Creative Church Handbook

Creative Church Handbook
Author: J. Scott McElroy
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2015-04-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830841202

Now is the time for the church to reclaim its role as a center of creativity. Among your members are artists and musicians whose gifts can enhance your worship, inform your theology and impact your community. Christian arts advocate J. Scott McElroy gives a comprehensive vision and manual for unleashing creativity in your congregation.

Essential Worship

Essential Worship
Author: Greg Scheer
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493405446

An Essential Guide to Understanding and Leading Worship Worship leaders are adrift in a sea of worship resources, but, incredibly, no single book provides a simple introduction to worship and worship leading. Essential Worship is a concise, easy-to-read primer on the basics of worship theology and practice. Each concept is introduced clearly and concisely. Diagrams, charts, and bulleted lists make the information easy to digest. And preparation and reflection questions help readers apply the material to their own church context. Whether one is a beginner or an experienced worship leader, readers from all traditions will find in this resource a solid foundation for future success. It is particularly well-suited for the first-time worship or praise band leader, as well as for pastors who want to be more intentional about the music in their services.

Finding Divine Inspiration

Finding Divine Inspiration
Author: J. Scott McElroy
Publisher: Destiny Image Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Creative ability
ISBN: 9780768427028

In Finding Divine Inspiration: Working with the Holy Spirit in Your Creativity you'll learn listen for God's voice and inspiration in your creative process. And you'll discover the joy of working with the Holy Spirit on the projects He has designed especially for you! God wants to bring a transforming wave of divinely inspired creativity to the culture and the church through His transformed artists. Finding Divine Inspiration is full of practical steps and exciting biblical, historic and current examples, to help you learn to partner with The Great Creator in your life and work! Includ.

Music Ministry

Music Ministry
Author: Donald Clark Measels
Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2004
Genre: Ministers of music
ISBN: 9781573124140

This work is an introduction to church music administration that provides insight into the responsibilities and demands placed on the person who heads the music program of a church. The chapters are written by various experts in their fields and address the topics of weekly worship planning, choir rehearsal preparation, recruitment, church staff relationships, financial management, working with children and youth choirs, and leading orchestras and handbell choirs. This addition to the Smyth & Helwys Help! series is a must-have for those just beginning a church music ministry or for seasoned professionals looking to improve the administration of their music programs.

Serving in Your Church Music Ministry

Serving in Your Church Music Ministry
Author: Randall D. Engle
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0310241014

This book is designed to provide practical orientation to the thousands of church members who volunteer to serve both vocally and instrumentally in the music program of their church through choral groups, instrumental groups, and special music selections.

A Guide to the Practice of Church Music

A Guide to the Practice of Church Music
Author: Marion J. Hatchett
Publisher: Paulinas
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1989-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780898691764

This essential guide for anyone who plans, performs, or takes part in liturgy is a complete updating and expansion of the author's earlier A Manual for Clergy and Church Musicians. It is completely referenced to The Hymnal 1982. All resource lists have been expanded and updated. Check lists for planning services have increased in number to reflect the services provided for in The Book of Occasional Services. Two new appendixes have been added: Appendix I; descants, fauxbourdons, varied harmonizations, varied accompaniments, suggested alternative treatments of hymns, and hymns scored for other instruments in The Hymnal 1982, and Appendix II; metrical index of tunes in The Hymnal 1982 with the first lines of the texts.

Worship Team Handbook

Worship Team Handbook
Author: Urbana Worship Team
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1998-12-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830819430

Worship in an interactive way! This down-to-earth guide will help your worship team work together to lead others in praise by discussing key elements from music to drama and showing you how to worship interactively as an authentic leader. Edited by Allison Siewert.

The Ultimate Live Sound Operator's Handbook

The Ultimate Live Sound Operator's Handbook
Author: Bill Gibson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1538134659

The third edition of The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook offers new sections on digital concepts, wireless considerations, digital mixers, modern digital snakes, routing schemes, block diagrams, signal paths, plug-ins for live sound, and more. Any live act must sound great to be well received by today’s increasingly demanding audiences. If you’re a sound operator, teacher, musician, or even a music fan who is interested in becoming a sound operator, you know that regardless of the musical genre or venue, high-quality audio is mandatory for an artist or band’s success. This book shows you how to improve your audio skills, including how to build great sounds that form a professional-sounding mix. Revised and updated, The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook, 3rd Edition focuses on each modern and classic aspects of live sound operation in a way that is straightforward and easy to understand—from system, component, and acoustic considerations to miking, mixing, and recording the live show. Tightly produced online videos clearly demonstrate key concepts presented in the text. These instructional videos, along with hundreds of detailed illustrations and photographs, provide an incredibly powerful and useful learning experience. An access code to the companion website is provided in the book. The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook, 3rd Edition, features: Shaping Instrument and Vocal Sounds Creating an Excellent Mix Mixer Basics Digital Mixers and Snakes Volume Issues and Sound Theory Digital Theory Managing the Signal Path Signal Processors and Effects Modern Plug-ins Microphone Principles, Techniques, and Design Wireless Systems In-Ear versus Floor Monitors Loudspeakers and Amplifiers Acoustic Considerations Miking the Group and Sound Check

A Creative Church

A Creative Church
Author: Anthony Todd Smith
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2015-07-10
Genre: Christianity and art
ISBN: 9781465283207

A Creative Church: The Arts and a Century of Renewal