Help on Offer to Local Church Groups:

‘Worship is at the heart of any church’s life, and music has a key role in expressing it, yet often our music and worship are lacking in technical or spiritual quality with poor investment in people and resources.’

Does your church: 

• Need to take a fresh look at the direction and impact of its music or worship life?
• Struggle to combine old and new styles of music in worship?
• require a sensitive and skilled person to lead an evening, day or weekend workshop covering worship and music matters?
• need help running a music group, rejuvenating a choir, setting up a worship band?
• like to consider alternative and creative patterns of worship?

If so maybe I could help you?

I can offer:

• advice and consultancy on all aspects of worship and music
• spiritual encouragement and thought-provoking teaching
• practical and technical help for singers, instrumentalist and leaders of worship

Through:

• one day, evening or week-end seminars and workshops on worship and music themes
• worship review - a chance for the whole church to evaluate and enliven its worship
• parish week-ends for the whole church on general themes of worship and church life

Some Sample Workshops and Presentations:

• 'MISSION-SHAPED WORSHIP' / 'REFRESHING WORSHIP' - A training day for clergy, readers and all who plan and prepare corporate worship, aimed to stimulate thinking and practice across the traditions and explore resources suited to a variety of local situations.  Click here for sample format.

• 'SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL?' /MUSIC & WORSHIP IN SMALL SITUATIONS - What can we do to revitalize congregational music and worship in a small parish?  This aims to encourage and equip local church singers, musicians and leaders of worship where resources are stretched.  How can we animate congregational singing effectively, build an authentic and varied repertoire, use recorded music imaginatively, engage children and young people, use other media besides music?  Click here for a sample format for a 1/2 day workshop.

• 'REFRESHING THE SONG' - the function of music in worship.

• 'SINGING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND' - the function of music in worship with mission and culture implications Click here for resume

• 'ANIMATING THE CONGREGATION' - how you get the people singing with cantor/music leading skills and suitable repertoire