02 Mar, 2006
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Leading a Congregation|—Worship and the Pastor
I was going to entitle this post “Final Thoughts,” but that’s probably not going to happen. One of the reasons I started this blog was to explore this role in an ongoing way. But this does mark the end of the series on the role of the corporate worship leader. Really. If you’re a musician [...]
01 Mar, 2006
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Defining Terms|—Leading a Congregation|—Worship and Music|—Worship and the Pastor|Devotions
One more time, this is the definition for a congregational worship leader I’ve proposed: An effective corporate worship leader, aided and led by the Holy Spirit, skillfully combines biblical truth with music to magnify the worth of God and the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, thereby motivating the gathered church to join him in proclaiming [...]
A while ago, Richard wrote in to ask: “Do you think there is an advantage one way or the other for a congregation to sing from a hymnal and songbook/sheet (so that they are all looking down), or singing from the words on a large screen in the front of the room (where they are [...]
25 Jan, 2006
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Defining Terms|—Free Messages|—Leading a Congregation|—Worship and Music|—Worship and the Pastor
Before I start this series, I wanted to give you some background. Eight years ago, after I had served as a pastor for twelve years, C.J. Mahaney invited me to assume the new role of “Director of Worship Development” for Sovereign Grace Ministries. One of my assignments was to study and train others in the [...]