Tips for solo musicians, duos or worship leaders. Increase your sound!

Not enough sound coming from just your voice and acoustic? Want to add more sound or instrumentation to your sound? Here we'll look at seven ideas - Pads, BeatBuddy, Stomp Box and tambourine, multi-instruments, vocal harmonisers, OnSong, FCB1010, backing tracks, pads with beats...

One of the things that happens when you play or lead worship on your own or perhaps with just a couple of you, is that you may find the sound isn't as full as it can be. This happens with myself and a friend who play acoustic together. This is where pads can sit in the mix underneath your playing.

Here are some options to increase your soundscape....

1. Pads

These sit 'under' your mix and are not he root / tonic note. They can be a plain synth sound or have a variety of arpeggiations / pentatonic notes to add to the variety. I make some for free - visit https://www.youtube.com/user/zerofourzulu/videos and generally have them at around 25mins per track.

2. BeatBuddy

You can use the BeatBuddy to add beats for your songs. This is one thing I do. I've set up 'worship patches' on my Beat Buddy using the associated software.

The advantage is that you can programme to play different parts of each song. Disadvantage is that you need to programme it using the computer - and then work it (correctly!) when using live. This takes practice but adds a lot as it plays back real drum samples. Just practice, practice, practice and buy a separate foot pedal to trigger play back etc.

3. Stomp Drum / Tambourine

You can use a stomp box / stomp drum (same thing). I use one from Beat Root (off ebay) which is OK but needs some serious sub bass and EQ-ing to get a good sound. My friend uses a slightly bigger and better one from Acoustim8 off Amazon which is physically bigger and produces a better thump for sure. A professional musician friend uses an even better one from Logjam (the Logarhythm).

The advantage is that you can play it and choose when to come in. You can get different sounds depending on where you stomp down. The disadvantage is that it's only one sound (a 'kick drum') and it can get tiring on the foot / leg playing it, especially when standing! You may also need to tie it down as it can often move meaning you're dragging it back towards you mid song!

To go to the next level of this idea, one worship leader once had a kick drum as the main beat and got the bass player to play a tambourine on the floor (mic'd up with a condenser mic and a ton of reverb) as the 'snare'. It worked well.

4. Multi-instruments Simultaneously

Idea 1 - I have one friend who manages (brilliantly) to play a keyboard with one hand playing the basic melody line or the chords - and a cajon with the other hand. This provides a great extra bit of sound with two sound sources. He also sometimes uses a Novation Mininova in the background as a 'pads' sound, or jumps between his keys and the Mininova.

Idea 2 - Another friend has used a Novation MiniNova as a bass sound with one hand (sometimes holding down the sustain pedal to keep the bass note), while using his electric guitar (with a ton of reverb) using the other hand. A capo helps him to play in the right key.

Idea 3 - I have often done a combo of playing pads on a MIDI keyboard using MainStage (Worship Essentials by Abel Mendoza), using the sustain pedal or using the Drone Pad tonic note pad within Worship Essentials - while playing acoustic guitar.

Idea 4 - On a more limited level, you can use more than one sound source for pads. For example using two iPads playing back sounds or samples or triggering Garage Band. Or using pads on an iPad and playing a synth. Or you could run a MIDI pad triggering drum samples and pads.

The advantage of this is having two sounds. The disadvantage is that you need to be able to do this well and it may prove too much for some. Can be tricky to sing at the same time too!

5. Vocals - using a Harmonizer

For vocals I also use a TC Helicon Play Acoustic and run the vocals through this. You will also need to run your acoustic guitar through this so the Play Acoustic picks up which key you're in. If you're playing a single key, then you can programme the Play Acoustic with this key.

I use the harmony sparingly and sensitively, with a relatively low db (volume level) so it doesn't sound too fake or too over-done. But this is a way of having harmony with your vocals and an encouragement to nail the notes every time - otherwise the harmony sounds terrible!

6. Triggering a MIDI synth / chords with a foot pedal and MainStage

Warning, this is a long and involved procedure but if you follow all the instructions and especially use the videos linked to, you'll find a way through! The Behringer FCB1010 doesn't have a MIDI to USB output built-in so you'll need to purchase a MIDI-USB adapter. Don't skimp!

