24 to Double Schedule of Monthly Training1st Year: 6st Month

• What is the next big event on the calendar for which we can challenge our congregation to bring friends?

• Plan the event (when, what, how, who)• How to bring the crowds (from the

congregation / marketing)• Getting people involved

(in production, in preparation)• Getting the program ready (who is in

charge and who is helping)• Getting the people ready

(love the visitors)

Month 6

Month 6: Dr. Engel’s HighpointThe point of the Worship Experience.

Engel ScaleGod’sRole

Communicator’s Role

Communicator’s Role

Man’sResponse

Man’sResponse

Awareness of Supreme Being butno effective knowledge of GospelAwareness of Supreme Being butno effective knowledge of Gospel-8-8

-7-7 Inital awareness of GospelInital awareness of Gospel

Awareness of fundamentals of GospelAwareness of fundamentals of Gospel-6-6

Grasp of Implications of GospelGrasp of Implications of Gospel-5-5

Positive attitude toward GospelPositive attitude toward Gospel-4-4

Personal problem recognitionPersonal problem recognition-3-3

DECISION TO ACTDECISION TO ACT-2-2

Repentance and faith in ChristRepentance and faith in Christ-1-1

rejec-tion

rejec-tion

GeneralRevelation

GeneralRevelation

ConvictionConviction ProclamationProclamation

NEW CREATURENEW CREATUREREGENERATIONREGENERATION

PersuasionPersuasion

The goal of worship

• To bring a person to the point of changing their life so that God becomes “Lord over,” “First in,” or “victorious through” that immediate event and following.

• This sometimes happens in singing, sermons but most often through prayer.EVERYTHING in the service must make this happen.

Worship• This is not something that happens just once but is on-

going and sought for throughout life.• It is most highly valued by God when a sinner arrives at

this point but it is expected of the saints.• Church services strive hard to lead as many sinners into this experience as possible by demonstrating the awesome power of this experience during all that is done in the service –Lights, banners, bulletins, sound, song, prayers, video, TV, drama, announcements, offerings, sermons, altar-calls, etc.

Training for Team Three

Worship Leaders

By: Dr. Owen C. Weston

Vision Worship Leaders:

To provide the love acceptance, friendliness and compassion of

Christ to the stranger first and all those who come through the

doors of our church and play the music that will make them want

to be involved in worship.

Worship should be...• A spiritual experience so

exciting that members want to invite their unchurched friends.

55% of those who go to church were first invited by someone they knew.

63% of those who do not go to church have never been invited by a friend or acquaintance.

Worship should be...

At its peak, worship should motivate people to do something! Too often we go too long with the music and the preaching. Stop at the peak and move into ministry or allow the gifts to flow.

It’s better to quit your preaching, teaching, singing, etc. before they tire of it!

We need to work with people and stop with a “thirst for more” still left with them

Worship should be...• Requirements of

Worship:Worship must be culturally

relevantWorship must be done wellWorship needs a proper

environment (be aware of space)

Worship must be creativeWorship must be innovative

(e.g. dramatized announcements)

An expectant congregation leads to an exciting worship.

How do you keep your congregation expectant?

An expectant congregation leads to an exciting worship.

How do you keep your congregation expectant?

Making the congregation expectant.

• Have as many people as possible come to prayer meeting on Saturday night and fire them up to believe for miracles, salvations, etc to happen tomorrow – Sunday.

• Have each Sunday a major production in which many are excited and involved.

Exciting Worship

Involve as many people as possible.

“For every person involved, four come to watch.”

Billy Graham

Exciting Worship

• Choir• Band• Praise Team• Singing

Specials• Audio/video

• Nursery• Children’s

Church workers

• Greeters, parking lot

• Other (drama, etc.)

How many people do you have involved in the worship service?

The Importance of Worship

Let us come before Him with

thanksgiving and extol Him with

music and song.–Psalm 95:2

Worship

Are the worship services warm, joyful, and magnetic?

Is the music during the worship time both dynamic and inspirational?

Does the sermon challenge the congregation?

Is your worship service geared toward your

target audience?

The Importance of Worship

Significance of worship:

Emphasized in the Bible

Edifies participantsEssential to the

church

The Importance of Worship

Elements

necessary

to

Worship:

Elements

necessary

to

Worship:

ConfessionThanksgivingCommitmentSupplicationProclamationActionAdoration

Responsibilities• Make sure the team is there 30

minutes ahead to pray and be ready and in place at the start of each worship service

• Plan once a month practices for the worship team to learn new songs and weekly practices before each worship event

Job Description: Worship Leader (1 person needed in

small church)

• Prepare a list of songs to be performed for each service. Be sure to pray and ask for God’s plan in developing this list. Plans should be made in advance and never the morning of the service

• Keep informed on current music methods, materials, promotion, and administration utilizing them where appropriate

Job Description: Worship Leader (1 person needed)

• Hold one hour rehearsals before each worship service to practice songs already learned

• Using three fast songs and three slow songs each service usually works best ( the average stranger can only handle 22 min. of singing)

• Do not repeat songs more than once a month unless it’s a brand new song.

Job Description: Worship Leader (1 person needed)

• Use VIP Principle at rehearsal. (Speak Vision; never assume they have the vision. Bring Information, the nuts and bolts of rehearsing. Praise, commend the Team on how they are doing and working.

Job Description: Worship Leader (1 person needed)

Responsibilities• At the end of the service, make

sure all equipment is shut down and turned off

• Make sure stage area is cleaned up, locked and secured

Job Description: Musicians (4 + person needed)

• Come to all worship practices and services at least 60 minutes before required and be ready to start on time

• Worship in such a way that it draws the congregation into worshipping God – smile and look up as you sing.

• Dress as a professional

Job Description: Musicians (4+ person needed)

• Look excited and alive while worshipping

• Work together with the other musicians to have an awesome band or orchestra for worship

• Assist the Worship Leader in finding sheet music for the new music/songs

Job Description: Musicians (4+ person needed)

Job Description: Musicians (4+ person needed)

• Make sure to vary the use of the different instruments to make the songs exciting and to allow the worship services to “build” in excitement

• Hold one hour rehearsals before each worship service to practice songs already learned

• The goal of worship is to help the worshipper to put God first in everything.

• Interview with Jennifer Crow, minister of music at VCC running 10,000.

Key Points for Worship 6

• To put God first• Target the first-timer from target audience• Involve as many as possible in ministry• Make each service an exciting, productionwhere everyone comes “expecting”• Allow the worship, music and preaching to “build” to an altar call