modern worship”...
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Lent Reading: Voice From The Darkness [Death]
Worship Readings and Prayers for Contemporary Churches [Cycle of Life] Many years ago, I set out to write a series of readings that could be used in contemporary churches for worship through the Lent,...
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Making “Sense” of Modern Worship: Scripture, Spirit, AND Sacrament
A Guest Post by Ryan Flanigan The following guest post by good friend Ryan Flanigan further explores the theme of friend Glenn Packiam in “What You Probably Don’t Know About Modern Worship.” His...
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Radical Welcome: Lessons In Hospitality From Ruth 2 [Video]
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. On a weekend in January I had the privilege of sharing in a Chapel service of the Robert E. Webber Institute For Worship...
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5 Things Every Congregation Must Understand About Worship
What We Get Wrong, and How We Get It Right I’ve now spent most of my adult life (30 years) thinking about, leading, and teaching on the topic of worship. It’s been central to my life’s call to reflect...
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The Twin Masteries Of The Worship Leader
Two skills, running in tandem, will make or break our leadership. As worship leaders, we are often looking for a secret key that will make us more effective at what we do. But the answer to being more...
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Sam Yoder | Dan Wilt –“Alpha And Omega” (Official Lyric Video + Song Story)
A new song celebrating everlasting Love, and the Lord of new creation. Combining theological reflection on the God-Beyond-Words with poetic sensitivity and a celebration theme – is a labor of love....
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Kat Michael | Dan Wilt – “I Am Your Child” (Official Lyric Video + Song Story)
I am not bound by worry, I am not bound by fear. Is God really good, and is His heart loving toward you? This is a time when a revelation of the goodness of the Father is being poured out on the Body...
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Matt Bramstedt | Dan Wilt – “The Song Inside Of Me” (Lyric Video + Song Story)
And my heart beats like a drum, You are the song inside of me. The song that moves you from the middle of the hard night to the beginning of a bright day is rarely one that is perfect, polished, or...
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It Is A Gospel Of Power That Will Change The World
No Meme, Post, Lyric, Or Teaching Will Change A Destiny. If we believe a Gospel of words will change our culture, we are misguided. It is a Gospel of power that changes lives. Lives changed by the...
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People Of The Wild Hallelujah
Why A Few Thousand Year Old Word Has Power Today The year is 1984, and George Orwell’s dystopian future has not come to pass. A 50-year old musician’s career has reached an all-time low. A song he is...
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People Of The Fierce Hosanna
In Mark 11:1-11, Jesus is entering the Great Jerusalem, meaning “City of Shalom, City of completeness, wholeness, of God’s all-permeating Peace.” But as the Prince of Peace enters – the Prince of...
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The Willing God
Reflections On Healing From Mark 1:40-45 My hands were folded over my throat as I sat in the chair, quietly praying, and waiting for the doctor to enter. I was scheduled to have surgery the next week,...
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Do We “Bring” God’s Presence When We Worship?
A Theological Course Correction For Worship Leaders And Pastors The following is, I submit, a theological course correction necessary for Worship Leaders and Pastors who lead in settings that...
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Don Rousu: A Tribute
A Letter Written To A Friend Who Has Passed On Into Glory Today, at the time of this writing, is the celebration of life service of dear friend, Don Rousu. He passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at...
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