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The Worship Leader: Worshiper and Servant
by Steve Pruitt
I get e-mails on a weekly basis from young worship leaders who are struggling to understand their calling. Many of them do not have role models or mentors to help them as they develop their calling and talent. Confusion and frustration often arises because of the lack of communication between church leadership and [...]
The Worship Leader: Mentor and Shepherd
by Steve Pruitt
An important role of a worship leader is that of a mentor. The scope of mentoring includes at least three groups of people; the congregation, thesingers, musicians and others involved in theworship ministry, and those who are called to beworship leaders.
For a worship leader to be an effective mentor he must not [...]
Free Backgrounds this Christmas
Get to Know your Relatives and Extended Family!
by Shalon McGaffinBut how do you keep those older songs…well, not so old? How do you keep the youth connected to the hymns? How do you breathe new life into songs? Even if you have been singing a song for 10 years (or a hundred years such as the case may be), how do you [...]
It’s Not About Me
by Shalon McGaffin
Consider this scenario:
It’s Sunday morning (or whichever day and time you corporately gather with your church) and you arrive at church and it’s time for service to start. Perhaps the Pastor gives a word of greeting and then…
…everyone turns on their iPod (or perhaps a Walkman with an audio cassette if you’re a [...]
Motion Graphics for Large Scale Events
by Calvin Williams
I recently attended a large youth convention with 3000+ plus participants. There were 2 large video screens with unique content and 2 with the same content, usually the lyrics to whatever song was being performed. To the casual viewer, the images on the screen were an important element in assisting the viewer to [...]
Incorporating Diversity into Unified Worship
by Alison O’Hara
So it’s Service time again, and the worship leaders are all sweating, they’ve tirelessly pulled together a song list that they believe will help the congregation enter into a time of Praise and Worship. Questions run through their minds . . .”Are the songs too upbeat or to slow?” “Are the songs too [...]
Understanding Praise and Worship
by Alison O’Hara
Praise and Worship, a simple phrase. Most of us have a basic understanding of what it means. But beyond the songs and the Sunday services what do the acts of Praising and Worshipping mean to us and our faith? Can we explain in simple understandable terms what Praise and Worship entails? Can we [...]
Creating Visual Interest
The time has come in your service for ministry through music; your choir, soloist or instrumentalist has started a special number that they have meticulously prepared. You know that the message of the song is poignant and purposeful, but how can you help to keep your congregation’s attention and emphasize the theme of the special [...]
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