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Worship Team Auditions: How to Gracefully Handle the “Nos”

Telling a hopeful worship leader they didn’t make the cut for the frontline team can be one of the most awkward, gut-wrenching conversations you’ll ever have. How do you break the news without crushing their spirit or making them feel unwanted? Is there a way to be honest about their vocal limitations while still affirming their value and potential?

 

Guiding Passionate but Pitchy Singers to Their Best Fit

As a worship leader, one of the most challenging situations you may face is auditioning a singer who, despite their passion and enthusiasm, simply doesn’t have the vocal ability to contribute to the team. Maybe they’re significantly off-pitch or struggle to hold a tune. They may even have “proper” vocal training but their traditional style doesn’t match your team’s pop vocals. In these cases, it’s important to recognize that no amount of coaching or practice is likely to develop their voice to the level needed for the frontline team. If you have a choir, problem solved – these singers can minister in that group. If not, read on!

 

The Choir Crisis: What’s Causing the Decline?

If your church choir is struggling, you’re not alone. A quick glance around the country shows choirs are in crisis. From difficulties finding committed members to a lack of support from leadership, the traditional church choir is facing some serious challenges.

 

VIDEO: Stop Leading Worship WRONG…Do THIS Instead!

Jimmy Cooper tackles the age-old question: What is the role of stage presence in worship leadership? Drawing from a thought-provoking comment he received, Jimmy dives deep into the heart of the matter, exploring the fine line between authentic leadership and performative distraction.

Good Friday Service Plan

 

Looking to enhance your Good Friday service? The Worshipscores Good Friday Service Plan offers a contemporary order of service, complete with two underscores (Call to Worship and Prayer of Confession), suggested Scriptures, sermon topics and song suggestions to inspire and uplift your congregation. Each element of the service plan is carefully curated to create a cohesive and impactful worship experience.

 

Learn more.

NEW: My Blessed Redeemer

 

Perfect to close your Good Friday service, this haunting new melody for the classic hymn lyrics will invite a new generation of worshippers to experience the depths of Christ’s love and redemption.

NEW: Worshiphymns.com!

 

A note from Don Chapman

 

I'm excited to announce the launch of my brand new website, Worshiphymns.com! This has been a passion project of mine for years in the making. Using hymns in your worship set doesn’t have to be awkward. Worshiphymns.com provides modern arrangements of classic hymns that are accessible for worship bands while retaining their theological depth and beauty.

 

I'm launching with 5 core hymn arrangements, including the timeless "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," plus 4 Christmas carols that will be perfect for your upcoming holiday worship. I'll be adding more Christmas carols right up until Christmas!

 

Worshiphymns.com builds on the foundation of my original website Hymncharts.com by taking hymn arrangements to the next level for modern worship. Worshiphymns.com has everything you need - chord charts, sheet music, and multitracks - for unlimited access. Let’s come together to mix the classics we know and love with new sounds and styles that help connect people to God in a fresh way.

 

Learn more about Worshiphymns.com

NEW: Modulation Engine!

 

A note from Don Chapman

 

Smooth musical transitions can elevate a worship experience! After years of requests, I've created downloadable PDFs to modulate FROM any key TO any key seamlessly. Choose 2 or 4 measure options in 4/4 or 6/8 time.

 

Since worship music today favors flat, major keys, I've focused the Engine there. I believe these transitions will enhance your worship service's continuity. Take a look at a modulation with this FREE download.

 

The Modulation Engine comes as an added bonus to any WorshipScores.com subscription. There's nothing like it on or off the Interent! Let's lift spirits and connect hearts through the power of graceful key changes.

 

Learn more about the Modulation Engine!

Youtube Playlist

 

From Worshipflow editor Don Chapman:

 

I like to listen to Youtube videos/podcasts as I drive around and have wished I could find a good, current playlist of all the top worship songs.

 

I can't find any! So I made my own on the Worshipflow Youtube channel!

 

You'll find playlists for the top CCLI, Praisecharts and CCM radio hits updated every week.

FREE motion backgrounds from Hillsong!

They were created in our London Campus and our prayer is that they may be a resource to other local churches across the world in creating a dynamic worship experience that leads people into the presence of God.”

 

FREE Media for your church at Churchmediadrop.com

motion loops and still images

 

Free Mainstage Worship Patches

Download 32 pad and keyboard patches for Mainstage at WorshipStart.com!

 

Kontakt Piano for Worship!

(Scroll down page) Sample library creator Audio Ollie offers a free Kontakt piano VST that's perfect for quiet worship moments.

 

Clipchamp

Clipchamp is a free and amazing online video editor! It offers a range of tools to help you create, edit, and record videos without needing to install any software. It also provides advanced editing tools to make videos look professional.

 

MotionWorship

Free motion collection and Ableton vocal cue pack!

 

WorshipTools Apps!

Discover the helpful worship leading tools at WorshipTools: projection, planning and Music Stand for tablets! Use code FLOWUPGRADE and get your first month of WorshipTools Pro for $1!

 

Free Motions, Graphics, Countdowns and More!

From pixelpreacher.net.

 

Exclusive StoryLoop Discount!

Use coupon code WORSHIPFLOW to save 10% on a subscription.

 

NEW StoryLoop Freebies!

Over 200 backgrounds, countdowns and still images. These graphics are SUPER high quality and some of the BEST worship freebies we've ever seen on the Internet!

 

Special Discount

$25 off a Premium Subscription from ChurchMotionGraphics.com! Use promo code SWEETDEAL

 

Free Worship Font

In addition to their excellent graphics, ChurchMotionGraphics has also developed their own optimised font for worship slides that will work on both Mac and PC. I think this is so cool!! I use this font on all my Powerpoint slides at my hymncharts.com website. Download the free font here!

 

Free Worship Media

ChurchMotionGraphics.com also has a ton of freebies on their website: motions, slide templates, social graphics and over 5,000 stills!

 

MotionBolt: Over 500 Free, High-Quality Motion Backgrounds for Worship

This little-known website is truly amazing and one of the best websites for free worship backgrounds we’ve ever seen, with both HD and 4k looping video backgrounds.

 

Download a Free Worshipscores Underscore and Modulation

Download Underscore 51, based on the popular worship song 10,000 Reasons: piano sheet music and MP3s in every key. There's nothing like this on or off the Internet! The sheet music is interactive and has 3 sections that can be repeated as needed. Play under calls to worship, prayers and Scripture readings.

 

About: Don Chapman’s passion is for the Church, music and technology, and he blends all three into resource websites devoted to contemporary worship: hymncharts(.)com and worshipflow(.)com. He’s the editor of the weekly worshipideas(.)com newsletter that’s read by over 30,000 worship leaders across the world. A prolific arranger and songwriter, Don has had songs published by Word, Integrity Music, G3worship and Worship Today, and has orchestrated music for Christian artists Chris Sligh and Jeremy Camp. He’s been featured on the 700 Club, has been quoted in USAToday and is a guest lecturer at Liberty University.

 

The first worshipideas email newsletter went out to about 400 people on February 11, 2002 (in the heyday, right before the blog explosion, the newsletter amassed over 100,000 subscribers. These days it hovers around 30,000.) Worshipideas was born out of Don’s own desire to share what he was learning as a first-time worship leader at a church plant. Back in 2002 contemporary worship was still fairly new and the worshipideas newsletter and website helped worship leaders across the world figure out this new form of worship.

 

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