16 Dec, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Training a Team|—WorshipGod Conferences
What do you do when in the middle of leading worship you have a train wreck? We had the opportunity to find out at the WorshipGod conference last August. Joseph Stigora, from Covenant Fellowship in Philadelphia, was doing a great job leading with his team. But as he started into a musical rendition of Psalm [...]
10 Dec, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Books|—Choirs|—Musicians & Vocalists|—Spiritual Gifts|—Training a Team|—Vocalists
I just finished reading Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, by Geoff Colvin. Fascinating book. Giftedness is a topic that I’ve thought about a lot. Are we selling ourselves short by assuming that we’ll never be as good a keyboardist, vocalist, guitarist, drummer, or whatever, as the people we esteem? [...]
04 Nov, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Arranging|—Choosing Songs|—Leading a Congregation|—Music Theory|—Training a Team
A friend recently emailed me and expressed a dilemma he was facing when teaching new songs performed by an artist who varies the way he or she sings the melody. My friend asked: When do we go with the lead sheet, and when do we go with the CD melody? And when do we go [...]
31 Oct, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Christmas|—Worship and the Pastor
A friend sent me this question, which she received from her father: I just found out that our church is charging for tickets to our Christmas event…music, drama etc. They want members to buy tickets to hand out for the event. I notice that lots of churches are doing this now. There’s a church in [...]
23 Oct, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Children|—Training a Team|—Worship and Music
Where do the next generation of musicians in the church come from? What can we can do to influence, inspire, and train the young people in our church to develop and use their gifts to serve the church for the glory of God? It doesn’t matter whether we’re in a church of 50, 500, or 5000, we can begin to think about how we can pass on what we’ve learned.
03 Oct, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Defining Terms|—Leading a Congregation|—Leading a Team|—Worship and the Church|—Worship and the Pastor|—Worship Matters book|Videos
A while back I recorded four brief videos (3-4 minutes each) that serve as an introduction to the four sections of my book, Worship Matters, but can also be used as stand-alones. They deal with four areas: The Leader (what do I love the most?) The Task (what exactly is a worship leader trying to [...]
11 Sep, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Arranging|—Choirs|—Choosing Songs|—Expressiveness|—Friends|—Leading a Congregation|—Leading a Team|—Music Theory|—Musicians & Vocalists|—Songwriting|—Sound and Tech|—Training a Team|—Vocalists|—Worship and Life|—Worship and Music|—Worship and Scripture|—Worship and the Church|—Worship and the Pastor|—WorshipGod Conferences
Over at the Sovereign Grace website, we’ve finally posted 29 WorshipGod08 seminars for you to listen to or download for free. . . . Here’s the list: Band on the Run (Bob Kauflin) Building Bridges: Pastors and Worship Leaders (Bob Kauflin) Caring for Your Sound System (Darryl Wenger) Copyright Law and Church Music: The Eight [...]
18 Nov, 2005
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Leading a Congregation
I’m hoping to follow a similar format each week for this blog. On Mondays I’ll be sharing a devotional, from Scripture or some other source, that will focus on our hearts. If you lead a music team these might be great to share with your group. Tuesday through Thursday I’ll be typically focusing on some [...]