Talking about worship leadership. Live blogging after the jump.
- GCC worship format
- weekend service
- focused for seeker
- midweek service
- deeper for believers
- one weekend a month for the youth
- This session is mainly about the Thursday setup
- Filters
- live in the tension between sensitivity and intentionality
- we all lean one way or the other
- intentional: worship planning – detail oriented – never deviate from the plan
- sensitive: who needs a plan?
- the answer is to know which moment is appropriate for each focus
- Psalm 78:72
- Integrity in heart – you're in tune with what's happening so you can lead from the heart
- Can't forget the details, but some moments require deviation
- remember what you're trying to accomplish
- what's the effect of what you're doing?
- does it achieve the goal or distract?
- more than anything else: God is worth everything
- just because people don't like to sing doesn't mean they're not spiritual
- the point isn't to get people to sing it's to show that God is worth everything
- focus on the lifestyle of worship
- singing is still important – and it's one of the few things you can do in a group of 1,000 people
- what's helpful?
- more important than what's new
- more important than what's innovative
- some things are helpful for your church and others are not
- Sometimes we fail to teach what worship really is – both in the church and in the world
- what is worship?
- why is it important?
- what does it mean to sing together? Why do we do it?
- sometimes it's good to call a time-out and go back to square one
- 3 week series about worship
- no band first two weeks
- Week 1: Why do we worship together?
- is it optional?
- is it essential?
- Week 2: Being awake to the fundamental nature of God's presence when gathered together
- Week 3: all out music
- video (10:50)
- showing stained glass – made of lighting gels with words, written by the congregation on each piece.
- Q&A