WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTSI. Worship Ministry Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3II. Ministry Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4III. Worship Ministry Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5IV. Getting Involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7V. Leadership Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10VI. Worship Ministry Position Description . . . . . . . . . . . 11VII. Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13VIII. Dress Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14IX. Preparation and Rehearsals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15X. Yearly Evaluations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16XI. Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17WORSHIP MINISTRYMANUALXII. Moral Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17XIII. Disciplinary Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18XIV. Ministry Commitment Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19*Audio Visual Ministry, Sound Ministry, and Music Ministry*Written by Pastor Justin and Stephanie Corkum*Certain content in this ministry manual is reflective of the Gateway ChurchWorship Ministry in Fort Worth TX.*2
WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUALWORSHIP MINISTRY MANUALpeople who change the slides for the words, people who assist themusicians and singers with sound management, or people in a band.WE ARE ALL WORSHIP LEADERS.I. WORSHIP MINISTRY VISIONThe Vision of the worship ministry at First Assembly of God is to“develop worshippers who glorify God by living a lifestyle ofworship (Rom. 12:1).” Worship is not about singing songs, playingmusic, fancy motion backgrounds, or the perfect sound mix duringservices. It is about, and will always be about, bringing God glorythrough how we live inside and outside the church.Everything done during a Sunday service (A/V, musicians, vocalists,or sound) lays the ground work for the presence of God and preparesthe atmosphere of Worship. The expression on our faces, the attitudewe bring to rehearsals and Sunday services, the enthusiasm weshow in worship, the way we treat those who are part of our team, thepassion in our heart to worship God, the way we follow the worshipministry vision. These are all things essential in setting the stage forthe presence of God.Through the worship ministry at First Assembly, we desire to seesouls saved, people healed, chains broken, lives changed, and individuals empowered for ministry within our church and in the city ofManchester.We believe that praise and worship is accurately defined by theseven Hebrew words used for praise and worship in Scripture. Theseseven words communicate different aspects of worship in our lives.Our desire is that ministry members will:1. Worship God through humility—barak(Not allowing self pride in your talents, abilities, etc.).2. Worship God unashamedly—halal(When David danced he did it with pure motives before God).3. Worship God through commendation—shabach(Verbally focusing on the goodness of God).4. Worship God through adoration—tehilah(Expressing to God your love for him through words and ACTIONS!).5. Worship God through thanksgiving—towdah(Thanking God for the things he has done in your own life).6. Worship God through confession—yadah(Confessing the greatness of God, His power over circumstances, etc.).7. Worship God through song and music—zamar(Using talents and abilities, in this case music and song, to glorify God).We believe that it is the Holy Spirit who transforms lives and weunderstand that it is a privilege and a BIG responsibility to worshipGod not just through our abilities to play music, run video, sing songs,or do sound. BUT more importantly it is through how we act, ourattitude toward worship, how we treat the members of the worshipministry, and our appearance (not only in modesty, but enthusiasmand expression in worship) that speak the loudest in our worship toGod.II. MINISTRY OBJECTIVESAs a worship ministry, each member should be determined to:We believe that our praise declares to the enemy what God hasdone, is doing, and will continue to do. We come against the enemy’swork by the words we speak and by our obedience to God’s Word(Prov 18:21, 1 Sam 15:22). Worship creates an atmosphere wherefaith can rise. That faith then creates an atmosphere of expectancy,and that is where miracles can happen.When considering this information, we (vocalists, audio/video techs,sound techs, musicians, etc.) must recognize that we are not just31. Live a lifestyle of worship before God—personally (you haveto be a worshipper before you can be a worship leader).- Through the words you speak (to God and to people).- Through your obedience to God (the way you act).- Through the condition of your heart (motivated by love).2. Worship in a way that reflects heavenly worship—corporately- Through praising and worshiping in unity as a congregation.- Through glorifying God alone.- Through not only verbal but physical expression of ourinward passion for God.4
WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUAL3. See God’s presence soften the hardened heart, mend thebroken, restore the weary, give hope to the hopeless, andchange lives.4. Declare the works of the Lord and his victory over the enemy.5. Be an example of what it looks like to be a person who hasbeen transformed by the presence of God.WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUAL2. Spiritual and Skillful Development—God has given each one ofus talents and abilities that NEED to be used to give glory back toHim. As leaders and examples to those in our church we, the worshipministry of First Assembly of God, commit to: Growing spiritually and developing our character (seesection III, point #1) in order to move in the direction ofthe Holy Spirit during each service. Devoting at least one hour a week to developing skill inour given areas of responsibility.- Singers and Musicians will practice parts for songs. THISINVOLVES MEMORIZING BOTH INSTRUMENTAL ANDLYRICAL PARTS.- Sound techs can study and experiment with differentcapabilities of our sound equipment to produce the bestquality sound for services.- A/V workers can work to master the perspective programsused for video, lyrics, and equipment operation.III. WORHIP MINISTRY COMMITMENTAs a integral part of this ministry, every member of our team willmake a commitment to be faithful to God in their character, theirdevelopment spiritually and skillfully, and their effort to buildcommunity.1. Character—We desire to pursue Christlikeness through- Prayer: Every week each member should pray for theirchurch, their worship ministry family, their leaders, and theworship services so that when service time comes they arespiritually prepared to move with the presence of God.- Biblical Study: Scriptural study is essential the developmentof our character. As we learn more of God’s Word we learnhow to become more like Him. The same is true with ourstudy of worship in Scripture. The more we understandworship according to the Word of God the more we canworship Him in the appropriate manner.- Personal Worship: Every member of the worship ministrywill strive to be a private worshipper in their quiet time withGod and a worshipper through the way they live. This has totake place before they can succeed as a public worshipper).- Righteous Living: Every ministry member must maintain ahigh standard of morality because the position of leadershipis not to be taken lightly and we are all held at a higherstandard in God’s eyes.- Giving: Every member must be faithful in their tithes andofferings to God and trusting Him with their finances.5WE CAN ALL IMPROVE, It is our responsibility to bring ourbest in worship for God. Being punctual and prepared before rehearsals andservices. Singers, musicians, A/V, and sound techs will be inplace and ready to go before the starting times of bothrehearsals and church services. Making adjustments to the arrangement of songs or thesound production of songs at the request of leadershipin a way that is both helpful and positive in attitude.Flexibility and willingness to serve are key components ineveryone coming together in unity to bring our best worshipbefore God. Adhering to the dress code given in section VIII of thismanual.6
WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUAL3. Building Community—We desire to be a family of worshipperswho are not concerned about individuality. We are not here to displayour individual abilities in order to prove superiority. We are here tobecome less so that Christ is exalted (John 3:30). We are here toglorify Christ with our abilities and not ourselves. The only way thatwe are able to operate as a community of people, driven by love andrespect, is to create a family based on:WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUALFrom the worship ministry vision meeting the process of involvementwill differ between the three different departments: Audio/Visual,Sound, And Music/Vocal. The process for each department is as follows. Encouragement—Every member must commit to be a sourceof encouragement and affirmation to others and never speakin a way that tears down (Eph. 4:29). Resolution—Every member commits to bring resolution toany conflicts in a manner that resonates forgiveness, love,and respect in order to bring reconciliation.Audio/Visual Team1. During the ministry vision meeting, the individualsinterested in the A/V ministry will receive a trainingschedule. This training schedule requires the individual tohave hands on training during four different Sundayservices. These four training sessions will allow thedepartment leader to asses the person’s character,attitude, heart of worship, and willingness to serve, as wellas teaching them how to operate the A/V equipment. Unity—Every member must commit to walking in humility andliving with a passion that helps the entire worship ministrybring God glory through unity.2. These four weeks will be scheduled according to thedepartment leader’s availability and may or maynot be consecutive