Buy a single copy here (Save 32%) Buy bulk copies here (Save 50%) What happens in your services is of no use to your people if they don’t walk away with a clear understanding of how to incorporate the teaching and worship into their lives. That’s why it is so important to begin your worship planning with the end in … Read More
Lessons from “Engage” – How to Listen to the Holy Spirit AND Plan Worship Services in Advance
Buy a single copy here (Save 32%) Buy bulk copies here (Save 50%) I’m teaming up with Jason Hatley (Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey) this week to bring you 4 BIG worship planning principles from our new book, Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming Worship Services. Let’s continue today by looking at how planning your worship services in … Read More
Lessons from “Engage” – How to Break the Sunday-to-Sunday Mentality
Buy a single copy here (Save 32%) Buy bulk copies here (Save 50%) I’m teaming up with Jason Hatley (Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey) this week to bring you 4 BIG worship planning principles from our new book, Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming Worship Services. These principles can help you relieve the stress of weekly worship planning and maximize your … Read More
Three Actions of a Growing Worship Leader, Part 2
Who’s in your circle? This is Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey Church, and I’m not really talking about your Google+ account. This question cuts a little deeper than that 🙂 I’m talking about the 5 or so people that are the most influential people in your life. They are the people that are currently speaking into your … Read More
Three Questions to Help You Wrap Up 2011
With the end of 2011 just days away, many pastors and worship leaders are already turning the calendar in their minds to 2012. Good idea, right? Wrong! Let me explain . . . There’s nothing wrong with looking ahead, but the problem is that many may be forgetting one of the most important year-end rituals — wrapping up this year … Read More
Three Ways to Make Christmas Meaningful for YOU this Year
Jason Hatley here, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey Church, with a quick (but very important) question for you . . . How’s your Christmas season going? No . . . I’m not talking about services or Christmas planning. I’m talking about you. How is YOUR Christmas season going? For all of us in ministry Christmas can be a huge season … Read More
How to Thank Your Worship Team Volunteers this Christmas
Jason Hatley here – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and founder of WorshipLeaderInsights.com – with some holiday thoughts for you today. Thanksgiving has come and gone (except for the leftover turkey of course), but “giving thanks” is always in season. Especially when it comes to thanking your worship arts team members. I don’t have to tell you how … Read More
Let’s Plan Our 2012 Preaching Calendar Together – FREE Webinar
You’re invited to join me next week for one of 4 free webinars I’m leading called “Planning Your 2012 Preaching Calendar.” After coaching more than 1,000 pastors over the last few years, I’ve learned that one of the best tools for reducing your stress, maximizing creativity, honoring God and working with the natural patterns of your people is planning your preaching calendar months … Read More
What Your Church can Learn from a Broadway Show
Have you ever been to a Broadway show? It’s Jason Hatley here, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey. Our Journey office in New York City is right in the heart of Times Square. Literally, whenever I walk down “the great white way” to go to our office I pass three of the big shows that are currently playing. If … Read More
Two Secrets to Finishing 2011 Strong
It turned Fall this week . . . not here in South Florida where it’s still blazing hot, but nonetheless Fall began on September 23 for almost everyone else in the Northern Hemisphere. This is Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and it’s hard to believe, but the changing of the season from summer to Fall reminds … Read More