Are You A Worship Drummer

For a few weeks now, I’ve been chewing on an idea and even though I have a lot more thought to put into this, I think there’s more value in sharing it now (a good idea without execution is just a good idea).

I went to bed 3 weeks ago and in the last stages of dozing off, the words “Worship Drummer” came to mind. I thought it was cool, and I actually tweeted about it:

This was what I tweeted on Nov 13.

Without much thought, I did what everyone else does, and checked for a domain name. WorshipDrummer.com was taken (the owner was asking $500) so I bought WorshipDrummer.ca.

So what is worshipdrummer.ca? Right now it is nothing much. A “coming soon” page is up and you can sign up for future updates and an eventual launch announcement. [If any one wants to offer some web design help, i'll gratefully accept]

What do I envision worshipdrummer.ca becoming? That’s the better question!

I have a passion to see excellence in our worship, and being a worship drummer myself, it is important to define what a true worship drummer is. Simply stated, a worship drummer concerns him/herself with putting the heart before the beat. Without this distinction, we would just be drummers. As worship drummers, we have a whole other responsibility which is of no bearing in secular music – the heart of a worshiper:

• We play for an audience of One
• We lift the name of Jesus above any/all names (yes, even our band’s name)
• We wage war with the unseen world
• We follow the leading of the Holy Spirit

As I’ve spent some time praying and thinking about our worship drumming  community, I believe the definition needs to be clear so that people will know what we’re all about.

Before the official launch

• I will be working to get articles/posts from church drummers like you and me, and hopefully the pros
• Bring accountability to our role as worship drummers
• Drumming video tutorials (even though it’s about the heart, we also need to be excellent at what we do for God)
• A whole bunch of other cool stuff

So are you a worship drummer? I am sure that there are hundreds and maybe even thousands of worship drummers in our great country of Canada (and around the world) and, as a fellow citizen, I want to invite you to jump on board with us.

Let’s connect and help spread the word!

Worship leaders, pastors, friends, blog readers, help spread the word.

DRUMMERS: WorshipDrummer.ca is for and about YOU!

We are on Facebook and Twitter and you can subscribe for updates and announcements about our launch.

If this has you excited, as it does me, I would love to connect and chat with you! Leave some comments and let’s get the party started!