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In this BRAND NEW 70 minute practical resource for worship leaders of all experience levels, Jason Hatley will walk you through how to realize the power of fulfilling your purpose through equipping volunteers, planning worship services, leading winning ministry teams and more!
Whether you are a new worship leader, considering a call to worship leading, or have been leading worship for years, this resource will help you discover:
- Why the call is the single greatest determiner of how effective a worship leader you can be
- The four key elements that are in your call and why you must develop
all four if you want to become everything God has called you to be as a worship leader
- How you can immediately begin equipping artists for ministry in your church
- Three ministry-defining truths that you must learn for effective leadership in your church
- How you can build and lead winning ministry teams and avoid common pitfalls that many worship leaders make in doing so
- And much more!
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Planning Worship Services for Life Transformation
by Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley
Lower your stress, while improving your worship experience every week. This packed, nuts and bolts six hour workshop designed for pastors and worship leaders will teach you the proven principles and practices that made the Journey Church in NYC one of the most innovative and effective churches in America.
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At last, it’s possible to multiply your impact, raise the level of your creativity and cut your stress in half. This proven seminar will show you how.
This NEW SEMINAR led by Nelson Searcy, Lead Pastor of The Journey Church in New York City, is designed for senior pastors, teaching pastors, worship leaders and Sunday service volunteers.
- Here's what you and your team will learn:
- How to plan life-transforming worship services each week
- The 3 key questions you must ask before you plan any worship service
- The 4 requirements of an effective and healthy worship planning system
- How to develop a clear philosophy of worship that everyone can rally around
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Starting a Worship Arts Ministry from Scratch
by Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley
Taken from the lessons learned at The Journey as they built their Worship Arts Team from 0 to over 200 volunteers, this CD examines:
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*BRAND NEW PODCAST*
Making New Songs Stick:
How to Introduce New Songs that Your Church and Team Will Love
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THE ART OF MENTORING A WORSHIP LEADER
by Dan Wilt
Ministry was never meant to be done alone. In fact, part of the Call of a Worship Leader is to invest in and raise up other leaders. The question is always "How"? This article is a great introduction into how to mentor and raise up worship leaders in your church. <read more>
*Editor Note: For more on how to equip artists and leaders in your church, check out Jason Hatley's brand NEW resource: The Call of a Worship Leader.
THE WORSHIP LEADER AND SENIOR PASTOR PARTNERSHIP
By Ross Parsley
By far, the most common Pastor/Worship Pastor relationship breakdowns are around the areas of communication, vision, and understanding our role as a Worship Pastor. Ross Parsley deals with all 3 of these areas and more in this solid article. <read more>

**New Two-Day Seminar for Worship Leaders**
Two-Day Worship Leader Intensive
May 14-15, 2008
New York City
Will 2008 be the year that you struggle through planning services, developing your personal growth, building teams, and working with your pastor? Or will 2008 be the year that you maximize your ministry?
Learn proven principles and action steps on how to…
* Develop a personal leadership growth plan
* Work with the Lead Pastor to fulfill your role
* Plan farther ahead and more creatively than ever before
*Plus much more!
Space is Limited...Register Today
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MODEL WORSHIP: A SMALL IMITATION OF THE REAL THING
by Phil Christensen
When worship leaders get to heaven, God is not going to ask them "Why weren't you more like Chris Tomlin?" He wants worship leaders to be who he created them to be. In this authentic article, learn the importance of the worship leader and worship team being real before God and their congregations. <read more>
12 SADDLEBACK CONVICTIONS ABOUT WORSHIP
by Rick Warren
What is your philosophy of worship? It's not the same as your practice. Rick Warren has identified 12 foundational Biblical and practical principles about worship. This article is split up into two parts. Read Part 1. Read Part 2.
*Editors Note: For more on defining your philosophy of worship, check out the Worship Planning Seminar (Brand New Resource from Nelson Searcy).
:: WORSHIP PASTOR COACHING ::
There's Still Time :: New Coaching Network Begins February 29
The next Worship Pastor Coaching Network with Jason Hatley begins February 29, 2008. There are only a few spots remaining, so apply today!
What if…
- you had a direct plan for your personal growth as a Worship Pastor?
- you and your Lead Pastor were working together to plan life-transforming worship services every Sunday?
- your Worship Arts Team could add 50% more volunteers and leaders in the next 6 months?
- your Sunday services were more creative and impactful than ever before?
- you were able to relieve the weekly stress of preparing for the Sunday service?
In an effort to help you as the Worship Pastor lead at the highest level, the secrets to overcoming these challenges are now available through the Worship Pastor Coaching Network with Jason Hatley. New network begins February 29, 2008. Application Deadline - February 21.
Learn more...
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:: PRACTICAL TRAINING::
SPECIAL QUALITIES OF A WORSHIP SONG
by Paul Baloche
In this dead-on article, Paul Baloche uncovers the foundational elements of writing (and selecting) great worship songs. Among them, understanding the audience (who is the song to or about), and keeping it simple, are 2 key marks of a great worship song. <read more>
MAKING THE TEAM MUSICALLY FLEXIBLE
by Terry Butler
Every worship leader finds them self in the moment when they sense they should shift direction in a worship song, and at the same time they worry if the worship team will follow. In this nuts and bolts article, Terry Butler shares his systems for communicating in-the-moment changes to a worship team, and how every worship leader can build flexibility into their team. <read more>
About Jason Hatley and Worship Leader Insights
In 2002, Jason was a part of the launch team of The Journey Church, overseeing the programming of their worship services. He serves as the pastor of worship arts and has built from scratch The Journey’s worship arts team, a group of over 200 artists and technicians who develop and implement the creative and technical elements at weekly Sunday services.
Jason has been a worship leader for 10 years. He invests in worship pastors around the country through interactive coaching networks and worship planning resources. He has been a featured break-out speaker at the Willow Creek Arts Conference, The Purpose Drive Worship Conference, as well as seminars around the country. He has a B.M. in sacred music performance from Appalachian State University.
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