There are many reasons for me to be committed to serving churches around the world, one is deeply personal but one that I am sure most of you can identify. I have family and friends who still have not embraced the hope and life Christ is offering to them. Over the past year and half, a few of my family...

I had the pleasure of worshipping & learning with a new congregation this past Sunday. The music & visual beauty offered me many opportunities to engage but one of the moments that caused me to shout with praise was watching the arts leader that led the service teams. She gave me a beautiful...

It is easy to be focused on bearing fruit. For the artist and teacher serving in the local church, we are focused on bearing fruit every weekend. Our time easily becomes consumed with creating messages and art, meetings and rehearsals. It isn’t unusual for us to measure our worth and our impact based...

Nancy & I had the privilege today of spending time with a small group of arts & worship leaders from the Orlando area ... well, technically not all were from Orlando, one came all the way from Dallas, Texas. I wish you could have been there. The group had people who had been leading in the church...

God’s call on your life and accountability in managing your ministry schedule are just a few of the topics Robbie touched on after the third session. I hope you will take a few minutes to listen and give us your insights into these topics. He brings up many good things … one I am particularly interested...

Bowling. It seems a crazy way to end a long day ... a long week. But tonight was Bowl with Your Mom. This is a very important annual event to my middle schooler. Last year was our first time at this mega event and we had a blast. To be honest though, I was not looking forward to it tonight. Not just...

A friend and teammate sent me some verses this morning from Psalm 40. He was highlighting verses 2 and 3, but the more I read the entire Psalm, the more I realized how penetrating all its words are for artists and teachers. Of course, David was an incredible artist. We have so very much to learn from...

The world needs vulnerable leaders - people willing to take the risk to opening their lives to the influence of others. And to find or develop this kind of leader we need to seek out & create environments that encourage such vulnerability. Environments were people know their hearts will not be sacrificed...

A friend of mine in California, Jeff Brazil, sent me two quotes after we had a conversation about the negative and inaccurate blogging words being penned about Brian McLaren and his orthodoxy. I think both Winston Churchill and Mark Twain have something to say to Christians about our tendency to impulsively...

“What derails or stifles creativity in your community and how do you overcome it?” Creativity. New ideas. Fresh expressions of worship. These are just a few regular expectations when we sit around a table facing our friends and colleagues, hoping to plan an upcoming Sunday service. Last month in EQ[U...