Worship Team Check-up
Ever wonder if you’re contributing all you can to your team? This seminar will give you five core values to evaluate: godliness, expressiveness, humility, church involvement, and stewardship of your gifts. An excellent seminar for anyone wanting to strengthen their involvement in a team.
Will the Real Worship Leader Please Stand Up?
When Leading Worship Is Your Second Job
Where does someone find the time to find new songs, call the team, choose songs for Sunday, write out charts, rehearse the musicians AND hold down a full time day job? Those questions will be answered by worship leaders who are doing just that. A panel of leaders will share what they’ve learned from their […]
What’s the Point? Planning Your Meetings on Purpose
Songs, sermons, announcements, prayers, greetings, communion—how do they all fit together? And why? In this seminar, Bob Kauflin will talk about biblical principles that should guide our thinking and planning for our Sunday gatherings. This seminar is especially helpful for pastors and worship leaders to attend together.
What Are You Talking About? What to Say When You’re Not Singing
Some worship leaders talk too much, some too little. Drawing from thirty years of experience, Bob will discuss how to determine when to say something that will serve those you’re leading, as well as what, how, and why to say it.
Thinking Surgically While Leading Liturgically
Trying to lead worship in a liturgical church can feel like trying to paint in a straightjacket. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this seminar we’ll explore ways worship leaders can work within the confines of a more formal liturgy, using music as a tool to help their congregations experience vibrant, Christ-centered […]
Theology, Doxology, and Sociology
Our understanding of who God says He is, our praise to God, and our culture…how do they fit together? How can we reflect God’s plan for unity in diversity without compromising or watering down the unchanging truths of the gospel and God’s Word? In this seminar Shai Linne will give a biblical perspective on how to think […]
The Task of a Worship Leader
Because the New Testament doesn’t mention the role of the worship leader, we tend to turn to various sources for ideas on leading worship—friends, worship artists, books, and our own experiences. But unless we know we’re doing what God has called us to do, we can lose our focus, get distracted, and become discouraged. This […]
The Leader’s Relationships
Leaders can be tempted to think that their job would be easier and more fruitful if they didn’t have to deal with people, but relationships are one of the primary ways we display the effects of the gospel in our lives and bring glory to God. If you lead congregational worship you’re surrounded by people […]
The Faith-Filled Leader
Every leader will eventually face challenges that call for extraordinary faith. Whether we’re fighting the world, our flesh, or the devil, we’ll be tempted to give in to doubt, anxiety, discouragement, and even despair. But God equips those whom he calls. Whether you’re a pastor, leader, parent, or discipling Christian, this seminar will help you […]
The Challenges of Bi-Vocational Ministry
In an age of doing more with less, many churches don’t have the resources to devote a full-time staff position to each ministry of the church. More and more ministry leaders are juggling the demands of ministry with a secular job. This session will discuss the challenges this presents from a Biblical perspective, led by […]
The Benefits and Limits of Creativity
We owe a great debt to Christians through the years who have pushed the boundaries of what kind of creativity is beneficial when it comes to music in the church. But sometimes creativity can exceed biblical bounds, turning something helpful into something harmful. In this seminar, Bob will describe ways to think about creativity that will […]
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 […]
