National Worship Leader Conference

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July 23 – 26, 2007
Riverbend Church
The Gathering Place
Austin, Texas

Worship Leading

• Toast: Avoiding Burnout
• Surviving & Thriving for a Lifetime of Worship Ministry
• Orchestrating Flow in Worship
• Five Things Every Worship Leader Should Embrace
• Creating a Multigenerational Platform for Worship
• Reaching the World Through the Language of Music: Missions & Worship Ministry
• Getting Your CD Made & Marketed for the Global Church

Pastoral Leadership

• The Pastor as Lead Worshiper: Modeling Worship for Your Congregation
• Developing a Good Working Relationship with Your Worship Leader
• Cutting Edge Sermon Prep Tools: Making the Most out of Internet and Media Resources
• Worship Rock Stars? Practical Issues of Managing Charisma in Christian Communities

Worship Songwriting

• Song DISCovery Listening Panels
• God Songs: Songwriting with Jimmy & Carol Owens
• Songwriting with Andy Park
• Arranging for a Volunteer Worship Team
• Worship Together New Song Cafe
• The Songwriter’s Calling – Fernando Ortega
• Songwriting with Matt Maher
• Team Songwriting: Collaboration on the Spot

Worship Tech

• Beginning Sound: “The Knobbit,” What All The Knobs Do
• Advanced Sound: The Next Step – The Rest of What You Need to Mix
• Illuminating Worship: Basic Lighting Techniques

Visual Arts & Technology

• Enhancing Worship Through Media
• Creating Visuals for Worship
• Visual Storytelling

Worship Teams

• Rehearsing Your Teams
• Worship Keyboard Skills for the 21st Century
• Effective Worship Guitar: More Than Just Learning a Song
• Drums
• Bass Guitar
• Vocal Artistry for Worship
• Extreme Vocal Makeover

Tomorrow’s Leaders

• Building for Tomorrow Today: Exploring the Practical Systems to Reinforce Biblical Principals
• If I’ve Learned Anything, It’s This: Straight Talk Panel
• Making a World of Difference: The Unlikely Secrets of Creating Lasting Change

Worship Leading for Children

• Leading Children in Worship
• Integrating Children into “Big Church” – More Than a Bulletin-coloring Opportunity
• Productions with Purpose: Choreographing Change in Kids’ Hearts

Drama Ministry

• Building a Healthy Drama Ministry
• Getting Outside the Walls of the Church
• Scriptwriting for Worship

Worship Choir

• The Big Production: Building Citywide Partnerships
• Using Choir to Help Lead Your Congregation in Worship
• Helping Your Choir to Achieve a Contemporary Sound

Administration

• The Care & Feeding of Your Volunteer Staff
• The Glue That Holds It All Together: The Worship Admin
• Programming for Multiple Venues
• Copyright Panel

Spanish Worship Leading

• Leading a Multicultural Congregation in Worship
• Translating Worship Songs & Programming for Your Spanish Speaking Community
• Identifying & Meeting the Needs of Your Spanish Community (Panel)