http://www.expressiveworship.net Love the congregation Wed, 09 May 2012 19:11:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/05/can-we-laugh-at-ourselves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-we-laugh-at-ourselves http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/05/can-we-laugh-at-ourselves/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:05:08 +0000 Lang Bliss http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1967 One of the greatest qualities of effective relationship with others is the ability to laugh at ourselves. How many times have you seen someone who takes themself way too seriously? Then a gaff, mistake, or physical blunder happens and the person struggles to maintain control and that makes us laugh even harder! Something about religious [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/05/can-we-laugh-at-ourselves/feed/ 4 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/05/worship-set-week-to-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worship-set-week-to-week http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/05/worship-set-week-to-week/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:19:08 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1955 I’ve been talking recently with “Worship Leader Jay” about dealing with the simple ‘how-to’ of putting together your worship set and your team. You can check out some of what I learned from Jay in these blogs: Baby Steps and The Freedom to Disappoint Now I want to share some of the things working for [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/05/worship-set-week-to-week/feed/ 4 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/passion-sells/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passion-sells http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/passion-sells/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:42:10 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1701 This title might seem crass and cheap at first glance, but let me explain. I was on a flight home from working with a speaker who is just beginning a tour in which she delivers five, 5-7 minutes talks to arenas filled with Jr. High kids. An audience NOT for the faint of heart, I [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/passion-sells/feed/ 0 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/be-the-unique-person-god-made-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-the-unique-person-god-made-you http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/be-the-unique-person-god-made-you/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:32:22 +0000 Tom Jackson http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1939 Psalm 139:14 – I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;    your works are wonderful,    I know that full well. Taking risks can be a scary thing. In all the years I’ve worked with musicians and singers, I can’t recall one who didn’t have an invisible wall of fear – something they were afraid [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/be-the-unique-person-god-made-you/feed/ 0 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/seeing-the-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seeing-the-music http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/seeing-the-music/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:36:02 +0000 Tom Jackson http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1933 I’ve worked with many singers who are trying to find and develop a unique vocal style. A great vocal coach can help with this. On the flip side, a bad vocal coach who only understands one style and tries to teach you that (whether your voice is suited for it or not), is a big [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/seeing-the-music/feed/ 0 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/sheep-singers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sheep-singers http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/sheep-singers/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:07:48 +0000 Lang Bliss http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1885 We just celebrated Easter, and many of us heard again the story of Peter’s fateful night of later remorse. After Jesus’ resurrection,we get to peek in on the scene on the beach; the sound of a crackling fire and quiet conversations; the smell of the sea and of fish cooking. I love how Jesus meets [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/sheep-singers/feed/ 0 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/rules-dont-limit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rules-dont-limit http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/rules-dont-limit/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:57:19 +0000 Tom Jackson http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1903 There are rules for writing a song to be played on radio. Some of those rules are obvious: a song shouldn’t be shorter than 2 1/2 minutes and shouldn’t be longer than 4 minutes. And generally you need an intro/verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus format. There’s a plan, a form to get played on radio. We willingly follow the [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/rules-dont-limit/feed/ 1 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/fun-with-a-5-stroke-roll/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fun-with-a-5-stroke-roll http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/fun-with-a-5-stroke-roll/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:13:45 +0000 Carl Albrecht http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1860 It’s so helpful to know the classic drum rudiments. I use them all the time for exercises and warm-ups. You can find them in most drum method books, and now on-line at many drum web sites. (*Download a pdf file for free at – http://www.pas.org/Learn/Rudiments.aspx) The rudiments are really the drummer’s alphabet. When you know [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/fun-with-a-5-stroke-roll/feed/ 0 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/winging-it-or-planning-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winging-it-or-planning-it http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/winging-it-or-planning-it/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:50:48 +0000 Tom Jackson http://expressiveworship.net/?p=75 Being in this music industry for at least… well, a lot of years, I’ve seen most people “winging” it. There’s nothing wrong with learning as we go, because that’s life. But I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to a show (a big show) and I watch the artist backstage with their band [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/winging-it-or-planning-it/feed/ 1 http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/my-heart-was-right/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-heart-was-right http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/my-heart-was-right/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:00:36 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.expressiveworship.net/?p=1878 In my recent blog Freedom to Disappoint, I wrote about how it’s pretty impossible to keep everyone in one church happy. If you try to do this, I’m sure you’ll go insane. Jim wrote in after reading that blog, saying how he cleared the stage one Sunday for a pared down acoustic-type set, and had [...]]]> http://www.expressiveworship.net/2012/04/my-heart-was-right/feed/ 3