Who Loves the NS Worship Team?

Who loves the North Side Worship Team?  I, for one, do!  And I bet you do too. Take for instance the tech team.  Without those talented techies, you wouldn’t be able to hear or see a thing on Sundays.  They are amazing team players! Or what about the music team?  Such gifted and yet humble …

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Worship Team Communication

It has been a few weeks since I posted a worship team training thought on here, so I wanted to post something I had been working on.  This month’s value is unity: leading with selflessness. We are a team.  The musicians, technicians, and host team.  We all work together to make one thing happen: we …

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2009 North Side’s Series Summary

Wow!  What a year 2009 has been at North Side.  This week, we are reflecting back and looking forward.  One of those areas is looking back over what God taught us this year through the series at North Side.  As I have been developing sermon series with Jeff since the summer of 2006, I have …

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A Pastor’s Wish List: For Men to Rise Up

The last Sunday of 2009 served to be a great day to serve as a transition into next year.  On the last Sunday of “A Pastor’s Wish List,” we focused on the topic: “For Men to Rise Up.” The Apostle Paul stated that when he became a man, he put childish ways behind him.  The …

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What’s Your “Offering” Feedback?

North Side Worship’s Christmas worship album, “Offering” has been released for almost two weeks, and I have been extremely humbled by the encouraging words we have received.  We are pretty excited about the fact you think it sounds great. We are even more excited about how many of you have been giving the CDs out …

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Storytellers: “What, Then, is Christmas?”

I wanted to present an “Offering” edition of North Side Storytellers for the song, “What, Then, is Christmas?”  Take it away, bud: Guest Blogger: Woody Nivens Christmas was a very special time for me as a kid. It was my mother’s favorite time of the year. She would spend days decorating our house, and she …

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“Offering” CD Listening Party

Last night, I had our band and spouses over for some fellowship time and the group’s first opportunity to listen to the “Offering” Christmas Worship CD all the way through.  We were missing a few last night, but most everyone involved in the project could come. I just loved watching their faces as they listened …

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“Offering” Released This Sunday

A long-awaited package is in the mail and that means North Side Worship’s newest album will be released this Sunday at North Side.  The cover is above which was designed by the ever-so-talented, Cory Wilson.  Polly Brown was so gracious to let us use her hand for the cover – thanks! This Christmas worship album …

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Worship Leading Excellence: Honoring or Distracting?

Last night, in our worship team training, I asked the question: when does excellence in leading worship become a distraction? As we are spending this month focusing on worship value #3: capability – leading with excellence, a tension arose in my mind.  Psalm 33:3 says: “Sing to Him a new song, play skillfully with a …

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