Kris BainesIf you are welcoming people at the beginning of the service, it can be good to mention that you will soon be worshipping in song together. Then you can pray, or read a Scripture and go from there. It gives people, especially visitors, a heads-up that they will be singing soon.
Kris BainesWhen you can't hear your voice from a monitor, it’s really easy to go slightly out of tune without noticing. It also causes you to sing louder and strain more as you don’t have an accurate reflection of how your voice sounds.
Kris BainesPractice is certainly important. However, we mustn’t let that crowd out the joy of simply sitting down and playing...
Kris BainesEven if we are leading as we play, it’s not our place to fit a mini-sermon in between songs, share our favourite insights, or give testimonies of what the Lord’s been doing in our lives.