Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

324 • P LANTING C HURCHES AMONG THE C ITY ’ S P OOR : V OLUME 2

3. Between beautifying our song together and playing your instrument

G. Obtain and use the appropriate gear.

1. Make the financial and emotional investment.

a. From the church: becoming a part of the church’s budget.

b. From the musician: investing wisely in the right materials.

2. Quality

a. Avoid the cheapest gear.

b. Don’t go broke on the high end.

c. Middle-of-the-road is not bad today: modest investments can produce CD-quality return.

3. Tastiness: the art of tweaking

4. “Less is more”: If in doubt, dumb down for greatest impact.

VI. To Be an Effective Worship Leader One must Know How to Build and Sustain a Focused Worship Team.

A. The many voices, contributions, and gifts in coordination = greatest worship experience for the congregation

B. The importance of worship as a community event

C. The Trinitarian Principle applied to worship: unity, diversity, and equality

1. The symphony as model for worship in the Church of Jesus Christ

2. European styles dominate in American churches.

3. The Nicene Creed: the Church is one, holy, apostolic, and catholic.