One of the questions I get asked a lot is ’how do you choose people for your team/s?’ At St G’s we have a musical worship team of over 65 people. This has taken a while to build, but I can honestly say it’s one of the most fun, healthy and rewarding teams I have been part of! Praise God. I have learnt a lot over the years of doing this, mainly by mistakes to be fair...

If you follow this blog, you will probably be aware I’m part of the extended Worship Central Team. This year I’m involved speaking at the conference! I’m doing one of the ‘Big 10′s – a new addition to the conference (see below for more info) I really hope to see you there. You can book HERE. Do get in touch if you have any questions :) Worship Central is a sch...

        Just a quick heads up about a New Wine Worship Development programme I am helping lead. The first instalment is on 7-9 October, Stockport. ‘Hosted by Gareth Robinson, Ian Parkinson, Nicole Brown and the New Wine N&E Worship Team The idea is simple and proven: come together for a retreat, create a plan tailored to your context, return six months later to repo...

…This is a question I get asked a lot (in all innocence, not as a jibe)  Some people genuinely wonder what else worship pastors do other than lead worship on a Sunday. I thought it may be helpful for people to see some of the things I do as part of my job. One thing to note, like many other worship pastors, it’s not my only role. I head up a creative communications team too. So, In ...

As part of the ‘Quick Tip’ series, this month’s post is all about punctuality. Lord Nelson once said… ‘I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time.’ I really think there is something in this. I believe punctuality is not only good for the obvious reasons of politeness but pastorally. One thing a lot of people say to me ...

One of my passions is to see people who lead musical worship do so with integrity, understanding and faithfulness. I’ve just been reflecting on some of the ‘traps’ out there ready to lure/snatch/hold unguarded worship leaders. These are in no particular order (apart from first one) as they are all equally damaging. Forgetting that it’s all about Jesus, not you Thinking Ch...

One of the phrases I use a lot to speak about our worship ministry is that It’s about ‘people over programme’. I really believe we need to be building healthy teams of people who know they are valued and will be invested in – not just there to fill a slot/role. Here are a few practical ways we implement this at St G’s. (as always, forgive my writing/punctuation ...