WORSHIP SEMINARS

No church or Christian organization is exactly like another. makeusholy works together

with the leadership of your faith community to formulate seminars for your unique
setting and circumstances. Our desire is to help address your specific areas of need and
encourage you in the place you are right now—taking the positives and improving upon
them and giving perspective on how to navigate the growth areas.

Our theological framework is Anabaptist which intersects with a broad spectrum of

denominations. Since 1994 we have ministered among Catholic, Anglican (Episcopal),
Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, Christian Reformed, Mennonite, Pentecostal, Vineyard,
Charismatic and other independent groups. By focusing on what unites us God renews
hearts.

Below are seminar topics designed to give you an idea of the kind of topics we’ve
addressed and to give you a frame work for creating your own seminar focus that best
meets your need. Contact us and let’s start a conversation about what will best meet your
needs.

Biblical Foundations of Worship

Other Aspects of Worship
 Foundations of Biblical Worship
 Worship as Evangelism
 Worship as Spiritual Warfare
        -What is Worship?
 Worship as a Lifestyle
        -Why Worship?
 Developing the Heart of David
        -Biblical Words for Worship
 The Role of Music in Worship
-The Priority of Worship
 Extravagant worship
-Our Response
 Worship and Intercession
-God's Response
 The Manifest Presence of God
 Practical Effects of Biblical Worship 
in Worship
 A Brief Survey of Worship from Genesis to
Revelation
 Developing a Multi-Cultural
Worship Experience 
 Worship in Spirit and in Truth (John 4)
Worship Philosophy
 Developing and Implementing a
Worship Philosophy
 Dealing with Conflict and Criticism
 Developing as a Worship Leader /
Team
 Tools for Initiating Change / Being a
Change Agent
 The "Funnel" Principle - Leadership
Focus and Direction 
Technical Workshops
Worship Leading  Putting A Worship Service Together
 Personal Preparation  Understand Your Worship
 Team Preparation Philosophy:   - What are the
 Leading versus Performing - Presentation key principles that motivate
versus Performance, Excellence versus you gathering together?
Adequacy  Communicating with the
 Practical Aspects of Worship Leading Pastor:
 Musical Blending:
-Intro's  Practice: Tips For Good
-Bridges Practices 
-Transitions between same-key
songs and different-key songs
-Ending songs
-Extending songs Sound Reinforcement
-Knowing when people are finished  Direct Boxes (DI)
singing a song  Mixers
-Teaching new songs  Mic Cables
-Transforming older songs (i.e.  Monitors
hymns) to work with a band
-Reviving overused songs  Volume Levels 
Musical prayers (or singing your
prayers)
 Worship Team Building: Working together
to achieve invisibility
 Taking the lead / speaking the heart of God
through worship
 “Building” a team sound (instrument and
vocal blend on a worship team).
 The Worship Leader's Role

-Ending songs
-Extending songs
-Knowing when people are finished
singing a song
-Teaching new songs
 Vocal warmups, training, harmonies
 Using a choir on a worship team
 Playing with sensitivity (how to play
“background” or “ministry time” music
effectively)
 Effective use of silence
 Making the most out of what you have
(take the team you have and grow
together)
  Playing a “spontaneous song” (how to do
this as a worship team)

Tips For Good Practices 

Miscellaneous Other Teaching Topics
 Free Flow Worship ('vamping' - vocally or  Spiritual Warfare in Worship
instrumentally)  Worship and Intercession
 Healing
 Worship Song Writing, Evaluation and
Critique  Fasting and Worship