Breakout Session at SCBC Onward Conference 2023
If you want to break the weekly cycle of aimlessly planning worship services, you can plan with a purpose. Considering your church and team, you can learn how to improve your ability to design intentional worship gatherings.
What Kind of Leader Are You?
- Wing It
- Last Minute It
- Overcommunicate It
- Limit It
What Kind of Leader Do You Have?
- Saturday Night Special
- Sunday Morning Switch
- Monday Micromanager
- Daily Disinterested
Steps
- Pray
- If you believe that God knows what is best for the gathering, it is best to consult Him about it.
- Study
- Meditate on the sermon’s passage to discover the biblical principle that the Spirit desires to communicate.
- Design
- Create a worship blueprint that unifies all elements of the service toward that biblical truth.
- Consider
- Evaluate the church’s calendar so you can be proactive in what needs to be presented.
- Survey
- Evaluate the surrounding services for any helpful changes.
- Confirm
- Present the service order to someone else for desired feedback.
- Schedule
- Provide clear assignments to your team so that all personalities have adequate time to prepare.
Considerations
- Defining Deadlines
- Create a template for how you will ensure to have complete worship guides for your team members on steady rhythms.
- Monthly Planning
- If you can plan for a month at a time, you can better evaluate your level of freshness in songs, elements, and people.
- New Songs
- When you introduce new songs, ensure that establish it by multiple usage.
Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.