However... If you intend to use the programme iFCB to edit the Behringer FCB1010,  you will need a USB-MIDI adapter or unit that is capable of transmitting MIDI SysEx. Many adaptors don't work with this including expensive and cheap ones. So find one that definitely will allow SysEx. The FCB forums here give some examples - http://www.wabbitwanch.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6

If you're using OS Mojave then it's possible iFCB won't work (at the time of writing this, October 2018) as iFCB is only a 32 bit app. It may work but I've yet to test it.


To go beyond the normal 'pads' use of things, I created the following setup:



Unless you're in the States / Canada and can easily by the Looptimus foot pedal (which has pads already assigned to its foot pedal as one of its options), you will need a foot pedal MIDI controller that plays back MIDI notes. Trying to find this isn't easy and basically as of the time of writing (October 2018), your only options are the Behringer FCB1010 (the cheapest option) or the Roland FC-200 or FC-300, which I believe can play back MIDI notes. The Behringer FCB1010 definitely can.

So you'll likely need to first organise a set list in the same key - or in two different keys maximum. The reason for this is that we're going to use the FCB1010 to trigger not just notes, but chords from Apple MainStage. The FCB1010 has 10 available foot pedals for this use, so you can assign for example the top row of 5 pedals to play back chords in the key of E and the bottom row to play back chords in the key of C.

Using two keys will only work if the songs you're playing back don't have more than five chords in them. So I set up my FCB1010 to play back chords: 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 generally.

In order to do this, you will need to do two things. Firstly, you'll need to set up a concert in MainStage that plays back chords. Secondly, you'll need to set up the FCB1010 to play back MIDI notes and then assign the foot pedals within MainStage to the notes / chords you want to play back from MainStage.

Make sure you connect your FCB1010 and either follow the manual's instructions to set this up to send / receive MIDI note messages. Or visit https://mountainutilities.eu/fcb1010 and try their editor. Or pay $20 and get the editor from Rabbit Watch - http://www.wabbitwanch.com/iFCB.html or get it through the App Store.

Then follow this instruction video here to set up mapping the FCB1010 to MainStage if using iFCB:



If not using iFCB and you're up for the 'pedal dance' option of sorting yourself, this video may prove helpful instead:


I warned it was a little complex....!

Within MainStage, create a new drum pad concert, delete everything. Then from within the Layout tab and Panel Controls section at the bottom of the screen, drag on to the window ten drum pads in two rows of five. You can then label the channel strip as wanted in the Layout menu.

In the Edit tab, go to the mixer and replace the 'Ultrabeat' input with a pad of your choosing and rename - I used the Alchemy synth and navigated to the 'Hotel Endless' preset.

You can remove any of the other (musical) channel strips by deleting them. I then renamed the channel strip to 'Pad'.

Then still working in the channel strip, click on "MIDI FX' and select 'Chord Trigger'. Then the 'Instrument (Pad)' window pops up. This is where your notes will become your chords. But you will need to set this up. To do this, follow this video below (not done by me). You will need to follow the instructions but set up the chords however you need them to be. In the video, he uses a keyboard to assign the notes.

Note - you will be using the same principles (and notes displayed on the Layout and Edit tabs) to assign the chords to the relevant notes - e.g. C1, C#1 etc. These will need to be the same notes already assigned to each pedal from within the Behringer FCB1010 setup. You can change them in the FCB1010 easily if not the same.





To test if this is working, you can manually click while in the Edit or Perform tab of MainStage and see if these play back the correct chords.

Your next task once you've set this up is to assign the pads within your Layout window to the pedals on the FCB1010 (click assign, press the FCB1010 pedal, then click assign again). Do this for each pedal and you *should* be good to go. Save your concert in MainStage!

Now when playing live, you should be able to use your FCB1010 on the floor, connect up to MainStage and by clicking on a pedal you'll be able to play back chords from MainStage as you play them on the guitar. Now you're playing guitar and keys...

7. Pads with strings, sounds, and beats

One final idea that I use is to use my pads sounds from Logic but also add in a beat at a fixed tempo. I then organise a worship set with songs in a certain key and with the same kinds of tempos. The sound is then played back from the iPad in OnSong, triggered by the IK Multimedia Blue Rig foot pedal (you'll need to download and pay for the MIDI add-on within OnSong).

