Ultimate Guide to Maximizing Your Church Music Ministry

Discover Worship was created to help every church music ministry be excellent—regardless of size or budget.

We were the first to offer a totally online library whose members can search, download, and make unlimited copies for one low, annual price. And instead of shipping cumbersome music review boxes to you several times a year, Discover Worship emails you every week with our latest releases and hand-picked recommendations. Additionally, we offer more than 300 on-line blogs on subjects critical to the success of your worship ministry. We’ve selected some of the best ones and organized them by theme. Think of this page as your ultimate guide to maximizing your church music ministry. Here are the 12 topic clusters you can explore by clicking on the links below:

Developing a Theology of Worship
Spiritual Development
Leadership Begins with Me
Building an Effective Team
The Issue of Musical Style
Creativity & Songwriting
Worship Service Planning
Optimizing Your Choir
Resources for Worship Teams
Kids Worship Resources
Key Seasonal Resources
Online Church Music Resources

Practical tips and techniques are only effective in the context of a strong, biblical theology of worship. While there is no substitute for years of prayerful study under godly mentorship, the following short articles offer foundational principles about the kind of worship that honors God and blesses his children.

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Music ministry is not just a technical exercise, it's also a spiritual one. In this set of blogs, we explore the spiritual dimension of worship leadership with an emphasis on personal spiritual development.

Although thousands of books have been written about effective leadership, great leadership is still desparately needed in ministry settings. The challenge may be that the secular model for leading is manifestly different from the model offered in scripture. This set of blogs offers insight about God's model for leadership and how we can mentor others to become effective stewards of people, resources, and time

Just as Jesus poured himself into the lives of 12 disciples; so we are called to identify, equip, and inspire other men and women to build on the foundation we have laid. But it's challenging to see team development as an end in itself, rather than solely as a means to accomplish our agenda. Here are some thoughts on how good leaders can leave a legacy of even greater leaders.

It's telling that the one thing that should unite us in God's presence--his worship--has become a focal point for division and discord. Discover Worship believes that the issue of style can become a stepping stone to unity rather than a stumbling block. Here are some short articles on transcending the issue of musical style.

We are created in the image of our Creator...to create! This set of blogs offers specific suggestions to help you nurture the seeds of songwriting and artistry in your ministry setting.

Planning a worship service involves a lot more than simply making a list of songs. Discover Worship offers these effective tools to help you imagine and implement an effective worship service.

The vast majority of Discover Worship member churches have a choir AND worship team. If you lead a choir, here are some terrific blogs to give you some fresh ideas or to confirm the direction you're already pursuing.

"Worship Team" is a term that requires some definition. In one sense, your worship team is anyone and everyone who assists in the preparation, presentation, and production of your worship service. But in modern parliance, a "worship team" often means a small group of musicians and singers who lead congregational worship with or without a choir. Here are some helpful blogs for those of either ilk (but especially the latter).

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Although Discover Worship doesn't specialize in children's choir resources, we still offer more than 175 downloadable pieces for kids, including several seasonal musicals with tracks. Developing a kids choir program is an important strategy for teaching children to worship and for training the next generation of choir members. Check out these blogs on the subject.

One of the main reasons that thousands of churches have become Unlimited Members of Discover Worship through the years are the dozens of seasonal musicals available for full preview, instant download, and unlimited copying for musicians and singers. All of them come with parts, charts, and accompaniment tracks--and many have full or limited orchestrations. Here are some overviews of recent seasonal works.

Technology has changed the way music ministers find, purchase, and practice church music. Here are some thoughts in the emerging technology and how its transforming things.

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