MI District A/G Music Blog

     I must confess, no teacher made a more profound impression or did I more highly respect than my high school band instructor Mr. Harvey ...

     My wife and I recently spent a week of vacation with our two children, their spouses, and grandkids. What a great time! We enjoyed a va...

     Don Poythress and Tony Wood penned the lyrics, “Whether we come with words of praise and thankfulness. Whether we come with hearts of h...

     I recently read an article by Jason Chollar dealing with distractions during worship. His words were offered to those assisting in the ...

     Everyone creates an at-home work environment in their own way. Some choose to listen to music on their balcony in the Bahamas. How nice...

     I visited one of my daughters recently during lunch time. She’s an incredible stay at home mom raising three (so far) children and prov...

     Last month at Conference on the Ministry I was headed toward the platform where the worship team was preparing for sound check. As I ap...

     I attempt to live by the principle “any good decision requires front loaded sacrifice”. This sacrifice may includes time, money, labor,...

     I recently had lunch with a friend of mine. Among the many topics we discussed was the premise that corporate worship provides a backdr...

     We are currently working through a more... “dramatic” transition in our worship band personnel… Ha! I also sense some of you are wishin...

The facilitation of vision is a topic discussed in this blog from time to time. Of course it’s an expectation of every music minister / wors...

A common approach for worship leaders is to view those assisting in corporate worship through a variety of lenses. Occasionally, a picture d...

For those in ministry, the changing weather is the least of our concerns—unless you’re lost in a blinding blizzard on the way to the Michiga...

I recently co-hosted a Michigan District Sound Seminar with a friend of mine who is a well respected sound reinforcement expert. This semina...

They say good form comes with practice. Certainly, good musical form is a must for any worship band. And one important contributor is the ab...

I have opportunity to publically pray over certain things in our services… often. I was on vacation and our Senior Pastor invited a regularl...

I’ll begin this month by saying thank you to those who answered my call for help on behalf of various Senior Pastors around our state in nee...

Given our current economic situation in Michigan many churches are feeling the pinch financially and in other ways as well. Key people have ...

My mother and father in law regularly eat at a certain dining establishment. You should see the faces light up when they show up. There’s a ...

Sitting in my office recently, a flash of light caught my eye and my computer speakers snapped. Immediately a huge clap of thunder rattled o...

As I write, it is the first day back to work following our Easter musical performances. The set has been struck and all the lighting returne...

Some things in life cannot be adequately described with words. You know it’s true. There is an awareness that is intended by God to be gaine...

The congregation is lost in worship. There’s a special sensed connection with the Lord. Voices are raised with hands lifted as musicians ski...

Last year those of us involved in Easter musicals were scrambling to finish performance preparations as Easter approached earlier than norma...

There’s something wonderful about the celebration of Christmas. Who can deny that our rich family traditions create such enjoyable and memor...

One of the privileges I enjoy representing worship and music on the district level is the chance to talk exclusively on the subjects with th...

Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I’m so thankful for each of you—led to a place of ministry in the great state of Michigan. W...

There’s a worship song that says, “Faithfulness, faithfulness, is what I long for, faithfulness is what I need.” In a chapter titled Talent ...

First Assembly of God of Greater Lansing was built on the outskirts of East Lansing in 1977 where (at the time) only a few homes existed. Ov...

Recently, I read the Profile section of nationally published Worship Leader Magazine and noticed one of the worship leaders from South Haven...

Each May Senior Pastors bring their non-credentialed worship leader volunteers to our District Council Music Ministers Luncheon. What a grea...

Summer is on the way! It’s a season I always enjoy because things settle down a bit for me. For many music ministers this time of year offer...

District Council offers great insight and challenge that leads to personal and corporate evaluation of ministry. Those who have run the race...

Each January, after the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over, our church family takes time to focus on the coming year. We gather on a Fri...