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WorshipGod 2014 West: Triune

Advanced Bass Guitar: Craft and Creativity

Advanced Bass Guitar: Craft and Creativity

Speakers Ryan Foglesong
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A competent bassist understands how harmony, melody and rhythm can enrich even the simplest of arrangements. To that end, this seminar will cover techniques such as open and closed chord voicings, counterpoint, scales, modes, and inversions. Of course, the challenge every musician faces is how to take technical skill and apply it in a way that is appropriate and thrilling in the context of a song. So we’ll also focus on creativity that communicates and enhances the lyrics of the…

Advanced Keyboard

Advanced Keyboard

Speakers John Martin
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Last year John led a seminar for pianists who wanted to learn how to play charts. This year’s class is geared towards more intermediate to advanced keyboardists. John will cover a variety of techniques specifically for playing the piano in a band. Topics will include starting and ending songs, voicings, rhythmic variety, modulations, stylistic nuances unique to playing in a worship setting, and more.

Drums and Bass: Building the Foundation

Drums and Bass: Building the Foundation

Speakers Ryan Foglesong
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The foundation of your band is the rhythm section composed of the drummer and bassist. Musical chemistry between these members is worth attention and development. You’ll learn in this seminar how to apply practical tools for each instrument and explore how they can serve the song by filling in spaces and working with the rest of the band. We will also look at how the drum and bass can build momentum, create drama, and provide space in a song from…

Encountering God’s Presence: What Should We Expect?

Encountering God’s Presence: What Should We Expect?

Speakers Bob Kauflin
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God’s presence is a popular but often misunderstood topic. Should we expect to experience God’s presence when we gather as the church? If so, what does that look like? If not, what do we make of Jesus’ promise to be with us and the man in 1 Corinthians 14 declaring, “God is surely among you!” This seminar will help you think more biblically and more expectantly about the presence of God in your life and meetings.

Is She Better than Me? (Women’s breakout)

Is She Better than Me? (Women’s breakout)

Speakers Julie Kauflin
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One of the greatest temptations we can face as women is comparing ourselves to others. No matter how gifted, beautiful, or fruitful we may be we can struggle to think that "the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places."  Come and learn how the gospel speaks to our insecurities and fears and enables us to live in the freedom of God's grace.

Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Leading (Part 1) [WG14W]

Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Leading (Part 1) [WG14W]

Speakers Bob Kauflin
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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 through song, and a Q&A session.

Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Leading (Part 2) [WG14W]

Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Leading (Part 2) [WG14W]

Speakers Bob Kauflin
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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 through song, and a Q&A session.

Microphone Applications

Microphone Applications

Speakers Doug Gould
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This is where it all begins in live sound reinforcement. Limit your potential problems and maximize better audio for your church by gaining valuable insight to how choose the right mic and put it in the right place. Topics will include increasing the level of desired sound and reducing the effects of undesired sounds, reducing feedback, why less is more, tips and techniques for vocalists, drums, guitar cabinets, choirs and acoustic instruments and more. Also included at additional charge is…

Planning Sundays

Planning Sundays

Speakers Devon Kauflin, Matt Boswell, Jon Payne
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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.

Putting Songs Together

Putting Songs Together

Speakers Bob Kauflin
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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 important but often overlooked aspect of leading congregational worship. Whether you’re choosing an individual song or a group of songs, this seminar will give you…

Revival: When God Visits His People

Revival: When God Visits His People

Speakers Craig Cabaniss
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For many Christians the term “revival” has come to mean either an annual series of planned meetings or the pursuit of unusual experiences at the expense of truth. But the Bible makes clear we worship a God who delights to renew and revive his people with his presence. At times, he visits us in a unique way, accelerating and intensifying the fruitfulness of regular gospel ministry. This seminar will give an overview of the biblical theme of revival with a…

Secure in Christ: Battling Legalism, Condemnation, and Fear of Man

Secure in Christ: Battling Legalism, Condemnation, and Fear of Man

Speakers Craig Cabaniss
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Even the most confident leader can struggle at times with whether or not they’re living up to the expectations of God, themselves, and others. Success can easily lead to pride, while failure can result in discouragement that hinders our fruitfulness. Our hope is found not in looking more to ourselves but to the finished work of Christ. In this seminar you’ll learn how to fight your fears and inadequacies with the immeasurable grace of the gospel.

Simplify Your Spiritual Life

Simplify Your Spiritual Life

Speakers Craig Cabaniss
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The world is more complex than ever, and it becomes more so by the nanosecond.  As a result, almost everyone eventually feels the need to simplify.  For many people, simplifying means nothing more than “doing less.”  But simplifying is not so much about doing fewer things as it is about doing the right things.  This distinction is even more important when it comes to simplifying the spiritual part of life.  For even the “ideal” simple spiritual life (whatever that is)…

Songwriters and the Church: Navigating the Legal, Ethical, and Practical Issues of Music in the Church

Songwriters and the Church: Navigating the Legal, Ethical, and Practical Issues of Music in the Church

Speakers Brock Shinen
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This seminar will cover the legal, ethical and practical issues associated with songwriting in the church context, including employment and work for hire issues, expectations, compensation, liability risks, and income streams. We will also cover how to establish a publishing company, including the basics non-profit issues, royalty accounting and third party business relationships, such as CCLI and the PROs.  

The Business of Songwriting: The Legal, Practical, and Business Methods of Writing, Protecting, and Promoting Worship

The Business of Songwriting: The Legal, Practical, and Business Methods of Writing, Protecting, and Promoting Worship

Speakers Brock Shinen
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This seminar will cover all of the legal and business basics of songwriting, including ownership, splits, copyright protection, royalties, CCLI, the PROs, Sound Exchange, The Harry Fox Agency, and church-based publishing companies. It will also cover proper ways to use outside songs and avoid claims of infringement. The seminar will culminate in a Q&A session designed to answer specific issues faced by songwriters.