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The Worship Planning Seminar

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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Two-Day Worship Leader Intensive

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WHAT ARE YOU CALLED TO DO?

In this 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
  • 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 much more!

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Worship Planning

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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Starting a Worship Arts Ministry from Scratch

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 examineswhere to start, 3 Foundations for building a Worship Arts Team,the role of the Pastor and Worship Pastor in launching a Worship Arts ministry, a nd much more!

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Free Resources from Worship Leader Insights

Leadership | Worship Planning | Practical Training
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:: LEADERSHIP / PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ::

HOW MAGNETIC IS YOUR LEADERSHIP?
By Heidi Alexandra Pollard

Leadership of your worship arts ministry is more than just creating a great worship experience on Sunday. In order for your volunteers and staff to excel in how they serve the church, the Worship Pastors must excel in leading and developing the this important team. It's more than good vision... it's magnetic leadership. Find out how to have it! <read more>

 

LEARN TO LIVE "OFF-PEAK"
by Nelson Searcy

The most precious commodity of life is our time. Nowhere is this more true than in ministry. So to learn to become a good steward of our time is to maximize our effectiveness in ministry. In this article you'll learn one of the most important time-management principles that I have utilized in my life over the last 6 months - the principle of living Off-Peak. <read more>

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What if you could discover how to do twice as much,
in half the time, with half the stress?

In this NEW resource by Nelson Searcy entitled "Time Management for Busy Pastors," you'll discover 34 time management principles that you can start applying right away any one of which can save you up to an hour a day.

Combined these principles could save you over 60 hours a month!

Imagine having 60 extra hours to focus on what's important instead of always operating under the stress of the "urgent."

In this essential resource for pastors, worship leaders, ministry leaders and more, Nelson Searcy unpacks THIRTY FOUR practical, innovative truths that will show you:

  • What to schedule first in your calendar to maximize your time (Hint: It's not what you think!)
  • How to live off peak (This alone will save you hours each month.)
  • How to be efficient rather than busy.
  • How to automate important tasks so you accomplish them on time, every time, with NO EFFORT!
  • How to live with the peace of mind that nothing will "slip through the cracks."
  • How to increase your effectiveness as a leader by knowing when NOT to use technology.
  • How to identify and utilize several hours in your week that are currently "invisible."
  • And much more!

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:: WORSHIP PLANNING ::

GRANGER'S WORSHIP PLANNING PROCESS - FREE DOWNLOAD

Granger Community Church (Granger, IN) does some of the most creative and impactful worship services of any church I know. In this post, Tim Stevens shares two downloadable documents that capture the worship planning process that Granger uses for each Sunday. Hint: they aren't thinking week-to-week... they are thinking 6-8 weeks out. <read more>

*Editors Note: For more on planning effective worship, check out the Planning Worship Services for Life Transformation resource. This 6-hour workshop provides a nuts-and-bolts look at the worship planning process that has gotten The Journey voted one of the most innovative churches in America.

 

AVOIDING A CIRCUS OF WORHSIP
by Paul Baloche

The Sermonizer? Lost in Space? Vegas Praise? Sounds like a trio of new movies coming out this fall, but these are actually labels that worship leaders wear from time to time. In this interview, respected worship leader Paul Baloche, gives some practical tips on how to avoid becoming the worship leader that no one likes to follow. <read more>

 

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:: PRACTICAL TRAINING ::

TRAINING AND MENTORING WORSHIP LEADERS
by Debby Kerner Rettino

One of the cheif responsibilities of a worship leader is to teach others how to lead worship as well. If we are to fully realize our call, we must be mentoring others on how to become effective worship leaders. Debby Kerner Rettino (Saddleback's director of worship leadership) is constantly training new worship leaders, and in this article she's shares 10 things you can do to help worship leaders reach their full potentia <read more>

TOP 10 PET PEEVES ABOUT WORSHIP LEADERS
by Kent Shaffer

I don't like to end the newsletter on a sour note, but I couldn't help but put this article in this months edition. Based on a myriad responses to the question, "What is the biggest gripe you have about something a Sunday worship leader does?", some of the responses started me thinking... "Do I do any of these?" Take a look and see where you are on the list! <read more>

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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 11 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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