Al's blog

Inspired by one of the posting threads in the forum, I’ve been thinking a little about the role of the worship leader in the context of the church team...Read more

I've been rereading this fantastic little booklet by theologian Francis Schaeffer on the role of art in the bible. It is packed full of brilliant nuggets like this on the role of the artist to hold up questions to the culture: "The ancients were afraid that if they went to the end of the earth they would fall off and be consumed by dragons...Read more

I came across this list of hebrew words used in the Psalms, really interesting...Read more

Manchester highlights: great gathering of worship pastors, awesome ministry and a great evening. The second last night of the tour was really fun: we were in Manchester, hosted by a good friend called Lynn Swart, who I have known since I was a teenager and was instrumental in encouraging me with worship leading...Read more

Over 1,000 people packed into Central Hall for our biggest night yet, with some incredible times of ministry and worship. It was a real highlight to be with our friends at New Community church in Southampton...Read more

Day three and we had an incredible night in Edinburgh, with a totally packed out event. It was amazing to be back in Edinburgh with Worship Central, as my family are from here and I spent four years studying in the city...Read more

We're on the road after doing our first event in Oxford with 700 people packing out St Aldate's for a great evening celebration. It's fantastic to finally be out on the tour after months of preparation and planning...Read more

Ok, potential Geek Central, but here's a little guide to some useful things that live in my guitar case so I'm prepared when I'm leading worship...Read more

I was interested in the responses to my previous blog, so asked a rights lawyer to explain the legal position. Brett Farrell is a good friend and a lawyer who has practiced for many years in the music business working on complex rights issues, including recently some ground-breaking work on the Compassion Art project...Read more

I was having an interesting chat yesterday with a friend about whether it's OK to change words of a worship song that's not yours...Read more