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Worship Recording Tips: Building the Plane in the Air

For our first live-recording project, we had to learn a few things as we went. One was that live recordings aren't as easily controlled as studio recordings, so we had to go back and do a little post-production polishing. We learned a lot from other ministries like Elevation Church that have gone b...

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Original Worship Songs: Writing the Lyrics

When writing a song—or creating anything for your ministry—stay true to the culture and purpose of your church. For us, that means writing songs that incorporate key phrases and principles that are already familiar to our attenders. That familiarity helps them move past the "newness" of the song st...

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Fully Devoted: Recording Live or in the Studio

What's the purpose of your project? It's a simple question, but it will help guide the creation of any new asset you're creating for your ministry. When it came to recording "Fully Devoted" to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Life.Church, we knew that the purpose could be better served by recor...

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Writing, Producing, and Singing: "Breaking the Silence"

Join Life.Church worship leaders for a conversation about creating the new album Breaking the Silence —and the planning, the production, and the purpose of writing new worship songs. As the newest release from Life.Church Worship , "Breaking the Silence" is an electric set of original worship s...

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Three Questions for Worship Pastors

At first glance, it seems like a Worship Pastor's main priority is to sing. While singing is the medium, pastoring is the goal. Worship Pastors are responsible for one of the most real, vulnerable, spiritual parts of a church experience—when we tell God how wonderful He is and let him minister to...

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Creating Axioms for Worship Leaders

At Life.Church, we love principles to live by. We call them core values or axioms, and we have a set of ten for our church as an organization. A lot of our teams, too, have created unique sets of principles specific to their ministries. Here, we'll talk with a few of our Worship Pastors about the...

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Behind the Music: "We Lift You High"

What we've learned: We were created to worship God. It was His original plan for us, to commune with Him and praise Him and bring Him glory. As worship leaders, we're tasked with creating the songs and opportunities for God's people to serve Him through music. Try to find worship element...

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Behind the Music: "Savior Forever"

“Savior Forever” examines the idea that God is continually pursuing us, even when we fall short of pursuing Him. This song is all about celebrating Christ’s victory over sin, and his victory over us, and that’s the heart of the accompanying resources and YouVersion Bible Plan. Readers will lea...

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Behind the Music: "All Around"

It’s easy to claim the title “Christ follower” when things are going good in our lives. But what do we do when we face true adversity? We look to the cross. The accompanying resources and YouVersion Bible Plan for “All Around” encourage readers to examine the Bible as a growing, living par...

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Behind the Music: "Irresistible"

What groups do you think are least worthy of your time? What about unworthy of love? It’s natural for us to draw the line somewhere, but there’s no stopping the irrational love of Jesus. That’s the heart behind “Irresistible,” a lighter, pop-tinged anthem with a catchy chorus. Use the accompany...