Running an Effective and Peaceful Sunday Morning Rehearsal
Too many worship teams start the meeting feeling anxious, harried, and unprepared. Those feelings can be amplified if you meet in a rented facility and have to set up from scratch every Sunday morning. Dave and Ken, both from Covenant Life Church, will share principles for maximizing the time you spend rehearsing on Sunday morning. […]
Reviving the Hymns
Thousands of hymns have been written and forgotten. Some of them are filled with life-transforming truths that we should still be singing. Which hymns need reviving and where do you find them? How do you decide when to update a hymn’s music or lyrics and when to leave a hymn as it stands? David Ward, […]
Retelling the Gospel Every Week
Gathering for worship is a life-shaping moment in a congregation’s week, and what we choose to do during that time can have eternal significance. Drawing from Scripture and his own journey, Mike Cosper will seek to persuade you that there is nothing more important to focus on each week than the gospel: the glorious story […]
Rehearsals for the Real World: Maximizing Limited Resources
As we strive for musical excellence in the church we often face ongoing challenges of limited rehearsal time, changing seasons, people moving away, and a shortage of musicians—not to mention our own limitations. In this practical workshop, you’ll learn how to maximize the resources God has provided you and learn the difference between unbiblical expectations […]
Redefining Burnout: Knowing When It’s Time for a Break
How do you know when it’s time to stop serving on your team and when God is calling you to persevere through challenges and even grow through them? How can you tell whether stepping down is wisdom or selfishness? In this seminar, Jon Payne will discuss the differences between character, gifting, and faith, and inspire […]
Putting Songs Together
Why do you choose the songs you do? What factors go into deciding whether one song is better to use than another? What’s the difference between lyrical flow and musical flow? How can we use songs to effectively care for people’s souls as they sing them? These questions and more will be addressed in this […]
Planning Sundays
What should we sing this Sunday? Join the conversation as three leaders walk through how they specifically plan for leading in congregational song. Topics of discussion include choosing songs, the structure of our gatherings, introducing new songs, and the questions you (yes, you) bring.
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 […]
Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Leading (Part 2) [WG14W]
This workshop is geared specifically towards those who are responsible for leading or planning the music for the Sunday gathering in their local church. Drawing on over thirty years of experience, Bob will be covering a wide variety of topics including the role of a worship leader, a leader’s relationships, how to pastor your church […]
Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Leading (Part 1) [WG14W]
This workshop is geared specifically towards those who are responsible for leading or planning the music for the Sunday gathering in their local church. Drawing on over thirty years of experience, Bob will be covering a wide variety of topics including the role of a worship leader, a leader’s relationships, how to pastor your church […]
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 […]
Growing in Grace as a Leader
Is your church and worship team a place of encouragement and refreshment? Or is it a place of criticism, irritation, jealousy, gossip, and selfish ambition? It is not sufficient to sing a message of grace; we must also strive to create a culture of grace with our lives. Leaders bear unique responsibility to set an […]
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? […]
Faithfulness from Generation to Generation
How do multiple generations work together to serve the church musically? In this seminar you’ll hear what two generations have learned about serving together in the local church. Come and be inspired and equipped to pass on and receive what really matters in our corporate worship.
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 […]
Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Leading [WG15E]
This workshop is geared specifically towards those who are responsible for leading or planning the music for the Sunday gathering in their local church. Drawing on over thirty years of experience, Bob will be covering a wide variety of topics including the role of a worship leader, a leader’s relationships, how to pastor your church […]
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 […]
