You are a song director. probably you're paid a number of days every week; most likely you're doing this for the affection. both approach, it’s a massive task. And it’s a tremendous activity – one that calls for you to have your head round either the contentious theology of worship song, and the musical and relational demanding situations of establishing a crew of inventive people.

This ebook is ready supporting you sharpen your theology, outline your position and imaginative and prescient, and construct your group … even as facing the everyday truth of tune ministry – wrangling with flakey guitarists, working towards hostage negotiation with the sound men, and responding to forty web page grievance emails with grace.

Lending their presents to the cause are:

Mark Peterson, the music minister at Holy Trinity Adelaide, and the author of a few impressive songs (See Him Coming, Hallelujah to the King of Kings, optimum position) that are blessing congregations around the globe. (www.markpeterson.com.au)

Greg Cooper, who works in track ministry as a manufacturer, songwriter, and coach with EMU song, and as a researcher with powerful Ministry. till lately he served as song Director at Christ Church St Ives in Sydney. when you consider that 2005 he has written songs, recorded and toured with worship band storage Hymnal, and has additionally had a couple of good bought solo releases. (gregcoopermusic.com)

Steve Crain, a veteran song director. He has been ministering at St Barnabas Broadway because almost immediately after the council of Nicea, and in that position has knowledgeable and discipled complete generations of musicians to steward their musical presents. whilst now not operating at Barneys he freelances as a certified guitarist (listen at stevecrainmusic.com) and is on the market for church song education seminars.

Andrew Judd, who in 2004 was requested to place jointly the once a year convention Band for the Sydney collage Evangelical Union – which turned storage Hymnal. Andrew is additionally an Anglican Minister.