InterVarsity Press

Alison Siewert, Andy Crouch, Matt Frazier, Sundee Tucker Frazier

Overview / About the Book

New Worship for a New Generation

Is your church starting a new worship service? Are you a vocalist or an instrumentalist on a team? Would you like to know how to use drama or video in worship? This down-to-earth book will help you do all that and more.

Written by a worship team, this book is all about working together to lead others in lively and relevant praise. It's about the key elements. Music. Scripture. Drama. Video. It's about worshiping in an interactive way. And it's about being authentic as a leader.

Chapters include

• Why Worship in a New Way?

• Spiritual Disciplines of a Worship Leader

• Developing New Team Members

• Practical Tips for Musicians

• Preaching from the Heart

• Using Drama to Build Worship

Six Bible studies for your team to do together are also included!

Table of Contents

Part 1: First Things First
1. Who We Are and Why We Wrote This
2. Why Worship in a New Way?
3. The Power in Worship
4. Worship Through History
5. Worship & Culture
6. Multiethnic Windows on Worship

   Part 2: Follow the Leader

7. God-Needing Worship Leading
8. Spiritual disciplines for Worship Leaders
9. Dancing in Your Underwear: A Biblical Model
10. You are a Leader
11. Leading Versus Performing: The Lens
12. Becoming a Guide to the Throne Room
13. The Mechanics of Leading
    Sidebar: Your Fashion Statement

    Part 3: Go, Teams

14. Choosing a Team
15. Developing Talent
16. Butcher, Baker, Overheadmaker:
    The Creative Team Sidebar: Equipment Check!
17. The Care & Feeding of Worship Teams
18. Growing Through Conflict
19. Famous Worship-Team Problems
20. Practice Makes Better: Rehearsing a Team

    Part 4: Making Music: The Musicians

21. Practical Skills for All Worship Musicians
22. Practical Skills for Guitarists
23. Practical Skills for Vocalists Sidebar: Solos
24. Practical Skills for Pianists & Keyboardists
25. Practical Skills for Percussionists & Drummers
26. Practical Skills for Bass Players
    Sidebar: Using an Equalizer
27. Sound Systems Sidebar: Microphones

    Part 5: Making Music: The Music

28. Finding & Choosing Music
29. Hymns--For You, Not Just Your Grandparents
30. Arranging Music
31. Writing Music for Worship
    Sidebar: Five Steps to help You Write a Worship Song
32. Using Music with Integrity Sidebar: Copyrights
33. Teaching New Music

    Part 6: Show & Tell

34. Using Drama to Build Worship
35. Writing Sketches for Worship
36. Script Samples
    Excuse Me, What Did You Say?
    Whadoyahaveta Do?
    The Perfect Relationship
    Luge Chute
    Help, Help! We Need Help!
    Electronic Breakup
37. Directing Sketches
38. Planning for the Eyes
39. Using Media in Worship
40. Visual Arts in Worship
    Sidebar: Visual Symbols in Worship

    Part 7: Speaking the Word

41. The Preacher Is on the Worship Team
42. Hearers of the Word
43. Interactive Teaching
44. Using Visual Aids
45. Testimonies
46. Reading Scripture
    Sidebar: Reading the Whole Story

    Part 8: Putting It Together

47. The Movements of Worship
    Sidebar: What Time Is It?
48. Coffee, Guitars, Jesus Planning Worship for Informal Settings
49. Fitting into a Traditional Worship Service
    Sidebar: Everyone Loves a Good Announcement
50. Cathedral or Parking Lot: The Setting for Worship
51. Integration & Transitions in Worship
    Sidebar: Choose Your Words Carefully
52. Rediscovering Communion
    Sidebar: Creativity with Communion
53. Evaluating Your Leadership
54. Pearls in the Mud: Responding to Criticism

Appendix 1
So You Wanna Start a Service

Appendix 2

1. Sing Out Loud, Sing Out Strong: Exodus 15:1-21
2. Celebrating Before a Holy God: 2 Samuel 6:1-15
3. Safety in God Alone: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30
4. God's Word Like You've Never Heard: Nehemiah 7:73 - 8:12
5. The Truth About God & You: John 4:4-42
6. When Worship Leaders Are Hurting: Psalm 42

Index

Details

Length:	183 pages
Size:	7 x 10 inches
Binding:	paper
Publish Date:	December 1998
Published By:	InterVarsity Press
ISBN:	0-8308-1943-6