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.
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