A Practical Guide To Contemporary Worship

Contemporary worship music is sweeping the country.

Churches everywhere are discovering the value of contemporary worship music; how it helps the church to stay in touch with their congregations and to draw in new people.

And you, as a worship team member, are faced with the burden of juggling schedules, multi-tasking, practicing and in the meantime, trying to avoid burnout while presenting a meaningful worship service.

It’s tough. Sometimes we don’t know how to approach modern worship, with all the instruments, music and sound equipment that goes with it.

This book provides practical assistance to people involved in any aspect of contemporary worship. It addresses the problems traditional people have with modern worship.

It offers loads of technical advice in a form you can use yourself or pass on to others on your team. It shows you how to teach people who’ve never been in a band to play together. Plus, it shows you how to avoid problems others have experienced.

Table of Contents:
Introduction

Chapter 1. Discovering Contemporary Worship
Chapter 2. How To Establish A Contemporary Worship Program
Chapter 3. Mechanical Considerations
Chapter 4. Sound System Requirements
Chapter 5. Starting A New Team
Chapter 6. The Things They Don’t Tell You When You Join A Worship Team
Chapter 7. Song Selection
Chapter 8. Song Arranging
Chapter 9. Leading Worship
Chapter 10. The Keyboard In Worship
Chapter 11. The Acoustic Guitar In Worship
Chapter 12. The Bass Guitar In Worship
Chapter 13. Drums And Other Percussion In Worship
Chapter 14. The Electric Guitar In Worship
Chapter 15. Running Sound
Chapter 16. Jammin’ With The Flow
Chapter 17. Hymns
Chapter 18. Transposition, Modulation And Transitions
Chapter 19. How To Start A Second Worship Team
Chapter 20. How To Add A Second Worship Service
Chapter 21. The Future Of Contemporary Worship
Index