As Easter quickly approaches, there’s one service that we musicians approach with a bit of fear and trembling – the Easter Sunrise Service.Now don’t misunderstand me, the Easter Sunrise Service is an incredibly special…
Easter Song Review – The Great Day
If you haven’t found an Easter song to sing yet, I have an unlikely Easter song to bring to your attention…
Last Minute Easter Songs
This is a busy season for church musicians with so many songs to learn for special Easter services! Perhaps you have been rehearsing for weeks, getting that music ready for Easter weekend. But maybe you haven’t even chosen a song…
Managing Easter Sunday and Allergy Season
As singers in the music ministry there are two things we are all facing right now. We are quickly coming up on Easter Sunday and Allergy Season. For non-musicians this may not be as big an issue. But for singers who are preparing to sing for Easter…
Easter is about Worship
You’ve been preparing for Easter for months. Now it’s here. By now you are probably as prepared as you can be for the songs you will sing. As you make your way into Easter weekend…
Mother’s Day Song Suggestions
Mother’s Day is just a few weeks away. Perhaps your church will have special Mother’s Day services or special music to honor the Mothers in the congregation. If you’ve been asked to sing the special music…
Last-minute Mother’s Day Selections
Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Some of you may be working on a special Mother’s Day song to sing in church. I know there will be many special songs and words shared this Sunday to honor all the mothers.Whether you’re scheduled to sing…
Sing for Freedom
Summer is finally here! School is out and family vacation is fast approaching. The biggest summer holiday, July 4th, is right around the corner and for most of us that means grilling out with friends, pool parties and beach trips – fun ways to celebrate a holiday. July 4th, Independence Day, is a day set aside for the celebration of our freedom. As we celebrate that freedom…
Music for VBS
The school year has come to an end and summer break has begun. If you’re in children’s ministry, you know that summer break means Vacation Bible School is coming up. For musicians, Vacation Bible School means learning lots of “kids’ songs” to lead during assembly time…
Too Busy NOT To!
Have you found yourself in such a busy season of ministry that you can’t seem to find even a few quiet minutes to pray? Think back for a minute to those times that you were in the midst of heavy rehearsals for a special Christmas program or planning the special music for big Easter production. All those hours of planning…