Trying to Start a Fire From Scratch Every Sunday
By David Manner In the 2000 movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks played Chuck Noland, the lone survivor of a...
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Author: David Manner
3 Things Worship Leaders Can’t Do
by David Manner Those who lead worship each Sunday are often the most talented in the room. Their...
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Worship Leaders, Not Cheerleaders
By David Manner If you are familiar with cheerleading, then you understand that its goal is to...
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Worship Announcements: Measure Twice, Cut Once
One of my pet peeves is poorly done announcements that detract from our corporate worship...
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Real Men Sing
By David Manner Singing badly is not an excuse not to sing in church. When I was a child, the...
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Worship Service Songs Don’t Just Set the Table for the Sermon
by Dr. David Manner Setting the table in baseball slang is when a utility hitter walks or gets a...
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Projecting? Punctuate, Please!
The vast majority of church lyric projection I see are without punctuation. David Manner makes...
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5 Questions Before a Ministry Move
By David Manner Most of us don’t begin a new ministry position believing we will only stay for a...
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When Ministry Is Hard…Remember
by David Manner When ministry feels like being caught in the force of a riptide that pulls you...
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9 Signs Your Church Is Legendary
By David Manner A legend is an iconic story that occurred in the past but continues to resurface...
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20 Prayers for Our Pastors
Praying for our church leadersToo often, we are critical of our pastors/worship leaders. Too...
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50 Questions Worship Leaders Should Ask Before Sunday
By David Manner As worship leaders, we don’t often consider evaluating our own leadership until we...
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