So as one example I did pads in E and put together a beat in Logic at 75bpm. I then used this to play back a few songs with similar tempos in the key of E - for example '10,000 Reasons' and 'What A Beautiful Name' and 'This Is Our God' and 'King Of My Heart' then 'When I Survey' (Tim Hughes version).

I have also done some specific timed songs - such as Reckless Love (Cory Asbury) or Guardian (Ben Cantelon). They are intentionally very minimalist as designed solely to be used by a single or duo set of acoustics for a specific song!

There is also a backing track for the KXC song 'Sing It Out (He's Alive)'.

To this end, I put some of my backing tracks like this onto Youtube in case they could be useful for anyone else. You can find them below...

'Best' worship songs from 2017? (Songs that worked!)

OK so I hate the word 'best' or 'greatest' because all God-focused worship is powerful and meaningful - and various songs work in various places. I also recognise that worship is about our response to God, our heart attitude and not simply about a song or words!

This title is more of a 'catchy' title to look at which songs really seemed to have an anointing on them in my experience leading and playing across various places in the South West of the UK in 2017.

There is no real rank to these, there is nothing to say this is 'right' but we all understand that some songs have a real anointing on them. They may work for a season or they may become 'classics'. If a song isn't on the list, add it in the comments and why you think it worked.

And let's continue to pursue God in music, in writing, in singing, in playing and give God our best in everything, doing all we do for God's glory.


- 10,000 Reasons - Matt Redman - still going and still loved

- Good, Good Father - Housefires - a cry from the depths of hearts as to who God is

- King of My Heart - John Mark and Sarah McMillan (but popularised at Bethel) - like 'Good Good Father' a testimony of God's heart and goodness

- Build My Life - Housefires - if any song lifted people's hearts and the roof it was this and...

- What A Beautiful Name - Hillsong - so powerful it's unbelievable. The bridge is probably one of the best and most passionately sung, heartfelt cry of God's power I've ever sung.

- Cornerstone - Hillsong - still going and still powerful. Faithful God even through hard times

- O Praise The Name (Anastasis) - Hillsong - often using just the hook

- The Lion and The Lamb - Leeland - a cry and declaration of God's power

- Guardian - Ben Cantelon - an older and not always used song. But a cry of God as defender

- Yes and Amen - Housefires - God is faithful and his promises are true

- Take Courage - Kristene DiMarco (Bethel) - such a powerful journey and testimony. Sung this in 3 places within a week and people were in tears each time.

- Reckless Love - Cory Asbury - crazily good song. God's extreme love for us

- Get Your Hopes Up - Josh Baldwin - lifting our faith, lifting our eyes, lifting our hearts

- Catch The Wind - Jonathan & Melissa Helser - personally this was a powerful uplifting song

- Great Are You Lord - All Sons and Daughters - been around a bit but a declaration of who God is and a powerful God focused bridge

- This Is Amazing Grace - almost been over-done as so few 'bangers' (anthems) in worship music but this still has a power and testimony to it

- Praises (Be Lifted Up) - Josh Baldwin - just praising God.

- The Weight Of Your Presence - Kelley Warren Augi and Robert Augi - these guys are just so humble and kind and full of God's life and so is this song with a nice break out of key too

- Worthy Of It All (Day and Night) - David Brymer/Ryan Hall (iHop at the time) - a song that hasn't gone that much mainstream traction since it was released a few years back but very powerful

- So Will I (100 Billion X) - Hillsong - absolute monster of a song. The heart behind this is to be like Christ and it's amazing. It will work in church but maybe not every church. I know some people have issue with the 'evolving' line but if it matters to you, just change it to say 'adapting' :)


Over to you... What songs worked??

Worship Influences and choosing new songs

Chatting to someone recently, they asked where I go for influences for new songs. This got me thinking (dangerous, I know...)

At my previous church, there was what appeared to be a real resistance to new songs and seeing what others were doing and writing. The worry was that we would become 'copyists' and not follow the leading of the Holy Spirit ourselves. This may be an issue in some churches occasionally but certainly wasn't the case for us.

There is a complicated process that goes on when thinking about new songs. First of all, what might be an old song to some will be a new song to others!

That aside, new songs are a way for me of seeing what God is doing. God is always speaking to us and we should always be aware of his presence, what he is saying and what he's doing. God's always true to his Word but is always doing new things. So I want to be someone who catches hold of what God is doing and goes with it. Some songs come and go - but at times, certain songs will take off across the globe or maybe just in your church. The more we are open to influence from what God is doing generally, the more we can walk in step with him. And new songs plain inspire me!

