Summary: In this session of The Artist's Suitcase podcast, we explore the second half of a 2-part series on how to improve your church's singing. This episode looks at singing from the worship leader's point of view. Specifically, we look at twelve practical suggestions for worship leaders. Even if you're not a worship leader, you will learn a good deal about what goes into crafting an effective worship service in terms of music, and some of the challenges that worship leaders face. Learning to appreciate others' perspectives and roles is always a good thing! What You'll Learn in This Episode 12 Tips for Worship Leaders to Improve Your Church's Singing: Commit to helping your church sing well. Keep the volume at a healthy level. Be a participant in the service. Demonstrate authentic love for people. Be a servant to others. Keep your arrangements simple. Use positive reinforcement. Trim your existing song list. Don’t overwhelm people with new songs. Put songs in a singable key. Practice your music thoroughly. Memorize your music. Episode Resources Below are several resources that are either mentioned in this episode or recommended if you want to explore the topic further. Book: Revolve: A New Way to See Worship by Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley Book: God Songs: How to Write and Select Songs for Worship by Paul Baloche and Jimmy & Carol Owens Book: The Art of Worship: A Musician's Guide to Leading Modern Worship by Greg Scheer Show Outline A detailed outline for the show is available for download here. Quotables "Our first priority in worship leading is to help others express their worship." [Click to Tweet] "Practice doesn't make you inauthentic. It makes you so well prepared that you're free to be authentic." [Click to Tweet] Subscribe If you enjoy the show, please subscribe! (You can also access the show through podcast apps such as Stitcher, Downcast and Instacast.) iTunes RSS Feedback and Ratings I want to hear from you! If you have an idea for a guest or a show topic, please let me know. You can share your thoughts in the comment section, send me voice message by clicking the "Send Kent a message" link on the right side of the website, or you can email me at kent@artistssuitcase.com. I'd also be grateful if you rate the podcast on iTunes to help keep it visible so others can discover it. Thanks so much!
