I’ve been a fan of The Roots for a long while. They’re a unique band who has blended rock, hip-hop, and other music genres better than anyone else. They mixed genres in a way that no one else had before them. Plus I’m a Jimmy Fallon fan and they play on his late-night show as [...]

As someone who spends a majority of my week working with music and worship teams at a local church, I’m in a constant battle to value community over excellence. This isn’t to say that excellence in music for the sake of communal worship doesn’t have a place, it’s just never my end goal. The church [...]

In light of the discussion we had around Christmas and worship music, I thought I’d share some of the music that has been stirring my soul for the past few months. I tend to work with music playing all day long and I usually always prefer to write with some sort of instrumental music playing [...]

I was talking with a group on the worship team and I asked: “Why did you choose this church or why are you staying at this church?” The question is essentially asking, “What about church is most important to you?” For the non-church person, the question becomes, “why go to church?” or “what about church [...]

As a musician and worship pastor I enjoy listening to music. Some of the best times of connection I’ve had with God are sitting at the computer with music on. The creativity needed in great music is inspirational, whether it be done by “secular” or “Christian” artists (as you can tell I don’t really think [...]

As a worship leader and musician, I tend to listen to a lot of music. Very rarely do I work at home or in the office without music playing. Anytime I come across I song I really like my first inclination is to find a way to play it at church, whether on a Sunday [...]