weeks. Enjoyment—Every member must commit to alwaysenjoying the presence of God and never let yourworship become a performance. It always should be funworshiping the Lord together.3. After the four weeks of training, the individual will bescheduled as an assistant until the department leaderfeels they are prepared to run a service on their own. IV. GETTING INVOLVEDThe worship ministry of First Assembly adheres the following processfor getting new ministry members involved. To be eligible theindividual must: Be a part of First Assembly for a minimum of six months. Fill out and submit the worship ministry evaluation formto the worship pastor. Sound Team1. During the ministry vision meeting the individualinterested in the sound ministry will receive a trainingschedule. This training schedule requires the individual tohave hands on training during at least six different worshiprehearsals. These training sessions will allow thedepartment leader to assess the person’s character,attitude, heart of worship, and willingness to serve, as wellas teaching them how to operate the equipment here atFirst Assembly. Rehearsals are on Wed. nights at 6:30pm2. These training sessions will be scheduledaccording to the department leader’s availability andmay or may not be consecutive weeks.Attend one of the quarterly Worship Ministry VisionMeetings. These ministry vision meetings will occur on aquarterly basis on the first Sunday of January, April, August,and December3. Once at least six weeks of training has occurred thedepartment leader and trainee will determine if they areready to run sound on a Sunday morning by themselves.78
WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUAL Music/Vocal team1. During the quarterly ministry vision meeting the individualsinterested in ministering musically or vocally will receivetheir audition information for the following Sunday. (Thiswill include music charts, mp3’s, etc.).2. During the week they will review and rehearse thenecessary instrumental or vocal parts (musicians will knowthe appropriate parts pertaining to their given instrumentand singers will know lyrics, melody, and harmonies of thegiven song and should expect to sing both melody andharmony during the audition).WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUALPTD it means that they are almost where they need to be tomake the team but need a little bit more development. A fulldescription will be presented to the people who receive the PTDin regards to which talents need development so that theindividual knows what areas to focus on for future auditions.V. LEADERSHIP STRUCTUREIn regards to the worship ministry, every ministry lay person is undertheir department leader, who is under the worship pastor, who isunder the authority of Senior Pastor Garry Hamilton.3. During the audition there will be an evaluation committeethat will assess different aspects of the audition. After theauditions are completed the committee will make adecision regarding all auditions that day.4. Individuals who audition will receive a:a. Yesb. Noc. PTD (Potential To Develop)5. If the answer is yes, the individual will begin involvement inthe worship service schedule rotation. There will be a 90 Daytraining period for every new member (which willapproximately cover five or six scheduling dates for Sundayservices and the rehearsals for those services). That periodwill be focused on developing team unity, attitude, heart ofworship, understanding of praise and worship, and ensurethat the individual works well under leadership. If the personis not teachable or is not a team player during this time theymay or may not be asked to step down from theirposition.6. If the answer is PTD, then the individual should take timeto refine their skills and audition in the future. If they receive a910
WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUALWORSHIP MINISTRY MANUALThey must also be able to adjust the mix according to each song:enhancing instrumental parts and the levels of the singersaccording to who is leading what song. The sound tech alsoneeds technical skill in resolving dilemmas (cable stops working,instrument is not coming through in the avioms, etc.) and a teamattitude. Flexibility, positivity, and submission to leadership is keyin moving forward in unity.VI. WORSHIP MINISTRY POSITION DESCRIPTIONWe have already discussed how each member of the Worshipministry is to live with a high standard of character, be continuallydeveloping spiritually and skillfully, and be building the community ofbelievers on our team. But in order to bring further clarification towhat is required of our lay ministry members and department leadersthe descriptions below will be most helpful. 