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From my personal few experiences as a worship leader, here are a few things I have come to understand can truly help you minister effectively during a praise and worship session, be it in a large church gathering or a house fellowship or a small group.
• Have a Spiritual Focus:
At the time of preparation, prayerfully have a definite focus for the session. Let the Holy Spirit open the eyes to what he needs to get done through you in that session. It could be focusing on the name of Jesus, or the Holy Spirit, or declaring God's greatness or his mercy or his love. It could be a t...
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Preparation To Lead Praise & Worship (A Guide)
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I thought I should post helpful tips on how a growing worship leader can prepare to lead a praise & worship session for a church service/event.
Here is me writing from how the Holy Spirit has helped me, time and again. I wasn't really taught all of these things this way, but I picked them up as the Holy Spirit helped me.
Fundamentally, your offering of praise & worship to God must be given your best efforts at all times. Offering the best starts from your focus and your preparation. God is your focus, not man. Let God be the focus of your desire for giving your best, n...
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How To Develop Your Prophetic Gift: Where to Begin
Your Gift of Prophecy
You believe you have a spiritual gift of prophecy (Rom 12:6)–the special ability given by the Holy Spirit to receive messages from God for yourself and others [1]–but how and where do you start developing it?
Like any spiritual gift and skill, the gift of prophecy takes study, practice and training to develop to its fullest potential. We need to be intentional about developing the spiritual gifts God has invested in our lives. We have a responsibility to steward the gifts God has given us (2 Tim 1:6, 14).
In the New Testament, prophecy is nurtured and grown in the en...
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Tips For Auditioning New Singers/Musicians Into A Choir
I find these tips very useful for anyone who needs a good audition and admission process for new musicians - singers, guitarists, keyboardist, bassists, drummers, etc. - into a church choir.
10 Tips For Getting New Good Singers and Instrumentalists into a Church Choir
1. Always do a proper audition and make sure the audition is world-class standard and strict enough to get the quality of people you want. How people come into a choir is the most important aspect of a choir. Once you get the wrong people or people not so good in, to get them out will be difficult. If you do a shoddy audi...
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9 Wise Tips for Church Choir Singers and Instrumentalists
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I'm Tommy Tush. I wrote this below from my wealth of experience as a Choir Director for a while now and also because I know 85% of Music Teams in Nigeria are filled with people who don't do music full-time because they work a 8-5 or do business. And also many can sing and play but have refused to join a choir because they are now "busy". Yet they were active singers and instrumentalists in school. If I'm describing you, read the following 9 grenade points.
1. If you find it difficult to be effective in the choir while you're single, if getting trained, building capacity, rehearsi...
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