Caring for Your Sound System
What should churches consider when faced with growth or a broken piece of equipment? How do you pursue quality without breaking the bank on audio equipment? If some extra money is found in the budget, what should you spend it on? How do you encourage musicians and other sound team members to care for equipment? […]
Building and Caring for a Tech Team (Part 2)
Peaceful and joyful service on the tech team comes when the right people are serving in the right place with the right training and the right information. In this seminar Dave will discuss ideas and practices to most effectively recruit, train, and deploy people on your team.
What the Psalms Teach Us About Songwriting
The Psalms are a wealth of resources when it comes to learning to write honest, faith-filled songs that glorify God and serve his people. Mark, Steve, and Vikki, three veteran song writers, will share how the Psalms have inspired them in their own songwriting and communicate principles that will help you in your own craft.
What Makes these Songs Great?
Ever wonder why more people aren’t singing the songs you write? Maybe your songs are missing some of the key elements that most great songs have. Steve & Vikki Cook will take an in-depth look at a number of well-known worship songs and talk about what makes them so great.
Retuning Hymns
Kevin Twit has been involved for over ten years with Indelible Grace, a group of musicians that have sought to revive theological depth in the church’s songs by setting old hymns to new music. In this workshop he will cover where to find texts, how to evaluate texts, and how to go about setting them […]
Overcoming Songwriter’s Block
As songwriters we’ve all had our times of writer’s block, when it seems like the heavens have closed and the creativity has all dried up. What can be done? Well…plenty! Join Steve and Vikki Cook as they share a number of insights and exercises that are sure to help you break through writer’s block.
Editing Your Song
The hardest part of writing your song may be when you think it’s finally done. In this workshop Steve and Vikki Cook (Before the Throne of God Above, I Will Glory in My Redeemer, Mighty Fortress) will discuss different ways you can turn a good song into a great one. Topics will include developing different […]
Electric Guitar: Introduction to Loops, Multitracks and Tech: How and Why?
Using loops, multitracks, and programs like Ableton Live can help keep your musicians together, fill out your sound and even offer creative opportunities for arranging and writing. But used too much or in the wrong way they can be unhelpful. Come and learn about how you can use new technologies in your weekend services while […]
Essential Skills for Electric Guitar
The electric guitar is a powerful, versatile tool and yet many guitarists struggle to break beyond box positions and a collection of favorite chord voicings. This session is designed to provide you with practical resources for creativity and greater expression across the entire length of the fretboard. We’ll explore a wide range of topics that […]
Electric Guitar: Maximizing Your Contribution
The electric guitar can play so many roles as we’re leading and serving on our teams from week to week. From rhythm and lines to textures and ambient playing, come and equip yourself to maximize what you can offer as we dive into a variety of concepts and techniques.
Band on the Run
This seminar was a hit at WorshipGod06 so we’re offering it again. You have three songs to learn and one hour to learn them. How do you develop arrangements quickly? Using simple but tested principles, you’ll see how you can maximize your musicians, and develop good musical arrangements in less time than you think. Different […]
Auditioning and Developing Musicians
How do you incorporate new musicians into your team? Whether you’re just getting started or oversee a large group, this practical seminar will give you specific ideas for cataloguing and maximizing the musical gifts in your church.
Pastors and Artist Musicians Working Together
Not every Christian musician is called to serve exclusively on the worship team. What kind of relationship should there be between the local church and musicians who feel called to serve outside the bounds of the congregation? How does a pastor encourage and lead artist musicians to use their gifts without exalting them? What can […]
Making Room for the Spirit’s Leading
This seminar is designed to increase your eager expectation for the presence of God’s Spirit in your meetings. We’ll look at questions like how do you help your church learn to expect and appreciate the spontaneous activity of the Spirit in your meetings? And how do you guard against spontaneity becoming a faithless activity or […]
Let All the People Be Glad: Corporate Worship and Expressiveness
What is the role of physical expression in congregational worship? How do you discern between natural response and drawing attention to yourself? How are we to understand the biblical examples and commands of physical expression? How do you lead a lifeless congregation in heartfelt engagement with God? Bob will address these questions and more in […]
Leading in Prayer
Leaders can easily underestimate the effect their public prayers can have on the church, for good or ill. In this workshop you’ll learn the importance of modeling Scriptural, engaging, gospel-aware, Spirit-empowered prayer, and be equipped in the practice of it.
Growing Your Team for the Glory of God
Anyone who’s led a team for longer than a week knows it involves more than music. Relational conflicts, spiritual dryness, apathy, lack of focus, and envy are just a few of the challenges a leader will have to deal with in team members at some point. How does a leader effectively nurture a team in […]
Gospel-Centered Everything
Recent years have seen a spate of “gospel” books–defining the gospel, discussing the gospel, applying the gospel–which is all to the good. However, it’s possible to discuss and celebrate the gospel without allowing it genuinely to shape our lives, our homes, and our ministries. How can we keep the gospel from being merely a slogan? […]
Priorities in Planning Your Meeting
The weekly gathering is the most important event of a church’s life together. And yet often our planning for that meeting is rooted more in tradition, preference, and pragmatism than Scriptural priorities. What are the most important things to remember and do when the church gathers on Sunday morning? Bob & Jeff, who serve together […]
Planning for Participation: Rehearsing the Right Things for the Right Reasons
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 […]
Corporate Worship as Pastoral Care
Musicians in our culture often focus on the performing well, creating emotional experiences, and gaining favor from their fans. As leaders in the church, our focus couldn’t be more different. This seminar will explain how the songs we choose and the words we say on Sunday are one way we can care for those God […]