WORSHIPING OUR HUGE GOD IN A SMALL CHURCH
Jan 24, 2015
WORSHIPING OUR
HUGE GODIN A SMALL CHURCH
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Top Ten Signs
I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
by Jon Nicol Worship Team Coach.com
10.If I replaced my guitar strings, I’d blow my budget. For the year.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
9.The congregation follows the loudest singer in the
room. Unfortunately, she’s not on the team. Nor a great singer.10.If I replaced my guitar strings, I’d blow my budget. For the year.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
8. I entered a three-month depression after attending
a national worship leader’s conference.
9.The congregation follows the loudest singer in the
room. Unfortunately, she’s not on the team. Nor a great singer.10.If I replaced my guitar strings, I’d blow my budget. For the year.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
7. The senior pastor is also the worship leader. And
youth pastor. And custodian….
8. I entered a three-month depression after attending
a national worship leader’s conference.
9.The congregation follows the loudest singer in the
room. Unfortunately, she’s not on the team. Nor a great singer.10.If I replaced my guitar strings, I’d blow my budget. For the year.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
6. The room is too small to handle acoustic drums. The budget’s too small for electronic drums. But this only matters when we have a drummer 5 times a year.
7. The senior pastor is also the worship leader. And
youth pastor. And custodian….
8. I entered a three-month depression after attending
a national worship leader’s conference.
9.The congregation follows the loudest singer in the
room. Unfortunately, she’s not on the team. Nor a great singer.10.If I replaced my guitar strings, I’d blow my budget. For the year.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
5. My most knowledgeable sound tech's only training
was DJ’ing weddings when he was in college.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
4. During worship, the average time between songs is proportionate to the number of music pages the
pianist has to shuffle before she gives me the “should
I go ahead and start the intro now?” look.
5. My most knowledgeable sound tech's only training
was DJ’ing weddings when he was in college.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
3. My musician schedule contains only three words: PLEASE SHOW UP.4. During worship, the average time between songs is proportionate to the number of music pages the
pianist has to shuffle before she gives me the “should
I go ahead and start the intro now?” look.
5. My most knowledgeable sound tech's only training
was DJ’ing weddings when he was in college.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
2. When a new musician to begins attending our church, the average time it takes for him/her to be
invited, auditioned and assimilated onto the team is about 4.7 minutes.3. My musician schedule contains only three words: PLEASE SHOW UP.4. During worship, the average time between songs is proportionate to the number of music pages the
pianist has to shuffle before she gives me the “should
I go ahead and start the intro now?” look.
5. My most knowledgeable sound tech's only training
was DJ’ing weddings when he was in college.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
1. Worship Team? I am the team.
2. When a new musician to begins attending our church, the average time it takes for him/her to be
invited, auditioned and assimilated onto the team is about 4.7 minutes.3. My musician schedule contains only three words: PLEASE SHOW UP.4. During worship, the average time between songs is proportionate to the number of music pages the
pianist has to shuffle before she gives me the “should
I go ahead and start the intro now?” look.
5. My most knowledgeable sound tech's only training
was DJ’ing weddings when he was in college.
Top Ten Signs I Lead a Smaller Church Worship Ministry
Goal of this seminar is thatyou would leave:
Encouraged (Head)
Inspired (Heart)Equipped (Hands)
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Keep it real
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Can we
talk?
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CHALLENGESHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
What are the
of worship in a smaller context ?
Limited resources:MoneyTalentEnergy
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BLESSINGSHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
What are the
of worship in a smaller context ?
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PERSPECTIVE
STRATEGIES PRACTICALIDEAS
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MINDSET
MINISTRYSYSTEMS
ART & CRAFT
OF WORSHIP
LEADING
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MINDSET
MINISTRYSYSTEMS
ART & CRAFT
OF WORSHIP
LEADING
PERSPECTIVE
STRATEGIES PRACTICAL IDEAS
* MINDSET
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MINDSET
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Theology
Ministry Philosophy Relationships
THEOLOGYHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
GOD IS
WORTHYHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
Worship is all about God
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In any context and in every circumstance He is most
worthy of the highest praise.
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BE
FAITHFULHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
“Whoever can be trusted
with very little can also be
trusted with much ...”
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Luke 16:10
Do not despise these
small beginnings, for the
Lord rejoices to see the
work begin ....
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Zechariah 4:10
Be comfortable in your own skin.
No comparison allowed.
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“Each of you must examine your own
actions. Then you can be proud of your own accomplishments without comparing yourself to others. Assume
your own responsibility.”
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Galatians 6:4-5
“Let's just go ahead and be what we
were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with
each other, or trying to be something
we aren't.”
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Romans 12:6 The Message :
PRIORITIES:Keep the main
thing the main thingHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
“Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
and with all your strength.”
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Mark 12:30
He is not impressed
with what impresses people
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“I want a church that includes fussy kids, old
liturgy, bad sound, weird congregants and—
brace yourself—painfully amateur “special music” now and then.”
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6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he
prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
“‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
7 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men”
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Mark 7:6-7
God evaluates the
heart
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“The LORD does not look at the
things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the
LORD looks at the heart."
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1 Samuel 16:7
No matter what your context, lead worship in such a way that
people can respond
wholeheartedly.
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EncourageWholehearted
ResponseHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
MINISTRY
PhilosophyHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
Get clear about:
IDENTITY
What makes you
“you”
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UNIQUE
CALLINGHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
Get clear about:
VISION
Where you are goingHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
Identity and Vision define
your niche
Ministry purpose
and goalsHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
RELATIONSHIPS
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PASTOR
& LEADERSHIP
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Worship Team
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CONGREGATION
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* MINISTRY
SYSTEMSHUGE GOD/ SMALL CHURCH
Strategy for:
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CONGREGATION:
Developing a
culture of worshipin your context
Strategy for:
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HEALTHY WORSHIP TEAM
MINISTRY
Strategy for:
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Equipping your team
Strategy for:
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Equipping your teamRecruiting
Strategy for:
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Equipping your teamRecruitingScheduling
Strategy for:
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Equipping your teamRecruitingScheduling
Mentoring & raising up leaders
Strategy for:
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SERVICE PRODUCTIONLots of moving parts
TechnicalLogistical
* THE ART & CRAFT
OF WORSHIP LEADING
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Practical Worship
Leading TipsFor Smaller Contexts
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WORSHIP PLANNING &
SONG SELECTION
“Planning worship is a mixture of practicing theology, musical artistry, and understanding human dynamics.”
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Songs:
1. Pick songs people CAN and WILL sing.
2. Be intentional about Spiritual Formation.
3. Put them in keys they can sing them in.
4. Simplify the arrangements and the roadmap.
5. Keep growing. Old and new.
6. New songs are investments.7. Strategic Rotation.
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Dynamics
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CONGREGATIONAL
Dynamics
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BAND /WORSHIP TEAM
Lead from the
inside out.
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“Leading Worship is a
combination of art forms requiring skill, talent, aptitude,
knowledge, understanding,
insight, wisdom and
discernment.”
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1. Do less, but do it well2. Work with what you have
3. Keep the plays simple
4. Work on your voice5. Space is your friend
6. If it sounds good, it is good.
7. Be an army of one.
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PERSPECTIVE
STRATEGIES PRACTICALIDEAS
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MINDSET
MINISTRYSYSTEMS
ART & CRAFT
OF WORSHIP
LEADING
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MINDSET
MINISTRYSYSTEMS
ART & CRAFT
OF WORSHIP
LEADING
PERSPECTIVE
STRATEGIES PRACTICAL IDEAS
QUESTIONS?
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