Team Communication Part Four; The Devil’s In The Details

Communication - the fact of being communicated.

There is no “maybe” in communication. It either happens or it does not. We can’t hope we communicated. we can’t wonder if we communicated. We need to be clear and absolute in getting the details across.

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Five Fundamentals for Selecting Band Members

I’ve found it’s very tough to have a worship band without worship band members. Acoustic environments are nice, but sooner or later, as your church or ministry grows, the need will arise to add instruments and form a band. The question then becomes, once you’ve gathered a pool of potential prospects, what are the things that we look for and value most in a band member? The following are, by no means, law, but some simple suggestions from someone who, several times over, has gone through that delightful process of auditioning and selecting band members for worship. 

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Confessions of a Tech Director

I wear a lot of hats here at St. Simons Community Church and at the Gathering Place where I volunteer regularly. My job title is Technology Director. My roll is WAY more complicated. I am involved with everything audio, video, lighting, IT, software, graphic design, video production, event production, service planning, content planning, and a few other things I am missing. I like the multitasking, I like the every-day-is-different, I like the freedom & responsibility. (This is where I must mention the two guys I work closely with: Bo and Chris, they share an equal load in tech direction in the church and I/we couldn’t come close to doing it without them.) What I don’t like is how it has fostered a critical nature in me.

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Interactive Worship, Part 2

So what theology / methodology / philosophy is the idea of “interactive worship” born out of?

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Worthy

Have you ever thought about beauty? What is it about the shimmering snowy peaks of a mountain range that makes us stand in awe? Why are we so moved by a beautiful sunset, or the cry of a newborn baby?How many of us have ever stood at the edge of the Grand Canyon and actually felt significant in comparison? If you’re like me, you arrogantly marched to the canyon’s edge, but then dropped to your knees to cling to the earth in response to its immensity. It is beauty of that magnitude that just inspires awe.

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Google: A Free Solution for Small Budgets

Worship Planning has become high-tech these days. There are dozens of options of web-based and software-based resources to aid and assist in worship planning and scheduling. Most of these premium resources have monthly subscription fees. For example, some worship leaders have chosen to use pay services such as Planning Center Online to plan and share resources with team members. I think that is a great option for those who have the financial resources to implement that. Large churches typically have a big enough budget to accommodate the monthly fees associated with PCO and similar solutions.

But what if you’re serving at a smaller church with little to no financial resources set aside for this sort of thing? Read more