In worship ministry there never seems to be enough time no matter how well we prioritize and manage the time we do have. I’m always looking for ways to accomplish the administrative tasks I need to do in less time so I can focus more on the things that are more central to my passion and calling, and more directly ministry-related.
There are many resources and worship technologies being developed that can help us accomplish that. In this “Great Tooks for Worship” series of blogs we will review some of these resources and technologies so you can consider implementing them into your ministry.
A great resource I recently learned about is PraiseVocals.com. They offer downloadable vocal harmony part rehearsal tracks of today’s most popular praise and worship songs. We minister in 60 - 70 churches each year (from 30 people to 3000), and one of the greatest challenges every church has is teaching worship vocalists their parts for the Sunday worship set and having that aspect of the worship tight. It’s challenging enough to prepare the band and often most of a worship leader’s time and attention is spent in that area.
PraiseVocals.com provides a great solution for this dilemna: downloadable files for your vocal team or choir to learn, memorize and review vocal harmonies. This is so perfect for churches of all sizes. You can download the songs you are doing each week and have the vocals work on their parts in another room during your band rehearsal (possibly joining the band for a final run-through at the end), or schedule a separate rehearsal for them. Email the files to each vocalist or put them on CD so they can listen in their car all week. By Sunday not only will your band be tight, but your vocals will be right on and actually covering all the vocal parts.
Check out PraiseVocals.com for more information and testimonies from churches who have utilized this great resource.
Part II of “Great Worship Tools” will feature one of the most cutting edge (and timesaving) worship tools that has ever been developed - SamePage (visit www.SamePageMusic.com if your curious). SamePage integrates worship database management, digital music display, online planning, onstage personal monitoring and more. SamePage will transform how you plan for and approach worship. (You can contact me directly for more information regarding pricing, fuctionality and purchasing.)
Kristian Walker
www.kristianwalker.com