Like anything, use the good 'meat' and 'spit out the bones'! I want to be open to what God is doing and what God is saying - even if I 'don't like' the band or the 'style'. We need to grow up and get beyond this (every song can be re-done in a way that works for you, or re-keyed etc). And I would hate to miss out on something God is doing just because of my agenda or personal preferences! God's Kingdom is too important and more important, although God gives us a personality and choices as well :)

So new songs and where I tend to look...

1. One thing I do is have a free account with Bethel TV.  I like to hear what they're doing and the new songs that are coming out. Which songs are they singing from other artists outside of Bethel? Is there any kind of theme emerging that God may be speaking to his church generally?

2. I listen to iHop KC and the live web stream. These guys have a huge range of younger worship leaders who bring all kinds of songs because the worship and prayer is 24/7. I listen to what songs they're doing, listen to which ones seem to 'take off' and speak. I also just like to have it one, soak in it or play along / learn new songs.

3. There are a number of 'artists' and 'bands' who it's good to keep a general eye on because the songs they have done have had many anointed songs in them. Examples (end of 2015) that I would suggest... (in no particular order...)

- Bethel Church, Redding, CA
- Hillsong (and Hillsong London)
- Matt Redman
- Tim Hughes and Worship Central UK, Worship Central Aus/NZ
- Rend Collective
- Chris Tomlin
- Passion (Passion Conference)
- Vineyard
- United Pursuit Band
- Phil Wickham
- IHOP KC and OneThing conference each Christmas in KC
- Chris McClarney
- Jesus Culture
- Martin Smith
- All Sons and Daughters
- Housefires
- New Wine and Soul Survivor
- Matt Gilman
- Cory Asbury

4. I also listen out for new bands and artists.  I just like to hear what people are singing and doing. This also includes local artists and people I know where appropriate!

5. I also whip my iPad out when I'm worshipping if a new song comes along. I have several songs that have just sprung out of the Holy Spirit in me. I also look for this to happen when leading. I'm very open to God bringing a new song although I'm cautious not to over-egg things as you can start to lose people - and you're a worship leader not a worship dictator !!

Ultimately, it's about God, building his kingdom and going with anointed God-songs!

What about you? What influences you, how and why?

Some Worship Tips - Part Three

Here's Part 3 in the series of some easy-going thoughts:


1. Words

One tip with words is to check before that the words that will be projected are the same as those you are singing as a worship leader. I was recently at a worship event where the worship leader was merrily singing away a Verse 4 while the guy on the words (behind me) was asking, 'what is this, where are they, we don't have them...') Clearly the worship leader was singing lyrics that either he had made up or were ones that his church sings. But no communication with the guy on words left the projectionist as confused as the rest of us!

Another tip is simply just to confirm (if you can) that the words that come up on screen are spelt correctly. One common mistake is the word 'angle' instead of 'angels'. So instead of singing 'we worship you with the angels', we were once singing 'we worship you with the angles'... This was brilliant for the mathematicians present but left me chuckling away!


2. Music

Make sure that each member of the band has the same music. I have played with various worship leaders and if you're not careful, you can acquire a number of different sets of music! These are from the worst online source of music in the world (guitar tabs); from the worship leader's own 'pen' or from reliable online sources (SongSelect, whose worst mistake is to say things are in one key when they're in another key!) But even SongSelect will vary from OnSong's own version of music. So just check.

I played with one worship leader and he had his own version of some songs. They were not only wrong but completely different from what I was playing. I kept scratching my head thinking, 'what chord is that?' So much better if you're clear from the off that the off - and 'on the same page' (boom, boom...)


3. Tuning - your own instrument and others.

There is not much worse musically than people playing the wrong notes or playing clashing musical notes or chords! But close behind is poor tuning.

On the guitar, I find that the note most prone to detuning itself is the G (third string, in standard tuning). Keep a close eye on this and the essential pedal for any worship leader on guitar is a tuner. Buy one, get a very good one and always bring it !!

You can lose tuning due to the atmosphere in a room - especially when it's hot and / or humid. You will lose tuning regularly.

