Worshiping a Big God in a Small Church
It can be discouraging to come to a conference where everyone seems to assume your church has a large staff, several music teams, and an unlimited budget. For most of us, that situation is far from reality. In this seminar, you’ll learn how to make the most of limited resources, how to maintain a strong […]
Passing the Baton: Cultivating a Passion for Christ in the Next Generation
Listen in as five leaders in three seasons of parenting discuss what they’ve learned about instilling a passion for Christ in their children, both in the church and at home. There will be time for Q&A at the end.
Christ and the Enemies Within: Dealing with Pride, Discouragement, Depression, and Lust
Leaders and musicians can struggle with a disconnect between the content of the songs they sing and the inward battles they fight, and often lose, every day. In this transparent and hope-filled seminar, you’ll be helped to see how Jesus really is the Savior he promised he would be.
Beyond Preaching: Embracing Your Responsibility for the Whole Meeting
Faithful preaching pastors rightly give significant time and attention to their sermon preparation. But too often, they minimize what happens in the rest of the meeting, forgetting that every part of our services is an opportunity to shepherd God’s people through Scripture and the gospel. In this seminar, you’ll hear from a pastor who is […]
A Cross and Cultural Conversation
What happens when two very different musical cultures (white and African-American) gather around the gospel? How do we learn from and serve one another? What are the potential pitfalls and opportunities? Listen in on this conversation between four friends who are learning the answers to those questions while recording an album together.
Healthy Tensions in Corporate Worship
Learning to Encourage: Seeing Grace in Surprising Places
A Leader’s Heart – Panel
A Leader’s Family – Panel
God-Encounters: The Role of Experience in Congregational Worship
Arranging to Serve Your Congregation
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nuestra adoración importa: Guiando a otros a encontrarse con Dios
Nada es más esencial que saber cómo adorar al Dios que nos creó. Este libro concentra al lector en los aspectos esenciales de una adoración que honra a Dios, combinando fundamentos bíblicos con la aplicación práctica de una manera que brinda resultados en la realidad diaria. El autor, que es pastor y un reconocido compositor […]
Worshiping the Triune God
The doctrine of the Trinity has been the object of opposition, neglect, and confusion for centuries. That may be because few doctrines are so foundational to Christianity. Come learn the biblical basis for the Trinity, and how to better understand, love, and worship the God who is forever Father, Son, and Spirit.
Worshiping God When Your World Is Shaking
How do we worship God when our lives are falling apart? What does it mean that God is sovereign? What’s the difference between trusting that God is in control and being fatalistic? Craig Cabaniss will address these questions and more as he seeks to help you cultivate a greater appreciation for the great and awesome […]
Worshiping a Big God in a Small Church
It can be discouraging to come to a worship conference where everyone seems to assume your church has a large staff, several music teams, and an unlimited budget. For most of us, that situation is far from reality. After serving on staff in large churches, Pat Sczebel has spent the last ten years helping to […]
