Stop thinking when you’re on the platform! I mean it. If you’re standing in front of the congregation and thinking about what you’re going to say, where you’re going to move, what notes you’re trying to sing, what the lyrics are, how do you look…

Or here’s another one, there’s another soloist or musician in the crowd, so you’re singing or playing to them; or there’s someone important in the congregation, so you’re thinking about how they like what you’re doing…. well, if you’re thinking on the platform, then you’ve already lost.

Here’s the problem with “thinking” on the platform. [Read more...]