Our worship services have a formative effect on our people’s minds and souls. With weeks, bleeding into months, into years, and ultimately decades, the habits we form in our people have a long term cumulative effect. What we do in our services and how we do it matters. In today’s episode, I talk with author and Pastor Zac Hics about the ways in which worship is formative and how to best utilize our gathered worship times to shape our people into the image of Christ over the long haul. Get the free books: Tweet at @WMTpodcast and @ZacHicks Zac Hicks Online The Worship Pastor (Amazon) You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit (Amazon) Christ Centered Worship (Amazon)   I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!  EMAIL ME your thoughts on this episode or ASK A QUESTION that you’d like us to answer on a future episode by calling +1-831-607-WLT1 Say hi on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, or FACEBOOK SHARE: EMAIL TO A FRIEND TWEET THIS EPISODE SHARE THIS EPISODE ON FACEBOOK QUOTABLES: Corporate worship is a weekly event that God uses to shape our people’s souls over the course of decades.  – Tweet That! What we do and how we do it week after week has a cumulative effect whether for good or bad. – Tweet That! The songs that we lead are the lasting prayers on the lips of the people of God throughout the week.  – Tweet That! A good worship service tells the story of the gospel: the Glory of God, the gravity of sin, the grandeur of Grace.  – Tweet That! The words we say between songs and service elements will affect the way our people view next week’s worship service.  – Tweet That! The style of our services is not neutral. Song styles, architecture, and aesthetic all shape our people’s worship.   – Tweet That! If it sounds, looks, and smells like a rock show, then our people are going to behave like they’re at a rock show.  – Tweet That!   Our Sponsor This Month – Coresound Pads Add rich, beautiful ambient sounds to your mix in three simple steps. Coresound Pads are the best sounding worship pads I’ve ever used, and I’ve tried them all! Check out this video demo. Our listeners get an exclusive discount! Enter WMTPODCAST at checkout for 20% off ALL BUNDLES! Not sure? Try out some sample pads for FREE! Enjoy the podcast? Help us out by leaving us a review on iTunes!