I have shared some free image resources that I have found or created before. Here are a few more sites I have found that have photos and backgrounds free for you to use. Of course it is always fun to create your own.
Creative MYK- I have mentioned this one before but they have added a [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Free Backgrounds
October 30th, 2008
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Working With Youth Bands: Change it Up
October 29th, 2008
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Today in our youth band we were playing Blessed Be Your Name. Since we knew the song very well I decided to use the song for an experiment. I started the intro but was playing the song in 6/8 instead of 4/4. It took on a swing/waltz type feel. The band came in and played [...]
Favorite “Go To” Songs
October 23rd, 2008
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Sometimes you have a worship set planned and rehearsed but something happens before time to lead. Maybe someone gets sick, or doesn’t show up. Whatever the reason you now have no time to rehearse but have to choose a setlist your team can lead, basically from memory with their eyes closed…
Give me three songs that [...]
Youth Worship: Making Your Job Easier
October 23rd, 2008
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This used to be the way I did things when I was leading the youth worship team.
1. Find a song that the youth wanted to do.
2. Type up the lyrics
3. Use my awesome ear training skills to figure out the chords
4. Transpose the key if needed for the vocals to sing
5. Rehearse with the band
6. [...]
Interactive Communion Service
October 21st, 2008
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For the past year we have really tried to elevate and emphasize communion in our service. Every month we have tried something interactive or at least different. We have used the paper that dissolves in water and had the congregation write on the paper what they needed to let go of. The dropped the paper [...]
Why I Should Write Songs for My Congregation?
October 17th, 2008
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Right now on the shelf in my office sit over 15 songbooks with CDs of wonderful worship songs written by great songwriters and sung by awesome worship bands. For years while leading worship I would use songs like these written by worship leaders across the country, and the world. Songs like Open The Eyes of [...]
Sunday Setlist 10/12/08
October 15th, 2008
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This Sunday clicked for some reason. It was one of those weeks when everything came together inspite of my planning. I really can’t put my finger on why it worked so well, I am just glad it did.
We started off with slightly altered version of Crossfire. Our drummer loves singing these old songs so we [...]
Just Can’t Take a Joke!!!
October 14th, 2008
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Have you ever been reading the bible and come across a passage that told you to do something, and you thought there is NO WAY that this can be followed today? Here is one such passage for me
Ephesians 4:29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful [...]
Simplify Media- You Gotta Try This!
October 10th, 2008
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Right now I sit in my office listening to an itunes playlist. The cool thing is that I created the songlist on my laptop this morning, and my laptop is still sitting at my house. Yesterday I was traveling and listening to a playlist of possible Christmas songs on my iphone, but the list is [...]
Just a Glimpse
October 8th, 2008
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For the past several years I have been working youth worship teams. Every year is different, mostly because with youth you have a constant flow of kids in and out. Some graduate, some get jobs and cannot particpate, and then there are some that join for the first time. Every year though with your group [...]
