Worship Team Resources

Looking for exhilarating ways to infuse new life into your worship service? This down-to-earth book can help! Written by experienced worship leaders, it gives you practical advice on everything from the use of music, Scripture, drama, and video to the technical aspects of sound, speaking, stage presence, and more. Includes free, ready-to-use sample dramas! 120 pages, softcover from InterVarsity.
     

The Unquenchable Worshipper issues a passionate call for a return to an unadulterated, first-love lifestyle of worship. In his first book release, respected worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman writes: "The revelation of God is the fuel for the fire of our worship. And there is always more fuel for the fire. When we open the eyes of our heart, God's revelation comes flying at us from so many different angles." Open the eyes of your heart and let the gut-level message of The Unquenchable Worshipper cause you, like martyred missionary Jim Elliot, to say, "Saturate me with the oil of Thy Spirit, that I may be aflame. Make me Thy fuel O flame of God."
     

Churches are aging. Even among megachurches with their modern technology and huge number of members, whole generations are now missing. In order to reach the 18-35 year olds, churches need to incorporate alternative worship services into their ministries that meet the unique needs of the emerging generations. In a conversational, narrative style, author Dan Kimball guides church leaders on how to create alternative services from start to finish. Using anecdotes from his own experience at Graceland Church in Santa Cruz Califirnia, Kimball presents six creative models, providing real-life examples of each type. Emerging Worship covers key topics including; Developing a prayer team; Evaluating the local mission field and context; Determining leaders and a vision-based team; Understanding why youth pastors are usually the ideal staff to start a new service; Recognizing the difference in values between emerging worship and the rest of the church; Asking critical questions beforehand to appropriately engage the emerging generations of todays culture.
     

Christian musicians are often valued more for what they do than for who they are---until questions of character arise. Examining topics like servanthood vs. stardom, teamwork vs. solitary confinement, and excellence vs. perfectionism, Noland provides a discipleship model to help your ministry team overcome challenges and joyfully serve in the body of Christ. 208 pages, softcover from Zondervan.
     

Worship isn't a showcase for talented performers, a lecture on textual criticism, or a social occasion. It's the most intimate relationship you can have with your Savior. This modern classic shows you how worship can transform your life by helping you leave the dull confines of the pew and enter the courts of the Living God. 240 pages, softcover from Hendrickson.
     

The world is filled with creative people who have lost touch with their creativity. "Closet writers" who scribble in journals or plan their novels for years. Musicians who once had a passion for playing the piano, guitar, or violin--a passion that still flickers somewhere inside them. Those with a knack for photography, drawing, gardening, cooking, or other creative gifts. And those who long to express themselves creatively, but have yet to discover their unique talents. This book speaks to these aspiring artists--as well as to praticing artists who desire to live more fully in their creativity--helping each one to discover the important, life-changing connection between creativity and spiritual growth. Through eight lessons that include topics such as listening, forgiveness, time management and opening oneself to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, this book proclaims the good news that artists are meant to be artists, and that engaging in creative activity is a key to wholeness through a closer relationship between the creative individual and God the Creator. Gold Medallion Award Finalist
     

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