Videos for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday

You might want to consider the two following youtube videos for use on Maundy Thursday or on Good Friday if your church uses imagery and videos either in worship or maybe during a pre-worship meditation/preparation time.   Even if you don’t use videos in worship, these are also good for use in bible class.  Both of these videos were [...]

A Pastoral Use for Youtube

The following is an excerpt from a Pastor’s electronic newsletter to his congregation: This Sunday our musicians will be introducing a new song by Chris Tomlin called “All the Way My Savior Leads Me.”  This song is rich in content as well as musicality. Please preview and enjoy this song before Sunday by clicking here to [...]

“Lord I Lift Your Name On High” – A song for many occasions

The song, “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” has been around for 20 years now, perhaps long enough to knock it out of the “contemporary” genre but its popularity is still high.  I think that one reason for this is its broad application for the Christmas through Ascension church year that’s summarized in its short [...]

Music Videos

Several people have asked me for a good source of music videos to use as sing-a-longs either in worship or at youth events.  These are great, especially if you have limited instrumentalists in your congregation.  I have found the best videos to be produced by Integrity Worship.  They have several families of music videos but [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words!

Are you using presentation software for your sermons?  Visuals are important in worship because they help your members and visitors absorb and remember what you are saying.   Have you ever wondered why some adults are getting more out of, and enjoying, the children’s message more than the sermon?  It’s for the same reason.  Typically [...]