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Running an Effective and Peaceful Sunday Morning Rehearsal

Running an Effective and Peaceful Sunday Morning Rehearsal

David Wilcox, Ken Boer |

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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. Topics to be covered include establishing a consistent monitor check procedure and rehearsal shortcuts.

Skilled and Sincere

Skilled and Sincere

Bob Kauflin |

Audio

Musicians in the church often vacillate between valuing musical preparation over musical preparation and using their “love for Jesus” to justify never growing as a musician. In this breakout, you’ll learn how to pursue both excellence and authenticity as you use your gifts to serve God’s people.

Technology and Your Sunday Gathering

Technology and Your Sunday Gathering

Devon Kauflin |

Audio

From the printing press to the iPhone, from organs to IMAG, churches in every generation have had to wisely assess what role the latest technology might play in serving their congregations. How do we avoid the two extremes of "anything goes" and "the old is good enough?" What questions should guide us in determining what uses of technology are helpful and in line with God's purposes for our gatherings? This breakout will seek to address these questions and more.

The Benefits and Limits of Creativity

The Benefits and Limits of Creativity

Bob Kauflin |

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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 fan into flame your creative spark, while leading both believers and unbelievers to leave our meetings saying not, “What great creativity,” but, “What a great…

The Faith-Filled Leader

The Faith-Filled Leader

Jon Payne |

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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 view your leadership responsibilities with an enduring trust in God's character and his faithful promises.

The Leader’s Relationships

The Leader’s Relationships

Bob Kauflin |

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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 - your family, congregation, team, and pastor. In this workshop you'll see ways God has provided grace for us to lead, love, and follow others…

The Task of a Worship Leader

The Task of a Worship Leader

Bob Kauflin |

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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 seminar will unpack a biblically based definition of a worship leader that Bob lays out in his book, Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the…

Theology, Doxology, and Sociology

Theology, Doxology, and Sociology

Shai Linne |

Audio

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 about bringing glory to Jesus Christ invaried cultural contexts.

Thinking Surgically While Leading Liturgically

Thinking Surgically While Leading Liturgically

Jamie Brown |

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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 corporate worship in the power of the Holy Spirit.

To Sing Hymns or Not

To Sing Hymns or Not

Dr. Michael Haykin |

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The introduction of the singing of hymns into English Nonconformist churches (churches outside of the Anglican state church) in the 1690s was one of the most important worship innovations since the Reformation. Not surprisingly, it engendered "worship wars," in which there was more heat than light at times. This workshop will examine the take-away lessons we can learn from this important worship controversy for our own troubled times.

What’s the Point? Planning Your Meetings on Purpose

What’s the Point? Planning Your Meetings on Purpose

Bob Kauflin |

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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.

When Leading Worship Is Your Second Job

When Leading Worship Is Your Second Job

Matthew Williams |

Audio

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 challenges and successes, and how God has helped them to make the best use of their time.

Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God

Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God

Bob Kauflin

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Nothing is more essential than knowing how to worship the God who created us. This book focuses readers on the essentials of God-honoring worship, combining biblical foundations with practical application in a way that works in the real world. The author, a pastor and noted songwriter, skillfully instructs pastors, musicians, and church leaders so that they can root their congregational worship in unchanging scriptural principles, not divisive cultural trends. Bob Kauflin covers a variety of topics such as the devastating…

Worshiping a Big God in a Small Church

Worshiping a Big God in a Small Church

Pat Sczebel |

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It can be discouraging to come to a worship conference where everyone seems to assume your church has a large staff, several music teams, and an unlimited budget. For most of us, that situation is far from reality. After serving on staff in large churches, Pat Sczebel has spent the last ten years helping to pastor and lead worship for a small church in Surrey, British Columbia. In this seminar he’ll describe how to make the most of limited resources,…

Worshiping a Big God in a Small Church

Worshiping a Big God in a Small Church

Devon Kauflin |

Audio, PDF

It can be discouraging to come to a conference where everyone seems to assume your church has a large staff, several music teams, and an unlimited budget. For most of us, that situation is far from reality. In this seminar, you'll learn how to make the most of limited resources, how to maintain a strong faith in God’s plan, and how to serve with joy.