The best songs you’ll ever write are sitting in yesterday’s sermon.
I’ve written over 100 songs using what I call the “Toledo Method” - turning pastoral messages into worship anthems. And here’s the truth: Your pastor already did half the work for you. Here’s how to capture it while it’s still fresh: 1. Mine the main theme, not the details Don’t try to cram the whole three-point sermon into four minutes. What was the ONE thing people needed to leave with? That’s your song. 2. Listen for the phrases that landed When the congregation said “Amen” or leaned in - that’s your hook. Those Spirit-anointed phrases your pastor spoke? They’re already singable because they’re already memorable. 3. Write from the response, not the teaching Your song isn’t the sermon replayed - it’s the heart’s answer to it. If the message was about God’s faithfulness, your song is “Yes, You’ve been faithful to me.” 4. This week, not next month The anointing on that word is NOW. Don’t file it away for “someday.” Open your voice memos. Hum a melody. Capture the raw idea before the week steals the inspiration. Today’s challenge: Open your notes from yesterday’s service. Find one phrase that stirred your spirit. Sing it back to God five different ways. One of those ways is your next song. You’re not just a worship leader. You’re a scribe of what God is saying to your house. Drop a 🔥 if Sunday’s message is becoming this week’s song! The songs that change your church are born from the sermons that changed you.