If you lead worship for your church, small group or prayer meeting, one challenge you will have is keeping yourself from stagnating. It's too easy to let yourself stop growing if you feel that you are doing an adequate job and everything is fine. Sometimes it's a question of time: we do not have enough time to do everything we want to do. And ministry can take a backseat after the other responsibilities of life.

Many churches have difficulty finding quality musicians to play for their church services. "We've put up notices" they tell me. "And no one responds!" Even worse, they find themselves stuck with musicians with either inappropriate skills or poor attitudes, and have to make do because they couldn't find anyone better.

Hosts of worship experts abound in the field today, giving different ideas, concepts and paradigms for worship ministry. Sifting through all that they say and teach can be a difficult task, trying what they suggest even more so. And when you don't get results after following what the experts tell you, it's too easy to blame yourself or the people you are trying to serve.

Why is it so important to structure worship songs correctly? To understand why this is so important you need to understand the Sunday Morning Scenario, the typical family going to church on a Sunday morning.

Clefs, notes, rests, scales, chords, rhythm… How long does it really take to learn how to play the piano The answer depends on your definition of what your desired level of ‘piano playing’ should ultimately be

When you have purchased a guitar, next thing you want to do is to buy cheap guitar amps Guitar amplifiers come in all shapes and sizes: practice, pre, mini, full and half stacked amps etc

The other day, Bernie Mac died. I found this really bizarre. I wasn’t a huge Bernie Mac fan – I thought he was great in a few movies like Ocean’s 11, 12, and 13, and he was a funny man. He had a great zest for life.

Guitar lovers will love playing fast guitar and aspire to be like Slash or Metallica Yet, no matter how hard we try, we find that trying to play fast, ends with us playing something that just does not sound right

Listening to a pro guitar player play live gives the biggest kick to a guitar lover. Do you want to know how these players create this magic?

Every human being has a unique voice that is specifically and intentionally designed by God. Even my father who is profoundly deaf and is unable to communicate verbally has a unique sounding voice.

I never thought it possible... in fact I never gave it a thought, because it wasn't something I thought could remotely happen. Can you be signed to a major label, have a #1 album and single, (not christian - I mean mainstream...) and be a worship leader for a very visible church? Yes, you can.

UK music retailers are upset, because His Purpleness has cut out the middle man and is giving away his new CD directly to fans, which leaves little incentive for people to go to stores to buy it.