Author: joshuahrwatts
Keeping the Well Full: Leading Worship, 022
Another Thursday, another blog! Here in Johnstown, it’s getting chillier and chillier… but verily, verily I say unto you that I love cold weather! Mind you, I don’t
Am I a Pharisee?
Howdy, friends.. Presently I’m nestled in a blanket trying to shake off the chill from having just come in from outside.. but tempted to break out of my cocoon to fetch a mug of fresh
Church Marketing 101: Ben Picton
Is it November already? Today my great friend Ben Picton is guest blogging for me. I’m absolutely nuts over the Picton clan – they are some of the most terrific human beings on the planet!
Breathable Worship: Leading Worship, 021
I’m unashamedly Pentecostal. I’m a licensed and credentialed minister in the Assemblies of God (despite my baby face suggesting I’m going into my senior year of high school). I
Top Songs for Christmas Worship
I know, I know – it’s October. But besides being one of the weirdos who enjoys Christmas music year-round, I know that Christmas always creeps up on worship pastors suddenly. Since my other
Lost Creativity
Happy Thursday, my friends! I read a staggering statistic recently. Did you know that 90% of children ages 5 and younger are considered “highly creative”? And did you know that only
When Life Gives You Lemons
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I remember hearing this expression as a kid and missing the positivity of the statement. I would retort, “But you also need water and sugar to make
What Makes a Song “Congregational”? (Leading Worship, 020)
The 20th installment of the worship series! What! And yet I feel that I’m still scraping the surface. Hope that this blog post finds you all doing well. I wanted to explore some thoughts on
Our Church Launch
Happy, happy Saturday to you all! (What? Saturday? Sorry – technical difficulties – this was supposed to go live on Thursday!) In lieu of missing my weekly blog last week, you may be happy to
Waiting for Jesus
Hi, friends! It would seem that I actually missed posting a blog last week, and for that, I’m sorry! Ironically enough, I had just messaged my Aussie friend Cameron and told him that I had