Vern Sanders

I come from a family that keeps stuff. We’re not hoarders by any means, but we tend to accumulate things. In other news, in my family, I’m the one who has moved the most. Everytime I’ve moved, that accumulation of things has moved with me, much to the delight of…

Are You Counting the Wrong Thing in Ministry? We all do it. We give the standard response without thinking. The question may come from a new acquaintance at a convention, or an old friend getting back in touch, but the standard response comes easily: “Well, I’ve got 25 (or 12, or…

Caution… Thick Prose Alert… Proceed at your own risk… I heard a commercial the other day in which the voiceover implored the listener to “finish like a pro.” It got me thinking… What does that mean exactly? In one sense, it can mean pushing on to the end with your best…

Questions and Answers The following is a list of questions asked during the course of the MasterClass on July 10, 2012. The questions appear in the order in which they were posed during the MasterClass. The answers below were written by Vern Sanders after the event. I lead a senior…

Vern Sanders answers questions that were submitted before and during the June 12, 2012, MasterClass Top 10 Leadership Tips from a Worship Wars Survivor

Waiting in the Wings… As write this, we at Creator are counting down to our launch of the MasterClass program. I’ve been thinking about the process, and how it relates to the count down before a worship service, a concert, or even a committee meeting. In the case of worship,…

It Doesn’t Matter Who You Are… From time to time I get on a soapbox, but most of the time I try to write stuff designed to be both an encouragement, and a look at “real life” aspects of leadership. The context for what you are about to read comes…

A closer look at the role of the director-accompanist   There’s an old adage: Never say never. I’m here to report that what you are about to read represents a huge shift in my long-held beliefs and an accompanying (pun intended) change of perspective. <aside: It seems to be the time and…

and all through the house… It was the day after Christmas, the very next day (though officially in the commonwealth it’s called Boxing Day), and all through the land much to their delight (and fatigue if you really want to name it just right) millions of players, and singers, and…

People Get Ready… There are a lot of big words, and some complicated-to-explain concepts in this post. I have been advised to take the big words out and simplify the explanations. I have decided against doing so, because I want to live by the second item on my list of…