Worship Leaders – You CAN Make it Through Christmas at Church
For weeks (or longer) you’ve been planning special services and extra Christmas events, rehearsing, coordinating with your leadership and other departments while your personal life pace ramps up along with the rest of Christian civilization. Keeping peace within...
10 Ways to Improve Your Stage Presence
…While Letting God Take the Spotlight. Worship leaders may stand center-stage before the congregation, but they have one essential mission: to turn the spotlight fully on God. To do that takes planning, self-awareness and practice. It also requires knowledge of...
Ground Zero: A Sound Check Strategy
Since your last service, you’ve been working hard to prepare for the next weekend worship services. Your planning is complete and you’re headed to sound check where it’ll all come together. Your clear vision and great plans are about to materialize! Or will they...
What’s in a Name?
Starting the Songs When I had my first opportunity to lead worship in my twenties, I remember some older relatives asking, “Did you know that your great-grand-uncle was a song starter?” My reply, “No, what’s a song starter?” “He led the singing in the services — he...
About Marty McCall
I’m a singer/songwriter, vocal coach, winner of three Gospel Music Association Dove awards and multiple Grammy nominee. A veteran worship leader, I also create online resources for worship leaders as well as singers. For more, see my about page.