Twenty Five Ways to Pick Good Worship Songs for Your Church

Worship song selection is no easy task.

You have to choose a song that people will sing, that you like playing, has a good message…the list goes on.

I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to fear finding the right music for your church. Sure, there’s a lot to consider, and you won’t get it right every time.

That’s okay.

You’ll learn more from your failures than your successes in this area. Still, you want to have a healthy tally in the “win” section, and that’s why I put together a checklist of 25 things to look for in a good worship song.

You certainly don’t have to hit all 25, but finding a good song is more like finding a good car or place to live. If you hit 70-80% of your wish list, you’re doing great.

So without further ado, let’s get started! Read More

While Tim Lucas' suggestions are mainly for churches with a local liturgy and a contemporary style of worship, a number of them are also applicable to churches that use a liturgy from a denominational liturgy book and have a more traditional or blended style of worship. If you are not familiar with the term "local liturgy," it refers to a pattern of worship which a church has developed on its own or copied from another church with a local liturgy rather than one that is suggested or required by the denomination with which the church is affiliated. There is really no such thing as a non-liturgical church.