All CDs produced by Sovereign Grace Music (including Together for the Gospel Live, Psalms, Come Weary Saints, and Valley of Vision): $6 each
23 books (including Worship Matters, Worldliness, and Living the Cross Centered Life): $7 each. All books in the Pursuit of Godliness series: $4 each
This is why our children’s ministry switched to sugar free drinks…
…and just in case you think he’s having some case of seizure he’s actually ‘singing’ ‘Faith’ by Vanessa Bell Armstrong.
Knowing God with the Psalmist (Craig Cabaniss)
Expressing Emotion with the Psalmist (Thabiti Anyabwile)
Glorifying Christ with the Psalmist (Mark Dever)
Enduring Hardship with the Psalmist (David Powlison)
Praising God with the Psalmist, Part 1 (Bob Kauflin)
Praising God with the Psalmist, Part 2 (David Powlison)
Living Life with the Psalmist (Bob Kauflin)
Praying with the Psalmist (Donald Whitney)
Psalm 131: A Calm and Humble Heart (David Powlison)
Drumming for Worshippers (Jordan Kauflin)
Electric Guitar Workshop (Dave Campbell)
Foundations for Bass Players (Don Nalle)
Foundations for Keyboardists (Jon Payne)
The Solo Instrument in Worship (Gary Bowers and Tommy Hill)
Vocal Blending and Arranging, Part 1&2 (Todd Twining)
Band on the Run (Bob Kauflin) is a brilliant seminar for all musicians (especially keyboard players) and anyone who leads or arranges music. You can watch the seminar and download the notes here. You can also get the same seminar from the 06 conference where the theme is the same but the content is totally different.
The Task of a Worship Leader (Bob Kauflin) – For Worship Leaders (duh!) Bob preaches through part of his excellent book. Classic stuff.
When Leading Worship Is Your Second Job (Matthew Williams). A great roundtable discussion with a group of non full-time leaders. Topics includes ‘how much time should you spend preparing?’, rotas, team size etc.
Leading Worship in a Small Church (Pat Sczebel)
Planning for Sundays (Jim Donohue and Joseph Stigora)
Building Bridges: Pastors and Worship Leaders (Bob Kauflin)
Pursuing and Enjoying Spontaneity in Worship (Craig Cabaniss and Pat Sczebel)
What the Psalms Teach Us about Songwriting (Mark Altrogge, Steve & Vikki Cook)
Vikki wrote ‘Before the throne of God above’ and Mark wrote ‘You are beautiful beyond description’ and many others. It’s basically a ramble on the subject of songwriting, doesn’t really stick to the topic of the Psalms but well worth a listen, especially if you’ve never heard these masters teach on songwriting before.
Writing Songs People Will Want to Sing (Craig Dunnagan)
Tech Team
Running an Effective and Peaceful Sunday Morning Rehearsal (Dave Wilcox and Ken Boer)
“Sunday Morning Rehearsal” = ‘soundcheck’. This is a great seminar not just for PA guys but worship leaders and musicians too.
A Gospel-Centered Approach to Creative Media (Don Nalle and Dave Wilcox)
Caring for Your Sound System (Darryl Wenger)
In-Ear Monitors (Doug Gould)
Leading and Caring for Your Tech Team (Dave Wilcox)
Recording Your Song from Start to Finish, Part 1& 2 (Sal Oliveri)
Worship Team Checkup (Matt Mason)
Copyright Law and Church Music: The Eight Keys (Paul Herman)
Growing Your Team for the Glory of God (Jon Payne)
Maintaining Priorities in and around the Worship Team (Julie Kauflin)
Aimed at women who are either in the worship team or married to someone who is.
Pastors and Artist Musicians Working Together (Andy Farmer)
Training the Next Generation of Musicians (Ben & Nancy Chouinard)
This seminar is really about starting up a music school, so not really relevant to most people!
1) Take writing Biblically sound and artistically compelling lyrics seriously.
Brenton says “Having been involved in four Vineyard recording projects [and] having sat on the song panel for three of those projects and listened to over 200 song submissions by song writers from Vineyards around the country, I’ve come to the conclusion that the challenge typically is not about melody or feel … Almost always, the panel will have to turn a song down because there are problems lyrically“.
2) Write extensively and freely before you start analysing what you’ve written.
“It’s far harder to re-engage in the creative process after you’ve been editing the first verse and chorus for the last hour. It’s like switching brains. So, try to have as much creative raw material to begin with as possible”.
3) Research your topic thoroughly.
Meaning read and meditate on what the Bible has to say about whatever you’re writing about. Use commentaries, concordances, listen to mp3 sermons etc
4) “Look for phrases and images that ‘re-express’ your main message”.
For example ‘Jesus, be the centre’ expresses the central concept 10 different ways.
from Song writing: The Importance of Good Lyrics and Song Vision: Brenton Brown
One would think, from the way in which God’s service is undertaken and performed, that it was a thing any man could do whenever he pleased, instead of being a thing high above us, requiring the constant aid and direction of his Holy Spirit.
