Author Archives: Mark Cole

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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Giving Thanks for 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Mark Cole

2014 has been a weird and wonderful year! There have been some wonderful things that have happened and a few that I could do without. But the longer that I walk with God, the more I know that God is … 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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Celebrating Jesus

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Mark Cole

Without Jesus there would be no Christmas. Christmas comes from an old English saying Crīstesmæsse, (first recorded in 1038) meaning ‘Christ’s Mass’ which was an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Without Jesus there would be no Advent season. There … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Story narrated by John Maxwell

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Mark Cole

John Maxwell is one of my favorite speakers.. He has excellent communication skills and a great voice… In this video he reads the Christmas story.. I was blessed…enjoy!

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7 Bible Facts About Music

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Mark Cole

By Crystal McDowell – Music permeates every culture in diversity, expression, and experience. It can serve a godly purpose or encourage evil behavior. Most churches use music as a part of their worship together as a way of uniting the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Humour (part 1)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Mark Cole

– Angels Bert, aged 25.  ‘My wife’s an angel’. Don, aged 57.  ‘Your lucky, mine is still alive’.   – Christmas Pizza Good King Wenceslas phoned Domino’s for a pizza. The sales girl asked him:- ‘Do you want your usual?  … Continue reading →

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