Arranging to Serve Your Congregation
Acoustic Guitar: Tips for Your Best Playing
Skilled and Sincere
Musicians in the church often vacillate between valuing musical preparation over musical preparation and using their “love for Jesus” to justify never growing as a musician. In this breakout, you’ll learn how to pursue both excellence and authenticity as you use your gifts to serve God’s people.
7 Values of Congregational Worship
As pastors and worship team members, we have many decisions to make each week in preparation for congregational worship. In this seminar, we’ll consider some of the primary values that inform what we do when we gather: the primary themes that occupy our attention, the liturgical elements, and the heart attitudes we want to display. […]
When Waiting is Trusting
What do you do when you believe you are praying in the will of God, following godly counsel, and obeying the Lord the best you know how, but still your prayer isn’t answered? Is it because you don’t have faith, or enough faith? In this session you’ll see from Scripture that the proof of faith […]
Unity in Diversity
God’s Word tells us that in Jesus Christ “there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.” (Colossians 3:11) Knowing that Jesus died to make us one and living in the good of that reality are two different things. In this breakout, Shai Linne […]
To Sing Hymns or Not
The introduction of the singing of hymns into English Nonconformist churches (churches outside of the Anglican state church) in the 1690s was one of the most important worship innovations since the Reformation. Not surprisingly, it engendered “worship wars,” in which there was more heat than light at times. This workshop will examine the take-away lessons […]
Songwriting Panel
In this breakout you’ll hear various seasoned writers discuss methods, practices, and attitudes they’ve developed over the years that have helped them write both congregational and performance songs.
Show, Don’t Tell
What does Psalm 23 and great songs have in common? Sensory language! In this workshop we’ll explore the value of sensory language in Christian Worship Songs and give practical ways to generate fresh lyric ideas for your songs.
Worship Leader Panel
Preparing Your Heart
For many of us, Sunday morning preparation focuses on practical and musical aspects: arranging, scheduling, printing charts, sending emails, and a host of other details. But we often miss the crucial component of preparing our hearts to meet with God and his people. Christians throughout the centuries have valued the importance of spiritual preparation for […]
Melodies that Sing
Great melodies often come in a moment of inspiration, but what makes them great? And how can you incorporate those characteristics into your own melodies? Steve and Vikki Cook will be answering those questions, plus looking at the impact that harmony, groove, tempo and hooks have on your melody.
Electric Guitar: Your Heart and Your Part
AW Tozer said, “The essence or art is self expression but the essence of Christianity is self denial. Balancing the two is very hard.” Inspired by this quote, Josh Scott will lay a foundation for the role of the electric guitarist in the church, detail what attitudes are crucial, and cover specific techniques and styles […]
Electric Guitar: Your Gear
In this breakout Josh Scott, president of JHS pedals, will discuss the many ways pedals can serve you. He’ll also look at the advantages of different amps and how to make wise decisions in the use of your gear.
Arranging to Serve
Leaders and musicians spend multiple hours, even days preparing for a Sunday morning or an event that is meant to lead people in worshiping God in song. But when the time comes, it often ends up being more a crowd watching a performance than a congregation participating in worship. How do we prepare for a […]
Acoustic Guitar Tips: Tips for Your Best Playing
While the best way to improve your skills are through hours of deliberate practice, sometimes the most effective changes you can make in your playing are simple ones. In this breakout, you’ll learn a variety of practices, patterns, and tools that will help you take your playing to the next level.
20 Steps to Better Sound
You don’t necessarily have to spend money you don’t have to improve your sound. Sometimes the small things can make a big difference. In this seminar we’ll walk through some very simple changes you can make that will have a positive impact on your mix.
Advanced Piano Techniques (Part 2)
This class will be geared towards pianists who play by ear and are looking for ways to develop their skill. Topics to be covered include transitions, voicings, accompanying, and different styles.
Advanced Piano Techniques (Part 1)
This class will be geared towards pianists who play by ear and are looking for ways to develop their skill. Topics to be covered include transitions, voicings, accompanying, and different styles.
Advanced Keyboard
Last year John led a seminar for pianists who wanted to learn how to play charts. This year’s class is geared towards more intermediate to advanced keyboardists. John will cover a variety of techniques specifically for playing the piano in a band. Topics will include starting and ending songs, voicings, rhythmic variety, modulations, stylistic nuances […]
Advanced Electric Guitar (Part 2)
Following up on what he covered in an earlier electric guitar workshop, Ben Gowell will spend time in this session discussing topics that include voicings, song structure, rhythmic patterns, and more.
