WorshipGod09 Conference Message Links
. Here are the links to the main session speakers’ messages at Bob Kauflin’s WorshipGod09 worship conference this past weekend. Bob is a dear friend and wonderful leader and encourager to worship leaders. Click on the words to download the files. Or click on the gray arrows to listen. Enjoy! . Session One: The God of Worship (John Piper) Session Two: The Heart of Worship (John Piper) Session Three: The Leader of Worship (Jeff Purswell) Session Four: The Church of Worship (Thabiti Anyabwile) Session Five: Lessons Learned from 30...
read moreWorship Is the Fuel of Missions
I am reading a thought-provoking book by Gary Wright, who is a member of my church’s praise team. It’s called Worship Awakening. At the end of chapter 2, he pulls an insightful quote from John Piper about worship and missions. I have not found a better statement on missions and worship than this one by John Piper: “Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and the...
read morePastors, You Are Your Church’s Lead Worshiper
The following article was written by John Martin, who is the Vice President of Development for Next Level Worship, LLC. This article was featured in Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox. We have received tons of positive feedback from this article. Once you’ve read it, we believe you’ll understand why! Enjoy! As senior pastors, if we are fortunate enough to have a music minister who really wants to do a quality job, we often breathe a sigh of relief and say, “I’m glad that is taken care of. It’s one less thing...
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