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Nathan

Feb 23
3 min

Five Books Every Church Tech Needs

Whenever I talk to an expert in their field, I wonder what books have influenced them.

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Nathan

Feb 15
3 min

How to Listen to a Snare Drum

The choice of snare drum can change the emotion of the entire kit. Let's have a listen.

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Nathan

Feb 8
3 min

How to Listen to the Bass

The bass is perhaps the most important, and the least noticed, instrument in the band.

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Nathan

Feb 1
4 min

How to Listen to a Kick Drum

There is no perfect kick drum sound. There are just tradeoffs that fit for every genre and song. That’s the fun of being an engineer.

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Okay, But Why Do the Church Singers Sound So Bad?

Nathan

Jan 25
3 min

Okay, But Why Do the Church Singers Sound So Bad?

You have a singer who is going to take the lead on one song, but isn’t strong on harmony for the other songs. What do you do?

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"Is the Music Always that Bad in Churches?"

Nathan

Jan 18
4 min

"Is the Music Always that Bad in Churches?"

What inexperienced players don’t realize is that a full sound comes from a sense of space, not when everyone plays what they want.

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Nathan

Jan 11
2 min

What Is "Deep Listening"?

When we listen casually to a song on the radio, we tend to experience it like a novice experiences a football game. We miss the strategy.

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Nathan

Jan 4
3 min

New Year's Resolutions With a Groove

I chose 50 songs that feel good. Every week I'll spend my practice time dissecting each song.

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Nathan

Dec 14, 2020
5 min

Why Giving is Good For You

By having us live together rather than separating ourselves, the strong learn to nurture, and the weak can be strengthened.

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Nathan

Dec 7, 2020
3 min

How to Grow a Worship Team God's Way

Even if our team was hobbled for the whole year, it would be better than breaking the trust of our team by instituting a double standard.

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The Second Step of Creativity: It's Not About You

Nathan

Nov 30, 2020
4 min

The Second Step of Creativity: It's Not About You

My writing improved greatly when I stopped trying to write my songs. I became a pass-through for the good things God wanted to say.

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The First Step Of Creativity: It Isn't What You Think.

Nathan

Nov 23, 2020
5 min

The First Step Of Creativity: It Isn't What You Think.

Creativity, like any other human endeavor, is a divine act, because it begins with receiving from the Lord.

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Nathan

Nov 16, 2020
4 min

Sing A New Song: What Is At Stake

The more each church cultivates a community who hears from God for themselves, the clearer picture we will have of God’s heart and mind.

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Nathan

Nov 9, 2020
3 min

Wait, Oatmeal Is a Value?

Dinnertime was sacred in my family. That was how we shared appreciation and talked about our day.

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What Makes a Great Disciple? Or Guitar Student?

Nathan

Nov 2, 2020
4 min

What Makes a Great Disciple? Or Guitar Student?

I've had hundreds of students. Some flamed out, some made respectable progress, and some were so dedicated that they became great musicians.

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Discipleship in Several Hundred Guitar Lessons

Nathan

Oct 26, 2020
3 min

Discipleship in Several Hundred Guitar Lessons

That is the heart of discipleship. It isn’t knowledge transfer. It is modeling behavior.

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Nathan

Oct 19, 2020
5 min

When God Severs Us

We either stay attached to toxic people and systems, or we detach and make room to be set apart.

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Nathan

Oct 12, 2020
4 min

Bonding to God. Bonding to Others.

Leaders who focus on process build lasting cultures. Leaders who only demand outcomes poison theirs.

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Nathan

Oct 5, 2020
4 min

Who Is in Our Center?

We cannot camp around doctrines. We can’t camp around intellectual agreements, or vision statements, or social justice.

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Bring Your Own Sacrifice Part 4: Stop the Machine

Nathan

Sep 28, 2020
4 min

Bring Your Own Sacrifice Part 4: Stop the Machine

We can become so invested in making the machinery of Sunday work that we are beholden to it.

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