Webinar: 5 Essentials for Effective Worship Gatherings
5 Essentials for Planning Effective Worship Gatherings taught by Dwayne Moore Monday, April 13, 2009 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, 1:00 p.m. Central (duration 1 hour) There are many elements that go into making a service. However, there are five that need to be present any time the body of Christ gathers to worship. This class will take the student through each of these five elements necessary for a corporate worship service to be the most effective. These five elements are all drawn from the story of Jehoshaphat and the Children of...
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The following article was written by John Martin, who is the Vice President of Development for Next Level Worship, LLC. This article was featured in Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox. We have received tons of positive feedback from this article. Once you’ve read it, we believe you’ll understand why! Enjoy! As senior pastors, if we are fortunate enough to have a music minister who really wants to do a quality job, we often breathe a sigh of relief and say, “I’m glad that is taken care of. It’s one less thing...
read moreThe Need for Pliability in Corporate Worship
The following article by Dwayne Moore appears this week in Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox, Issue #370. This is an excerpt from Pure Praise: A Heart-focused Bible Study on Worship. In worship services, we should plan as much as possible and then allow for spontaneity. But what happens when spontaneous worship actually occurs? How should we respond when our plans are suddenly changed? An important element that is necessary for a worship service to be effective is the willingness to be flexible.During a major citywide festival in Oklahoma...
read morePowerful Visual Skit for Worship Service
John Martin, our VP of Development at Next Level Worship, discovered this incredible dramatic sketch online yesterday. What a powerful way to illustrate the change Christ makes in people’s lives! This is a compelling tool for presenting the Gospel–and a great way to easily involve several people in your church! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDDc5RB6FQ
read morePowerful Responsive Reading about the Church
Recently, we put together an effective and rousing “responsive reading” that supported our pastor’s message theme that day about the place and importance of God’s Church. Our entire congregation was on their feet clapping by the end of this stirring experience! Click here to download the PDF of the recitation. We adapted this reading/recitation from an old Bill Gaither recitation. We added in the bolded phrases for the congregation. I recommend that your pastor or main worship leader do the bulk of the...
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