Nathan Drake
- May 24, 2018
The 3 Worst Fonts. Ever.
When good designs go bad. I love fonts. My absolute favorite class in college was typography. And yes, I am a font snob. I don't mean to be, really.... but some fonts are just so very hard to love. "But Nathan!!" you may say "there are no bad fonts, only bad designers!!!" Well, first I would say stop using so many exclamation points. Secondly, while a "bad"font is often contextual, these 3 fonts are very rarely the right choice. In fact, I would say you should just stop using
Nathan Drake
- May 10, 2018
Why Do God's People Sing?
Guest post by Chris Otterson Many churches have devoted large portions of their corporate worship time to singing. They've invested thousands upon thousands on sound systems, microphones, projection, and instruments so that every week you can stand in a room with a bunch of people and sing songs together. But why? As a worship leader I have spent my whole adult life studying the craft of leading God’s people in song with pastors, professors, and other worship leaders. Our fav
Nathan Drake
- May 7, 2018
3 Free Motion Background Resources
There are 2 kinds of free motion backgrounds for worship: awesome and ultra corny. Today we look at the awesome. If you're looking for high quality free motion backgrounds for your church presentations, you've come to the right place. This week we visit 3 different websites that offer completely free motion backgrounds. Watch the video for an overview of each site. Links to all the free motion backgrounds websites are below the video. The Trio of Awesome: Church Media Drop Vi
Nathan Drake
- May 3, 2018
3 Hymns with 3 Chords
Hymns are notorious for being difficult to play on the guitar. But not all hymns have to tie your fingers in knots. In fact, the only chords you'll need to play the 3 hymns on this list are C, F, and G. DOWNLOAD FREE CHORD CHEAT SHEET In this video lesson I will explain how to play the chords in the key of C and then play through the first verse of each hymn. Whether you are a beginner guitarist or an experienced worship leader looking for easy-to-play hymns for your team, th
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