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5 Ways To Use Technology At Your Church

February 10, 2012 By 5 Comments

Thanks to Matt Starner for allowing us to republish this article today at TWC. Originally published at MatthewStarner.com.

If your church isn’t on the technology train yet or you’re wondering if there’s something new that you might be missing, here’s some places to start:

5. Get On Facebook

Unless you’ve been under a technological rock for the last 5 years, Facebook is pretty much the biggest thing since, well, the internet. Right now, Facebook boasts some 800 million active members. In the United States, more than half of adults are active on Facebook. In short, if your church doesn’t have a presence on Facebook, you’re missing out.

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Do You Have Musical Benchmarks For Your Worship Team?

February 2, 2012 By 14 Comments

Thanks to Steve Ball for sharing his thoughts with The Worship Community! Republished with permission – originally published here.

I believe we should all be aiming to excel in what we do – both individually and as part of the worship team. But having a musical benchmark that doesn’t enable new members to join easily really bothers me. Maybe it’s my ‘music teacher’ background wanting to see students develop, but I’ve seen too many people get discouraged (or worse, hurt) over the years by being told they are not good enough.

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5 Reasons To Use Liturgical Music In Your Contemporary Service

January 30, 2012 By 11 Comments

Republished with permission from Alex Mejias. Originally published at HighStreetHymns.com.

As a person who grew up in the age of CCM and “contemporary” worship, I had little exposure to traditional liturgies and “liturgical music.” I think the closest we came to using anything liturgical was when sang the Doxology (the “Old Hundredth”) as traveling music for the ushers after the offering. I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure that was the original intention of Thomas Ken, who penned those words back in the late 17th Century.

It wasn’t until after college that I had my first really full experience of traditional liturgy in spoken word and song. I had always had this image of stuffy Catholic services where people were being brainwashed to mindlessly repeat prayers and creeds. I never imagined that what I would find would be this giant collection of the most thoughtful and beautiful expressions of faith I’d ever encountered. I had been missing so much. Now I want to help churches find what I found and see meaningful ways to incorporate these prayers and songs into their worship. [Read more...]

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Practical Resource: 12 Tips For Beginner Worship Leaders

December 15, 2011 By 14 Comments

Thanks to Rob Still for sharing this post with The Worship Community. There are also some great links within this post so check them out!

I was a young adult when I first started leading worship for junior high kids. Many years later I was ‘called up to the big leagues’,  the Weekend Assemblies. Our church happened to be filled with music industry pros. Though I was in my mid-30′s, I was a beginner at leading worship. It was all a little intimidating. :)

Here are some ideas that have worked for me. They’re helpful when you’re starting out leading worship, or mentoring those who are, and good reminders for those of us who are more experienced. The core principle is to  make it easy for the average person to worship. [Read more...]

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7 Best Practices for A Heavenly Rehearsal

December 8, 2011 By 23 Comments

7 Obvious Best Practices for Heavenly Rehearsals

1. Have a clear plan and practice it personally ahead of time.

  • Think through the flow of your transitions.
  • Think through the things you will speak and pray. Rehearse those if necessary.
  • Keep most of the set simple, unless you have plenty of time and a high-quality talent pool. Hey it could happen. [Read more...]
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Thoughts on Worship

November 18, 2011 By 21 Comments

We talk a whole lot about “Worship” around here. In fact, our name is The WORSHIP Community. We’re an online community that is based on “Discussing All Things Worship.” In one sense, we’re a community devoted to discussing all things that have to do with the musical time of worship. In another sense, we’re a community dedicated to discussing all things worship service related. This might include things outside of the scope of a time of song and music.

So, what is worship? There have been many deep and philosophical posts on this topic throughout the years, some here and some elsewhere. The word worship (and its many interpretations) is at the heart of many discussions, debates, and disagreements. We’d all agree that the idea of “worship” in the context of how it is expressed in our corporate gatherings can be a pretty explosive topic. [Read more...]

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TWC Contributor David Santistevan Releases Ebook Today: Beyond Sunday: A Step-by-Step Guide To Creating And Sustaining A Vision For Your Worship Team

November 2, 2011 By 5 Comments

The Worship Community is proud to support and celebrate the release of David Santistevan’s ebook, Beyond Sunday: A Step-by-Step Guide To Creating And Sustaining A Vision For Your Worship Team. To access this FREE valuable worship ministry resource please visit David’s website (www.DavidSantistevan.com).

From David:

If you’re a worship leader, routine is the name of the game. You pick songs, you program services, you rehearse your band, you lead worship on Sunday. Rinse and repeat.

But how do we move beyond the routine and really make a difference? How do we move beyond Sunday?

This isn’t merely a book to read over a cup of coffee, though as the cover suggests, coffee is awesome. This is a guide with step-by-step instructions for creating and sustaining a vision. It’s a manual that you can start applying within your leadership today.

I’ve entitled it Beyond Sunday because the strength of worship leadership is what happens in between services and songlists. It’s about leading your team, catching a vision for the future, and making it happen.

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Creative Worship – Being More Than A Cover Band

July 11, 2011 By 13 Comments

Reposted with permission from Rob Rash. Originally posted on RobRash.us. (Twitter: @robrash | Facebook.com/worshipblogger)

Leading worship is a great and wonderful responsibility. We have to maintain creativity with song and structural integrity. So how do you balance creativity over being a worship cover band?

It’s a fine line and there are many factors to consider. You have to rely on your band. You have to spend valuable time working the song. You have to break free from ‘the way we have always done it.’ And it has to work! [Read more...]

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How to Host a “Night of Worship”

April 18, 2011 By 26 Comments

Have you ever wished you could devote an entire service to worshiping God through music, song, and other expressions of worship?  Do you want a special time where you can have a bit more freedom without the constraints of what is required of a typical Sunday morning gathering?

One of my favorite times of ministry in the local church is when I host our “Night of Worship” events.  These are times [Read more...]

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10 Ways To Recruit New Musicians & To Strengthen The Ones You Already Have

April 7, 2011 By 16 Comments

Reposted with permission from www.davidsantistevan.com. Part of a very insightful series entitled: Tips For Taking Your Worship Team To The Next Level.

It’s an all too common scenario. Great musicians come. Great musicians go. Young, mediocre musicians get better. Young, now improved musicians go to college. Have you found yourself in that situation numerous times? Have you been so discouraged that you’ve wanted to quit? Is all this church musician transitioning really worth it?

Maybe stand on the street corner and hold a Help Wanted sign?

Transition comes with the territory of being a worship leader in the local church. People come for a season and move on. Young people go to college. Wouldn’t you love to have a culture where when some musicians move on, others step up to the plate? A culture where you have multiple players who are skilled and available? [Read more...]

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