Jason Hatley here – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of Worship Leader Insights. I heard an amazing story this week and Nelson said that I just had to share it with you. Here goes… I was talking with Ryan Barbato from Sanford, NC this week about something incredible happening on his worship team. Ryan is going … Read More
3 Ways to Help your Worship Leader Succeed (Part 3)
It’s Jason Hatley here again – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com – and today I’m concluding a series of posts about how you can help your Worship Leader succeed. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series we discussed how to set clear expectations and provide constant feedback for to your worship leader. … Read More
Free Podcast – Leading Your Worship Team through Change
We’re in the middle of a great series of posts from Jason Hatley – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of Worship Leader Insights – about how Pastors can help their Worship Leaders to be successful (click here and here for those posts), and I wanted to take an opportunity today to share his latest podcast – … Read More
3 Ways to Help your Worship Leader Succeed (Part 2)
Jason Hatley here again – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com – continuing a series of posts on how you can help your Worship Leader succeed. In last week’s post we started with this important thought: “As goes your worship team, so goes your worship service.” Effective worship services and worship teams are lead by … Read More
3 Ways to Help your Worship Leader Succeed (Part 1)
“I want my worship leader to succeed!” This is Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com, and I can’t name a single pastor that I’ve met anywhere that would disagree with that statement. After all, as goes your worship team, so goes your worship service. Having personally coached over 125 worship leaders, I … Read More
Sunday’s Coming… [Funny Video]
I thought you could use a laugh this morning – here’s a funny video I saw recently from North Point Media that brought a smile to my face… I hope it will “growtivate” you to make the most of your church’s worship services: Have a great Wednesday! P.S. If you’re seriously ready to maximize your church’s weekend worship services, check … Read More
FDR on Sermon Preparation…
I ran across this story in a book I was reading recently and I think it has great application when it comes to planning and preparing to preach: Franklin Delano Roosevelt was once asked how long it would take to prepare an address on a particular theme. “That depends on how long you want me to speak,’ the President answered. … Read More
What are Your Expectations for Your Worship Pastor and Musicians?
This is Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey. Nelson asked me to share some thoughts today on one of the more frequently asked questions in both his and my coaching networks – the question of worship ministry expectations. Excellence on Sunday begins with excellence in the rehearsal room. And the one person who is responsible for getting … Read More
Overcoming Worship Leader Challenges (Free E-Book)
My Worship Pastor here at The Journey, Jason Hatley, just recently released a brand-new Free E-Book for worship leaders called “Overcoming the Seven Challenges of a Worship Leader.” Every Worship Leader faces challenges – seven major challenges to be specific. Once you identify these challenges and build a systematic approach to overcoming them, you and your worship ministry can thrive! … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – Summer Sermon Series?
Q: You mentioned doing a series during the summer that isn’t sequential. Can you elaborate on what that looks like? A: The basic concept is to do a number of messages that can be combined under the same title, but that don’t build on one another from week to week. Essentially, you should do a series that is made up … Read More