Soul, you appear devastated, distraught, utterly hopeless. The pain and turbulence of life has left you riddled with wounds. Soul, do you remember how you used to join the songs of God with the people of God? Do you remember the loud shouts of praise that would explode from the overflow of your heart? …
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When it comes to the question of who is qualified to “lead” songs on a Sunday morning, you, as a worship leader, lead pastor, or staff member should have a well thought-out rationale and criteria. At Journey Church, we have spent a lot of time discussing this as a leadership team. It’s a discussion that…
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As the final service ended at Journey Church, I checked my phone as I typically do to see what messages had come in that morning. I noticed a text from my sister stating that our sweet grandmother, Nena, had just a few hours left to live. I hopped in the car and made the 4-hour…
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Imagine the scene. God miraculously delivers over 600,000 captive Jews from 400 years of slavery under the cruel hand of a sprawling Egyptian empire. Now, just a few months later through the leadership of Moses, the liberated throng stands at the foot of Mt. Sinai waiting to receive the law of God. As they wait…
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Last May I was truly blessed to complete my doctoral degree at Southeastern Seminary. Though I have had the best intentions of reducing my final project into a form that hopefully will serve other worship leaders and ministry team leaders, life has gotten in the way. But I wanted to at least take a few…
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