All of us want to become better worshippers and in turn lead our congregations to a higher level of worship. Here are a few thoughts gleaned from 20 years of leading worship in dozens of denominations, cultures and languages.

One of the things that I’ve learned over 18 years of church music ministry and six years of traveling is how to get the most our of my rehearsal time. In my last two and a half years of traveling and ministering around the world, I’ve had to work with a new worship band every second week and I’ve often had very little rehearsal time. It teaches you how to be organized.

Real worship is contagious. As you follow after God and really worship Him, you are teaching your worship team to worship. Your actions speak much louder than your words. When people realize that you are passionate about God and passionate about worshipping Him, it will motivate them to seek that passion for their own lives. Jesus taught by example. He preached, cast out demons and healed the sick. What did his disciples do? They preached, cast out More

Investing time into your vocalists will pay off with rich rewards. As they are trained to sing with excellence, they will be more equipped to lead with confidence and sing from their hearts. When you work with the vocalist make sure they are doing the following things correctly.

Getting a great rhythm sound from part-time musicians can be challenging. Here are a number of areas to work on.

Mark shares some very practical steps that you can follow to improve your ability to lead worship.  It starts with finding a great mentor to follow after.  Then, it becomes a part of your personal walk.  That's when you begin to add on to that foundation, all the great worship songs, musical skills, and band leading dynamics.  All of that put together, resting on a solid foundation of a life of integrity, will make you a rock solid worship leader.  More