Category Archives: Worship

Worship Links Interview with Mark Cole

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Mark Cole

Mark Cole is a touring musician turned worship leader serving at Westedge Church in Calgary, Canada. Recently, Mark talked to Worship Links about leading worship in other countries, how he puts a service together, and finding new music before the internet … 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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My Top 50 Modern Worship Songs for 2015

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Mark Cole

Picking great songs for your congregation and worship band is one of the most important tasks of a worship leader. Great songs have a sense of God’s Spirit on them. Great worship songs make you want to sing them again … Continue reading →

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The 21 Day Challenge

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Mark Cole

I want start the New Year strong and take the next 21 days to seek God. Three weeks is a great time period to start new habits and reinforce good habits. I want to seek God and get my personal … 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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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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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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