What do Christians have to sing about?
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How to choose worship songs for a church service
Have you ever wondered what kind of thought and planning goes into choosing the songs you sing...
Looking behind the lyrics of famous Christmas hymns
We linked earlier this week to some Christmas music resources at Songs and Hymns. But if you're...
Happy birthday, Mendelssohn!
The Christian church may not be the musical trendsetter that it has been in past centuries, but...
Celebrate the music of Easter!
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Praise and Worship: Adding Creative Elements (Part 4)
Eighteen practical ideas on finding the optimum style(s)of worship, varying the intensity, knowing your group and controlling distractions.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=141
Praise and Worship: Adding Creative Elements (Part 3)
Twelve ideas on clear communication, creativity and getting students involved in praise and worship.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=140
Praise and Worship: Adding Creative Elements (Part 1)
Let's talk specifically and practically about techniques that enhance or distract from worship. From lighting to facial expressions to room set up, this article covers over 70 issues. Part one introduces the article and tells how to apply these in your unique setting.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=138
Praise and Worship: A Survey to Ask Worshippers What Helps Them Worship
Often the songs and styles we THINK are most effective in leading our students into worship are not the songs and styles that are ACTUALLY most effective. This is a survey you could personalize for your ministry and use to tweek your worship.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=78
Worship Team: How to Build a Healthy One
A 6-step process that a veteran worship leader uses to build a worship team in his church's youth ministry. Next, he gives principles of leading that team.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=57
Praise and Worship: Training Students to Lead in Worship (Part 3)
Paul directs us to train our student leaders to make sure their hearts are in tune,learn to enter God's presence, respond to His leading, pray and live the life.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=77
Praise and Worship: Training Students to Lead in Worship (Part 2)
Paul directs student worship leaders to understand the proper object of their worship and to understand holiness.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=76
Praise and Worship: Training Students to Lead in Worship
In this first part, Paul defines worship and gives three quotes that he uses to help student worship leaders understand worship.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=75
Worshipand Praise: How to Lead Students in Worship (Part 3)
In this third part, Paul defines "worship" and deals with practical considerations such as goals, technical considerations and developing the band.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=74
Worship: How to Lead Students in Worship (Part 2)
In this second part of his how-to on leading student worship, Paul presents principles 4 and 5 and comments on the "exterior stuff" of worship.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=70&art_id=73