worship resources for every church seminar 2016
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WORSHIP RESOURCESFOR EVERY CHURCH
Choosing the best resources for worship can be OVERWHELMING and TIME CONSUMING. Here are the top resources I’ve found to work best for our church and they’ll work for your church too!
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WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR EVERY CHURCH
COPYRIGHTRESOURCE #1
RESOURCE #1 - COPYRIGHT
CCLI - lyric distribution CVLI - play videos (including kid’s) Church Rehearsal License
- distribute CD’s / mp3’s / streaming Church Streaming License - show service online CCLI.com
RESOURCE #1 - COPYRIGHT
PERFORMmusic - covers music related uses outside of weekly services.
christiancopyrightsolutions.com
List of uses for the PERFORMmusic License
GOOD RULE OF THUMB - IF YOUR ACTIONS ARE PREVENTING YOU FROM PAYING FOR IT - IT’S ALMOST ALWAYS ILLEGAL.
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PRACTICAL TIP #1
MUSIC & CLICK TRACKS
RESOURCE #2
RESOURCE #2 - MUSIC AND CLICK TRACKS
spotify.com (premium*) praisecharts.com lifewayworship.com multitracks.com Tempo Music App (click tracks)
USE A CLICK TRACK FOR REHEARSAL - IT WILL HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER BAND AND BETTER MUSICIANS.
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PRACTICAL TIP #2
CHARTSRESOURCE #3
RESOURCE #3 - CHARTS
praisecharts.com (get the credit package) lifewayworship.com (à la carte & orchestrations) songselect.com (any song, any key)
USE THE SAME TYPES OF CHARTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE - YOUR TEAM WILL GET USED TO THEM AND REHEARSALS AND SERVICES WILL BECOME MUCH EASIER.
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PRACTICAL TIP #3
CHOIR MUSICRESOURCE #4
RESOURCE #4 - CHOIR MUSIC
Lifeway Choral Club - The Red Box - $80/yr get coupon for same amount
PraiseGathering - $80/yr Prism - $60/yr (*DeeDee is awesome!) Word Music $100/yr - Simply Word / Word Kidz
GET THE DIGITAL VERSION IF POSSIBLE. IT’S SIMPLE, YOU DON’T PAY SHIPPING AND YOU GET THE PRODUCT RIGHT AWAY FOR THE SAME PRICE OR LESS.
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PRACTICAL TIP #4
VIDEOSRESOURCE #5
RESOURCE #5 - VIDEOS
worshiphousemedia.com - use as a search engine then buy directly from publisher motionworship.com - $50 shiftworship.com - $149 gracewaymedia.com - $399 / ignitermedia.com - $549 churchmotiongraphics.com - $10/month sharefaith.com - all in one suite - (graphics, videos, website, presentation software, mobile app)
SHIFT MEDIA CREATOR APP - CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND LOOPS IN ANY SIZE - $5.99 ON THE APP STORE.
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PRACTICAL TIP #5
GRAPHICSRESOURCE #6
RESOURCE #6 - GRAPHICS
thestocks.im (Free!) seeds.churchonthemove.com (Free!) istockphoto.com / shutterstock.com envatomarket.com - audio, pictures, videos lightstock.com - clean, quality, cheesy free
CLIPART DIED IN 1999.
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PRACTICAL TIP #6
PROCHURCHTOOLS.COM - TUTORIALS AND BLOGS TO HELP WITH DESIGN. EASY, FAST, SIMPLE.
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PRACTICAL TIP #6
LIGHTINGRESOURCE #7
RESOURCE #7 - LIGHTING
American DJ / Chauvet stagelightcompany.com cheaplights.com ebay.com - China - cheap but effective amazon.com (lowest price)
START WITH YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE - DMX, MOUNTING, ELECTRICAL, & CONTROL.
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PRACTICAL TIP #7
EQUIPMENTRESOURCE #8
RESOURCE #8 - EQUIPMENT
Cables - monoprice.com Projectors - shepherdmedia.com (Dallas) Computers - Apple refurbished (20% off) allprosound.com spectrumaudio.com sweetwater.com
AMAZON PRIME - $99/YEAR - FREE TWO DAY SHIPPING ON ALMOST ANYTHING.
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PRACTICAL TIP #8
SOFTWARERESOURCE #9
RESOURCE #9 - SOFTWARE
Propresenter (renewedvision.com) - best software on the market Photoshop / Free Version - gimp.org Pixelmator - $30.00 (Mac only) Audacity - Audio Editor (free) Google apps - free word processing, calendar, spreadsheets, file distribution, email
SIMPLIFY YOUR PRODUCTION WORK FLOW BY USING THE SAME APPLICATIONS EACH WEEK.
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PRACTICAL TIP #9
PLANNING & COMMUNICATION
RESOURCE #10
RESOURCE #10 - PLANNING & COMMUNICATION
PlanningCenterOnline.com Services - plan services and schedule volunteers Registrations - sign people up for events Checkins - secure checkin system People Management - database of team / members Online Giving - give with any device anytime Groups - keep roll, communicate, schedule
PCO WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER, YOUR VOLUNTEERS WILL BE BETTER PREPARED AND YOU’LL LOOK LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
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PRACTICAL TIP #10
MEDIOCRE WORSHIP IS AN INSULT TO THE IMAGE OF GOD. #GETBETTER
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BONUS PRACTICAL TIP
JOSHUA RIGGS
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