Building a Vibrant Worship Culture whether you’re Starting Out or Starting Over.

With ROB STILL

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• Exper ience a v ib ran t , pass iona te , wholehearted worshiping culture

• Lead with greater clarity, confidence and joy• Have your team, your pastor, and your

congregation all on the same page with a cohesive vision, values and strategic plan

• Feel organized and anointed!

Desired outcomes

7 KEY ELEMENTSIn this workshop, we’re going to cover

• Biblical Foundations

• Cultural Context

• Ministry Systems

• Relationships

• Goals & Projects

• Growth

• Legacy

• THEOLOGY - good or bad ?

• PLANNING - relevant to who?

• PRODUCTION / “Performance”

• 360* RELATIONSHIPS

• GREATEST WORSHIP MOVEMENT?

Worship Ministry Challenges

• The Age of Overwhelm

• The Bible is a big book ....

• So many songs and styles - can’t keep up

• So many expectations from people

• Production - Lots of moving parts

• How to stay on top of it all ?

Worship Ministry Challenges

Worship changed my life

Missions ruined me for the ordinary

BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONSMODULE 1

Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.

Psalm 127:1

• Worship is spiritually formative

• We put the words in peoples mouths

• Good theology vs Bad theology

Biblical Foundations ...

BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS

• Practical Theology of Worship

• 3 Organizing Scriptures

• 7 Big Ideas

Theology informs or shapes our philosophy of ministry which directly shapes, forms and directs our ministry methodology.

Vernon Whaley

CULTURE & CONTEXTMODULE 2

“Culture eats vision for lunch”

Dick Clark, Executive Leadership Magazine

Culture & Context

• Culture is the personality of the organization

• Culture is the most powerful factor

• Healthy culture is energizing, attractive

“Culture—not vision or strategy—is the most powerful factor in any organization. It determines the receptivity of staff and volunteers to new ideas, unleashes or dampens creativity, builds or erodes enthusiasm, and creates a sense of pride or deep discouragement about working or being involved there.

Dr. Samuel Chand Cracking the Church Culture Code

“Ultimately, the culture of an organization—particularly in churches and nonprofit organizations, but also in any organization—shapes ind iv idua l mora le , teamwork, effectiveness, and outcomes. “

Dr. Samuel Chand Cracking the Church Culture Code

• Leaders shape it - intentionally

• Be aware. Be patient.

• Be the right kind of person

Culture ...

Vision & Values ...

“Without a prophetic vision, the people perish “

Proverbs 29:18

MINISTRY SYSTEMSMODULE 3

An ongoing process that:

• Saves

• You

• Stress

• Time

• Energy

• Money

Systems:

Essential Systems

• Service Planning

• Production Details

• Song Repertoire

• Schedule & Prepare Team(s)

• Discipling & Equipping

• PlanningCenterOnLine.com• Others ?

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Essential Systems

•Service Planning - Long Term

• Annual Calendar

• Preaching Calendar / Lectionary

• Place the anchor events first

Essential Systems

•Service Planning - Weekly

• Planning meeting - early

• Creative - songs, transitions

• Make adjustments, confirm late

Essential Systems

•Production details

• Audio set-up

• Visuals / lyric projection

• Special announcements

RELATIONSHIPSMODULE 4

RELATIONSHIPSMODULE 4

• God

• Family

• Pastor

• Your Team - extended

• Congregation

GOALS & PROJECTSMODULE 5

GROWTHMODULE 6

LEGACYMODULE 7

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