1. Lay Ministry Members Musicians — The musician must understand that when they playtheir instrument, it is an offering of worship before God. Becauseof this they will commit to continually work to improve their skillson their instrument in order to bring glory to God through thetalent He has given them. They will commit to practice all of thesongs on the set list for at least an hour each week, be in positionand ready to play before rehearsals and services even begin, bewilling to take instruction regarding the arrangement of the songs,be willing to keep a positive attitude regardless of circumstance,follow the dress code provided in this manual, and know the partsof your instrument. Singers — The singers must understand that the words they aresinging are verbal praise and worship to God and their heartsshould remain sensitive and sincere. Singers will commit to anhour of personal rehearsal time outside of group rehearsals inorder to learn the different parts, harmonies, and melody. Thesingers must also work together to be singing in unison (wordsare sung with the same consistency, at the same length of time,with matching vibrato (when used), and overall working towardstight harmonies. They must also possess a team attitude and bewilling to submit to the instruction of their leaders. Sound Technicians — The sound tech’s must realize that whenthey mix during service, they’re not just operating a sound board,but they should be seeking to create a mix that is a pleasing offering of worship before God. Sound tech’s need to be growingin their knowledge of music (training their ears and developingtheir skills), be sensitive to the moving of the spirit in the service.11Audio/Visual Techs — A/V tech’s must recognize the importanceof their position. The music could be played perfectly and the mixcould be astounding, but if the words to the songs are notdisplayed at the appropriate time then people will have a moredifficult time entering into worship. Knowledge in video shootingand editing is essential as well for members of the A/V team asthere will be sermon videos, baptismal videos, and other specialevent videos that need to be shot and edited. A positive attitude,flexibility, and willingness to be instructed is essential.2. Department Leaders The Music Director, The Vocal Director, The Sound Director, andthe Audio/Visual Director are responsible for challenging,mentoring, instructing, and leading those who are a part of theirteams. They should strive to be a spiritual leader to those theyare responsible for leading and be available to assist the WorshipPastor if needed. They must challenge their teams to developand they must be developing themselves in order to do this.These four leaders need to work together with the worship pastorin unity in order to bring glory to God.12
WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUALVIII. DRESS CODEVII. COMMUNICATIONIt is essential that communication take place so that every individualis able to be in the loop in regards to set lists, song info, practicetimes, scheduling, and more. The way that the Worship Ministry ofFirst Assembly of God has chosen to communicate is throughPlanning Center Online and standard text messaging.1. Planning Center OnlinePlanning Center is an online program used by the worshipministry as a database for music (both chords and mp3s), ascheduling device for ministry members, and an alert system tonotify members by email of any necessary event or serviceupdates. WORSHIP MINISTRY MANUALScheduling — Musicians, Singers, Sound technicians, and A/Vtechnicians are scheduled through planning center. When aperson is scheduled for a service they will receive an email thatrequests their acceptance or denial. Members are provided withtheir own planning center account. This allows them to block offdates that they are unavailable for scheduling and gives themaccess to all of the song sets that they are scheduled for. If amember accepts a service plan initially, and later an emergencyor another pressing/important circumstance arises, it is thatmembers responsibility to find a replacement for themselves andnotify the worship pastor ASAP.Rehearsals — Emails are sent out weekly reminding those on theschedule about rehearsal times and service details.Special Announcements — If there is an all ministry meeting or aspecial event regarding worship, then the entire ministry willreceive an email through planning center2. Text MessagingIn the event that a message needs to be sent urgently, it ispossible for that message to be texted to the numbers providedby those on the worship ministry team. This is more unlikely butstill occurs from time to time.13As worship leaders, it is important that we present ourselves in amanner that is both modest and respectful towards the Lord. If wehonor leaders, kings, or presidents with the way we appear, then howmuch more for the King of all kings. The idea is to get the attention offof us so that people can worship God. There are different requirements for both men and women.1. Men’s Apparel RequirementsGenerally all male members at the minimum are required to bewearing: Nice shoes (non-athletic, no flip flops). Non ripped jeans that have no prints or graphics (and no tightskinny jeans that reveal too much). A dress shirt, sweater, or any other dressy top (No tshirts,hoodies, zip up jackets, etc.).T
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