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Building a Strong Worship Team. This book is a valuable tool for training and developing your church worship team. Throughout the book you will discover excellent devotions for your team, tips for worship leaders, important points for singers and musicians, arranging ideas for band and vocals, how to run rehearsals and many other things to help you as you praise and worship God together.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter 1 :  GODLY REQUIREMENTS OF MINISTERS IN WORSHIP

           

What God Looks For In Each Of Us                                   

Chapter 2 :  DEVOTIONS FOR DISCIPLING YOUR TEAM


Devotion No 1 - Meeting With God

Devotion No 2 - Considering Our Destiny In God

Devotion No 3 - Vision In The Life Of Abraham

Devotion No 4 - A Study Of Praise And Worship (Part 1)                                  

Devotion No 5 - A Study Of Praise And Worship (Part 2)                                  

Devotion No 6 - A Study Of Praise And Worship (Part 3)                                  

Devotion No 7 - Living A Life Of Worship

Devotion No 8 - What It Means To Worship In Spirit And In Truth                     

Devotion No 9 - Being An Oasis Of Refreshing To Others                                   

Devotion No 10 - More Of The Holy Ghost

Devotion No 11 - Who Rules?                                

Devotion No 12 - The Glory Of God                                                                                

Devotion No 13 - Seeing God Revealed In Our Lives                                                     


Chapter 3 :  HELPFUL TIPS FOR WORSHIP LEADERS


Responsibilities Of The Worship Leader

The Requirements Of A Worship Leader                                                                                   

i) Leading Worship

a) Having Purpose And Direction

b) Achieving A Good Flow In Worship

c) Encouraging And Exhorting Your People

d) Factors Working Against Congregational Participation

e) Choice Of Songs

f) New Songs

g) Spontaneous "Free" Worship (inc. Chord Progressions for Worship)

h) Prophetic Utterance

i) Christ As The Centre Of Our Worship

j) Being Creative In Our Worship

k) Other Important Points To Consider

               

Chapter 4 :  CHORD PROGRESSION IN WORSHIP                                     


Chapter 5 :  THE SONG OF THE LORD                                                                   


Types Of Songs                                                                                                

Criteria For Songs Unto The Lord                                                                                     


Chapter 6 :  SINGERS AND MUSICIANS IN WORSHIP                           


The Role Of Singers and Musicians

The Responsibilities Of Singers And Musicians

Things To Look At When Working With Your Musicians                                

Important Things When Working With Your Singers                                                  


Chapter 7 :  IDEAS FOR BAND AND VOCAL ARRANGING                      

                                                                                                                               

Various Ranges Of Instruments                                                                                                   

i) Saxophones

Writing for Saxophones                                                                                                         

ii) Woodwinds                                                                                                                      

Writing for Woodwinds                                                                                                         

iii) Brass Family                                                                                                                  

Writing for the Brass Section                                                                                                       

iv) String Family                                                                                                                

Writing for Strings                                                                                                                  

v) The Rhythm Section                                                                                                 

Writing For The Rhythm Section                                                                                   

 Rhythms For Bass And Drums                                                                                                 

vi) Writing For Voice

Fundamentals For Writing Vocals


vi) General Arranging Tips

Preparation For Writing Your Arrangements

Hints When Arranging For Your Church Band

Different Ways of Writing

Writing Two Part Harmony                         

Small Group Writing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Chapter 8 :  RUNNING EFFECTIVE REHEARSALS                   


Planning The Rehearsal                                                                                                                                     

The Format Of The Rehearsal                                                                                               

Rehearsing Your Singers                                                                                                        

Further Ways Of Developing Your Singers                                                   

i) Exercises And Ideas For Developing Vocal Harmonies                                    

ii) Exercises And Ideas For Developing The Song Of The Lord              

iii) Vocal Improvisation                                                                                              

iv) Ear Training                                                                                                            

v) Dynamics And Phrasing                                                                                               


Rehearsing Your Musicians                                                                                                    

Points To Remember With The Band           

Further Ways Of Developing Your Musicians

i) Improvisation                                                                                                           

ii) Ear Training                                                                                                           


Separate Rehearsals for your Brass and Rhythm Section                                          


Chapter 9 :  BASIC THEORY FOR YOUR SINGERS AND MUSICIANS    


Theory Applying To Both Musicians And Singers


Time

i) Note Values

ii) Rests

iii) Dotted Notes                                        

iv) Triplets                         

v) Tied Notes                                                         

vi) Rhythm                                                          

vii) The Time Signature                                                                                                                        

Notes Of The Stave                                                                                                              


Intervals                                                                                                                                                        

Theory Applying To Musicians


Scales                                                                                          

i)  Major And Minor Scales                                                                                                

ii) The Major Pentatonic Scale                                                                      

iii) The Minor Pentatonic Scale                                                                      

iv) The Blues Scale                                                                                                                

Chords                                                                                                                                            

Chord Symbols                                                                                                                         

Chapter 10 : READING MUSIC CHARTS                                                                          

Chapter 11 : EXAMPLES OF STRUCTURED REHEARSALS                                             

 
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