Essentials Worship Leader Training Manual Final

HOLE PUNCH AREA FOR BINDER

THE COMPLETE

WORSHIP LEADER

TRAINING MANUAL Core Training In The Heart & Skills Of The Effective Worship Leader

Includes:

? Easy to read, short sections ? Study questions ? Tools (Evaluations, Worship Circles, and more) ? Group study format option ? Video links to Dan Wilt discussion starters ? Insights from respected worship voices today

6 Essential Topics

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Worship Leading Skills

Worship Ministry Leadership Skills

Worship Songwriting Skills

Worship Values

Worship Theology

Worship History

by Dan Wilt, M.Min.

Essentials in Worship with Dan Wilt By Dan Wilt, M.Min.

All rights reserved. Please do not copy without permission if you are not a purchasing church or individual. ? 2013 Wild Pear Creative

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The Essentials in Worship course is dedicated to you as a Worship leader,

Worship songwriter, Worship musician, Worship visual tech, Worship sound tech, and/or Worship arts leader. You have no idea what a gift you can be to our world, by leading worship faithfully. You are narrating the story of humanity through the music you make, the art you create, and through the songs you select. You are leading us all to do the same. Thank you for saying yes to the call.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Table of Contents

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A Word from the Author

12 How to Use Essentials in Worship

Section 1: Essentials in Worship Leading 18 Introduction: A Dangerous Mission 20 Session 1: Three Reasons We Lead Worship 26 Session 2: Character & Skills of the Worship Leader 34 Session 3: Building Sets & Leading Bands 42 Session 4: Great Worship Leaders 50 Conclusion: A Blessing to Lead Worship 52 Tool: How to Start a Worship Circle

Section 2: Essentials in Worship Ministry 54 Introduction: The Challenges of Leading a Worship Ministry 56 Session 1: The 4 Relationships That Make or Break Us 62 Session 2: The 9 Roles of the Worship Pastor 74 Session 3: The Daily Running of a Worship Ministry 84 Session 4: Building a Legacy Worship Ministry 92 Conclusion: Pursuing Growth vs. Perfection 94 Tool: How to Use the Worship Leader Evaluation Tool

Section 3: Essentials in Worship Songwriting 100 Introduction: Songs Are a Place We Go 104 Session 1: The Qualities of a Great Worship Song 110 Session 2: Getting Started with Your Song Vision 118 Session 3: The Rewriting Phase & Song Forms 126 Session 4: Finishing, Using & Testing Your Song 132 Conclusion: Writing to Get Better at the Craft 134 Tool: The Songwriter's Toolkit 135 Tool: How to Start a Songwriting Circle

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136 Tool: How to Evaluate Someone's Song 138 Tool: Worship Song Evaluation Worksheet 140 Tool: Song Vision Clustering Worksheet 141 Tool: Sample Chord Chart

Section 4: Essentials in Worship Values 142 Introduction: The Metaphor of the Stones 144 Session 1: The Values of Intimacy & Integrity 152 Session 2: The Values of Accessibility/Cultural Connection 160 Session 3: The Value of Kingdom Expectation 168 Session 4: The Value of Personal Discipleship 176 Conclusion: Transforming Your Community through Worship

Section 5: Essentials in Worship Theology 178 Introduction: Worship Is Out of the Box 182 Session 1: You Have a Theology of Worship 190 Session 2: Who Is the God We Worship? 200 Session 3: What Is a Worshipper? 208 Session 4: What Is Worship? 216 Conclusion: Becoming a Lifelong Discoverer

Section 6: Essentials in Worship History 218 Introduction: Why Does Worship History Matter? 222 Session 1: Worship Languages of Time & Space 230 Session 2: Worship Languages of Prayer & Scripture 236 Session 3: Worship Languages of Baptism & Eucharist 244 Session 4: Worship Languages of Art & Music 252 Conclusion: Drawing From the Wells of Worship

254 A Sending Word From The Author

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