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The Truth About Being A Worship Pastor by David Santistevan

The line between rockstar and worship leader seems to be getting closer and closer in our culture. We consumers travel from concert to concert, album to album in search of the latest greatest talent. Because of this, we can almost equate worship ministry as a talent show. Whoever has the greatest, most crowd-pleasing talent leads the best worship. Today, we’re going to strip it all away and look at worship ministry at its foundation. What if worship ministry was more of a local, pastoral...
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Not Afraid: Does Fear Hinder Your Worship Leadership? (Devotional)

Not Afraid: Does Fear Hinder Your Worship Leadership? by Josh Lopez God has not given us a spirit of fear but of sound mind, power and love. – II Timothy 1:7 I love this verse. Paul was reminding Timothy what God saw when He looked at him and how God created him. Even though this is such a great verse, let’s just be completely honest – most of us don’t walk through life without fear.  Instead,...
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34th Manila International Book Fair

It’s that time of year again when Filipinos of all ages and walks of life come together  for the love of books: the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF). Now on its 34th year , the MIBF remains the country’s biggest and longest-running book fair with the largest and most varied collection of literature: textbooks, educational supplements, general references, religious and inspirational...
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Upgrade: from Adequacy to Abundance {Book Review}

BOOK TITLE: Upgrade: from Adequacy to Abundance AUTHOR: Michael Catt ISBN: 978-971-789-268-9 THEME: Inspiration/ Motivation PUBLISHER: CLC Publications OVERALL RATING: 4.7/ 5 PAGES: 177 UPGRADE, noun: an upward grade or slope; increase, rise; improvement; verb: to increase or improve the grade of; to raise the quality of; to improve for increased usefulness. Executive Producer of...
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The Normal Christian Life {Book Review}

BOOK TITLE: The Normal Christian Life AUTHOR: Watchman Nee (Nee To-Sheng) ISBN: 978-971-789-194-1267-2 THEME: Christian Living/ Spiritual Growth PUBLISHER: CLC Publications OVERALL RATING: 4.9/ 5 PAGES: 255 As a Christian Have you ever asked yourself,—“Am I living the normal Christian Life?” “Am I walking in the path that God wants me to walk in?”But wait, what really is the normal Christian...
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Every Teenager’s Little Black Book (Review}

BOOK TITLE: Every Teenager’s Little Black Book AUTHOR: Blaine Bartel ISBN: 978-971-789-194-1 THEME: For Youth/ Teens PUBLISHER: CLC Publications OVERALL RATING: 4.5/5 PAGES: 244 Teens have lots of questions in life. I myself, a teen, have questions. Questions that are ought to be answered. A teen’s life is very colorful, full of energy and strength and full of traps as well. Teens are...
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What Worship Style Are You?

Today’s post is more of a poll than it is a teaching. I want to know…what worship style are you? Piano? Banjo? Organ? Guitar? Synth? Vocoder? A few weeks ago I shared my criteria for selecting new songs as well as how I find new songs. A friend of mine messaged me privately when I mentioned who the “staple” songwriters were that I look for. You see, he leads worship with predominantly “Black Gospel” music. The most “crossover” artist he does is Israel Houghton. But he’s into songs from...
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5 Leadership Actions To Take After A Ministry Train Wreck

A few weeks ago, I was stressed out of my mind. I love when a plan comes together, but this wasn’t one of those moments. I had a musician cancel, last minute. During the service, we lost track of the click. No one in the congregation seemed to engage with the songs. My voice was weak and tired and I felt like everyone was staring me down in disgust. I swear I saw a few tomatoes fly past my head. I...
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Heaven and the Afterlife {Book Review}

AUTHOR: Dr. James Garlow with Keith Wall ISBN: 978-971-789-237-5 PUBLISHER: CLC Publications OVERALL RATING: 4.9/5 I've just finished reading through the pages of this very interesting book, the very time I saw this, it really caught my attention. This book is so extraordinary and so profound… Christians and non-Christians often have questions about heaven, hell, life after death, angels...
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