A Picture Is Worth … A Lot Less than You Think
A Picture Is Worth… A Lot Less than You Think The most common question I get asked when I talk about worship curating is, “Can you show me some photos of what you do?” Yes, I can. But the most important part of what I do can’t be photographed. A photo can show you how I answered my questions about what I wanted to achieve with a particular worship event. It can show you the space I used, what I did with the space, and how it...
Curation: The Glue That Holds Worship Together
Curation: The Glue That Holds Worship Together I first coined the term “worship curator” about 20 years ago after participating in a fairly bizarre art installation that consisted of a series of large ponds filled with paint. I had been putting together weekly community worship events and theme-specific ambient worship spaces, and what I would now describe as “transitional worship” events, for some...
The Failure of Church Worship
The Failure of Church Worship A Worship Leader leads worship. A Worship Director directs worship. A Worship Producer produces worship. As a Pastor, I haven’t found any of the above terms helpful in describing what I do. The “care-of-souls-function” of worship, implies a broader range of nuanced activity than lead, direct, produce, design, or even do. As a Pastor, my role includes encouraging, equipping, teaching,...