You can also lose tuning when putting a capo on (temporarily), so choose a good capo that works with your guitar. I actually bought 4 capos when finding out which one worked best for me. In my case it's the Kyser Capo on my acoustic and the G7 capo for my electric. Have a play with your capo on various frets. The higher the fret, the more likely a capo is to de-tune the strings temporarily. So have a play with the actual position of the capo - i.e. do you need to place it close to the fret bar, in the middle of the fret etc.


Happy worshipping and strumming :)

Some Worship Tips - Part Two

Communication!

It's great when a worship leader communicates! I have played with worship leaders where you'd have to be a prophet greater than Elijah to know what they're going to do next! If people in the band get confused, just think how people in the church feel...

Some tips on communication:

- Decide on songs (or have 7-8 and then make choices from them) beforehand. Let the band know these are the songs, especially if you don't practice. So email out the songs in the week, preferably with the key you're playing in and the music. Consider less gifted musicians and how you can help them (e.g. get a guitarist playing in G capo 3 rather than playing in Bb)

- Communicate to the person doing the words before the service about the songs so they can feel organised.

- If you have a set order that you've prayed, played over and thought about then do a bit of paper so each member of the band and AV team have the order written. Remember that the person doing words or sound is just as much part of the worship. If they aren't a musician or don't know the songs, help them out before. If I play elsewhere I even take a memory stick with the song typed up and with the 'Verse 1' / 'Chorus' headings on etc.

- During the service have ways of communicating with the band. So if you want to repeat something, lift up your leg for example and make sure you tell people in the band to keep an eye on you so they can follow. Or simply shout out over the mic (the words of the next part) before you repeat something / go to a bridge. This also helps the person on words know where you're going and helps people stay in worship because they can see the words in time!

- Maybe communicate to the person on PA who is going to be in the band. As mentioned elsewhere, one worship leader forgot to ask people in the band so would even ask them when they arrived on a Sunday. Other times they had to ask someone to pick someone up or go and get an instrument etc. Not ideal. Tell the PA person they may have 4 vocalists this week, or whatever. Communication makes people feel involved and it builds team.

- Communication is also visual so keep your eyes on the band, keep your eyes on the church. Don't get too lost that people in the church lose track of where you are or the band loses you, or you get lost yourself!

- I sometimes say the title of the next song before I sing it (in a prayer or just words of praise to God) etc. This helps people know what the next song is, esp useful if you don't have an order of songs etc.

- Talking of comms, it's good to empower the person doing words to develop the skill of putting the next page of words up just before you go to sing the words. This really helps people in the church when they're singing.

So for example in the Chris Tomlin song 'Our God' it'd be like this (over two pages):

Water you turned into wine
Opened the eyes of the blind
There's no-one like you, none like you

Into the darkness we shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There's no-one like you, none like you

Even though there's a gap between the first '...none like you' and 'Into the darkness we shine', it's ideal if the person changing words before the church sing 'Into the darkness we shine' ahead of time - maybe as people are singing '...none like you'

This is especially important in songs like 'Strength Will Rise (Everlasting God)' by Brenton Brown where the change from the verse 'Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord' ---> goes into 'Our God, you reign for ever' etc.

- Basically keep communicating generally. It is very empowering. I always thank the band, do little prezzies for them, turn to new / young people after songs they learn and say 'well done', even turn and help young people doing guitar riffs by nodding the timing / humming out the riff with them so only they and myself can hear it etc.

- And remember to thank people afterwards. I thank people personally (even thank other worship leaders when you're not playing!) But when leading I also text or email / Facebook people after to say thank you, well done etc.

Every little helps ;)

Nashville Numbers

If you aren't familiar with this, it's a system of learning your chords in various keys using numbers (1-7). Then, once you know which key you're in, you can be told the notes in the sequence (e.g. 1, 4, 6, 5) and no matter which key you're in, you'll know the right chords (if you've learned it well!)

The 'root' chord or the key, always has the number 1. Then the next chord would be number 2 etc - all the way up to number 7.

So a basic outline would be in the key of G:

1 - G (you can always do a 1/3 chord as well i.e. G/B)
2 - Am
3 - Bm
4 - C
5 - D
6 - Em
7 - F#m (or really it's a kind of diminished, or can be 5/7 i.e. D/F#)

So in our sequence above of 1, 4, 6, 5 (and in a major key), we could discover that in the Key of D, these notes would equate to D, G, Bm, A.  In the key of B, these would be B, E, G#m, F# etc.

