3 Steps to Successfully Add New Worship Team Members
Kade Young says we have all encountered those people who want to be on the worship team but don’t have what it takes to fulfill the commitment. It may seem impossible at times, with such a small group...
View ArticleThe Benefits of a Shorter Set List
Kade Young explains why he uses fewer songs in worship: I recently attended a night of worship and it made me think about the amount of songs in a worship set list. The band did about 9 songs that...
View ArticleHow to Get New Musicians (and Keep Them)
Kade Young says productive rehearsals lead to an empowered, attractive team. As I meet with those who lead worship (especially those at smaller churches), I often get the question, “How have you been...
View Article4 Ways to Attract the Best Volunteers
Kade Young says nothing is more demotivating than leadership being unprepared: In church, when a volunteer underperforms, we often write it off saying something like, “Well, it’s not like they are paid...
View Article4 Guidelines for Worship Team Dress Code
Kade Young dreads confronting dress code issues. As a worship leader, you probably dread confronting dress code issues. So, you sit back and think to yourself, “Surely I won’t have to address cleavage...
View ArticleA Guide for Church Front Lighting
Kade Young shares techniques. What is front lighting? The par can, ellipsoidal or any other fixture you use to light up the faces of those on stage is known as ‘front lighting’. It is very common for...
View Article6 Ways to Become a Better Worship Leader
Kade Young says continual improvement is a quality of every successful leader. 1. Become a better mentor. It is common for people to believe that the only quality needed to be a good worship leader is...
View Article5 Tips for the Bivocational Worship Leader
Kade Young encourages worship leaders to be organized. Take things a week at a time. You can save a ton of time and frustration by taking things a week at a time. I used to plan the worship set...
View ArticleHow to Make Lead Vocals Sound Amazing
Kade Young offers tips for getting your vocals heard clearly in worship. I have been in many church worship services where you can hardly hear the lead vocal. To tell you the truth, I have even led...
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