Leading worship is a heavy responsibility. A worship leader must select the right songs that set the right mood, energy, and message and allows a large group of people to worship God in varying stages of life. Each week, a worship leader is an emcee, a conductor, a volunteer coordinator, and an event planner. There is a lot that goes through a worship leader’s mind during the service and during a ...  Read More

Can you borrow the intangible? Can you give away what was never yours to hold? The answer is yes—it happens every Sunday. Ideas, words, connections: these are my native tongue. Singing? Choruses? Shape-notes? Not so much. And yet every week I borrow those gifts from you. I’m swept up in your harmonies, my soul soars on your melodies, even though I couldn’t tell one from the other. Those shape-note...  Read More