Category Archives: Leadership

How to Instantly Click With Everyone You Meet

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Mark Cole

BY LOLLY DASKAL: Why is it we click with some people and not others? What if we could actually click with everyone we meet? What would it take? Try these simple steps to instantly connect with anyone–and to build stronger relationships … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Praise Bands: Performance vs. Worship

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Mark Cole

by James K. A. Smith.. (slightly edited for length) Dear Praise Band I so appreciate your willingness and desire to offer up your gifts to God in worship. I appreciate your devotion and celebrate your faithfulness–schlepping to church early, Sunday … Continue reading →

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Why We Worship Leaders Fear Getting Old

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Mark Cole

By Zac Hicks:  Many informed commentators have noted the dramatic shifts in cultural thinking which took place in the 1960s. Of the countless changes, one of the more dramatic shifts was our culture’s general perception of aging.   Young people … Continue reading →

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The Gold Standard: Lead By Example

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Mark Cole

By Lolly Daskal ~ We’ve all worked for this person: The director who tells everyone they have to work hard to reach their targets and then leaves to play golf. The manager who calls down staffers for not keeping regular office … Continue reading →

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The Secret to the Most Effective Worship Leading

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Mark Cole

by Dan Wilt: The original post is here. ~ My Fellow Worship Leaders: In the short space of this blog post, I’d like to respectfully offer what I see to be the powerful secret at work within the most effective, influential and impacting worship leaders/songwriters … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Pet Peeves About Worship Leaders

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Mark Cole

By Kent Shaffer: Recently, Carlos Whittaker of Buckhead Church (Atlanta, GA) blogged the dangerous question: What is the biggest gripe you have about something a Sunday worship leader does? The 185+ responses were fascinating, insightful, and offensive to some. To cut … Continue reading →

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50 Church Media Tips For Everyone On Your Team

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Mark Cole

by Jeff McIntosh…. With some help from the Visual Church Media Facebook Group I was able to compile a list of fifty tips that every member on your church media team should know. RAM is very important in an your … Continue reading →

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You Need More FAT People On Your Worship Team

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Mark Cole

By Wisdom Moon Last August, I accepted a part-time worship director position at a local church here in Kansas City. After just a couple of weeks into my new role, I quickly realized that I needed to recruit more people on … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Blogs of 2014

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Mark Cole

One of the pleasant surprises of 2014 has been the success of this blog. Since my start in May of this year, there have been 22,000 reads from over 120 countries. It has been a joy to write and see the responses … Continue reading →

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How to Repair a Damaged Relationship at Work

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Mark Cole

by Stefani Yorges, Ph.D. We have all encountered people that get on our nerves every time they open their mouth to speak. They seem impossible to work with. We hold out hope that they will somehow get transferred and move … Continue reading →

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