Leading a Christ-Exalting Children’s Ministry
Asaph, in Psalm 78, said that we shouldn’t hide from the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord. But what’s the best way to reach our children? How do we make our experience of Jesus real to them? This seminar will help you assess how well you’re reaching the children in your congregation. It […]
Building and Caring for a Tech Team (Part 1)
Serving week to week behind the scenes on a tech team can be a challenging task. Long hours, little recognition, and a lack of volunteers and test the most faithful team. In this seminar, Dave Wilcox will explore how Biblical motivation, ongoing care, and faithful leadership are essential to building a tech team that honors […]
Before and After: The Evolution of a Song
Despite some great songs being written almost “spontaneously,” most great songs don’t start out that way. Humble and wise songwriters know that in the writing process any part of a song can be rewritten. In this seminar, you’ll learn what that process looks like along the way and develop faith for making radical changes to […]
Drums: Craft and Creativity
A great drummer does more than keep time for a band. He or she thinks carefully about how drums can make a song more cohesive, flow, build, relax, move forward, etc. It’s a combination of developing carefully honed skills and using them with imagination. This seminar will help you do both.
Acoustic Guitar: Maximizing Your Contribution
The acoustic guitar plays a huge part in modern worship. It can be at the forefront of a song, and yet at times, swallowed up in a band situation, we can wonder why we’re even there. Come and discuss a variety of concepts that will allow you to maximize what you can do with your […]
Behind Closed Doors: Connecting Your Public and Private Worship
Sometimes Christians emphasize public devotion to the exclusion or neglect of personal devotion. Others minimize gatherings of the church and focus on how we relate to God individually. But God is concerned about the vitality of both, as well as how they relate to each other. In this seminar, you’ll be equipped and challenged to […]
Are You Thirsty for God?
The Psalmist said, “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God” (Ps. 42;2). A longing to know God better is the sign of a true worshiper. But we don’t always thirst for God in the same way or to the same degree. In this seminar Don Whitney will describe the differences between the empty […]
Guitar Conversations
Patrick Anderson, Mike Cosper, and Paul Hoover have a conversation about the best ways to incorporate acoustic and electric guitars in the worship band. They talk about everything from that mythical “perfect tone” that so many electric guitarists pursue to why worship leaders across the country are slapping capos on their acoustic guitars and playing […]