There are some much better explanations for this but here is my graph that I created to help me remember this system. So take a look at my table (check it for accuracy and do let me know!) And then get learning along with me. Unfortunately I played bass the other day in a band and got one note wrong that really agitated me (!!) so I'm learning and determined to get this under my belt... !!

Some Worship Tips - Part One

God has used me in worship for a while, so I thought it may be helpful to share some tips I've learned along the way. We all have something to learn from each other so I'd be interested in anything you have to say as much as what God's taught me. I hope and pray this helps others :)


1. Preparation is key.

This is time spent with God, time spent listening to songs and learning new songs (and old ones!) The best way to be spontaneous is to be prepared to allow you the freedom to be spontaneous.

So what is preparation?

- Learning songs and learning them properly. Here's an idea - don't use the internet for chords esp 'guitar tabs' and the like as they are wrong 90% of the time. Try your best to learn the right chords or go to the artist's website or ask someone like me and I'll help! Songselect.com is an excellent paid-for service that also has the right chords but not always from every artist. But do your best to get the chords, words and melody correct. On the web you'll see the song 'There must be more than this' by Tim Hughes. Someone has put the line, 'Now set the Captain free' on the internet. I don't know who the Captain is or why he needs to be set free... But the real line is 'Now set the captives free'. So check words and everything. If you know things, you will inspire confidence in others.

- Email other musicians or message them with the songs ahead of time. I used to email songs to all the band at the start of the week if possible. I would send them all the music in the right keys (including capo keys for learning guitarists etc). I would also include links to youtube for songs people may not know.

- Have a practice if at all possible. This builds team, builds worship and helps people improve as a musician and worshipper.

- Prayer is of course absolutely key. I often choose songs by praying for God's guidance and then going through the list of songs, sometimes playing the songs. Sometimes songs literally jump out at you, as can happen when we read the Bible. Other times, songs just come and you just know. Then on occasions you just don't seem to have any ideas but things come together anyway!!

- My preparation time also includes spending a lot of time thinking about worship, listening to lots of songs and watching to see what God is doing, which songs work and why. I think (instinctively by God's grace) about what would work, how it works, ideas on playing and more. It's good to keep fresh and to consider your sound - a full band in the traditional way is great but maybe you want to occasionally change things. Think about new styles, fusions and mixes without going too far so you alienate most people!!


2. Think about what songs work and think in relation to your church or wherever you're playing.  Think also about your musicians.

The latest anthemic rock song from Hillsong United may not work; the latest bouncy boing-y, ooooh-y, aaahhhh-y Matt Redman number would be amazing at a youth event but not for an adult service at 9.30am on a Sunday perhaps... The reverse is also true!

I've found that at my old church there were certain songs that really took off. But when I started using some Bethel songs, they just didn't work. Why? Because my old church didn't really reflect Bethel in its thinking or theology even. Whereas at my church now, songs work from Rend, Bethel, Hillsong, Tim Hughes, Matt Redman etc. It's awesome.

So choose thinking about your church, what's happening, yes even choose loosely based on themes if you want to (I don't).

One time someone asked me to play a load of songs for the coming Sunday (on about the Friday night). I told them it was too late sorry. But also that I had a band of young people learning their instruments and so we had to play according to their range.

So there are lots of things to think about!


3. Balance of songs in all kinds of ways

A good balance of songs is always key and this means balance in so many ways (this is especially the case if you lead regularly)...

- A mix of old and new songs - including hymns and the very latest cutting edge tracks if they work!

- A mix of lively songs and reflective songs. Think of it as going on a journey.

- A mix of songs that are very serious and fun songs. One Sunday my church started "Lord I Lift Your Name On High" with the music to a Micahel Jackson song. The pastor got everyone clapping. The church also likes "Lighthouse" by Rend Collective. Someone pointed out it's lightweight in its theology but you know what, people dance, people have the joy of the Lord and love it. So worship can go beyond 'theology' in song - to joy, fun etc. But it's a balance.

- A mix of songs from various artists. I know some churches only sing songs from certain artists, books, traditions etc. But this is so incredibly unhealthy when taken to an extreme. Open your hearts, your eyes, your spiritual ears to what God is doing and the worship songs rising up around the world!


More ideas will come in Part 2 coming soon... :)