Singer. Musician. Songwriter. Coach. Mentor. Father. Mother. Pastor. Teacher. Psalmist. Sound Technician. Accountant. Administrator. Secretary. Choir Director. Vocal Coach. Lawyer. Referee. Organizer. Trainer. Councilor. Publicist. Executive.Servant.

These words can all be found (whether in writing or not) in the job descriptions of every worship pastor in America. Worship pastors have one of the most demanding and toughest jobs in church today and they need to be well rounded in many areas of ministry, business, and music. Worship pastors need the skills, wisdom and integrity it takes to insure everyone in their music departments fulfill the calling of God on their lives while maintaining a healthy, unified ministry team that ushers God’s people into a lifestyle of true worship every week.

Here are just a few topics that will be covered in this ‘nuts and bolts’ class: Dealing with conflict; establishing a mission and vision statement for your department; effective pastor/worship leader relationships; creating department guidelines and handbooks; setting up your department for creative songwriting and music production; maximizing rehearsal time; how to set up a website for your department featuring calendars, song list, chord charts, and MP3 playback; creating a mentorship program within your department; much more.

Whether you are or aspire to be a full-time, part-time, or volunteer worship pastor, the information and inspiration you will receive in this class will help propel you and your ministry into another dimension of Kingdom effectiveness.