We’ve experienced 1 of 2 things. Pastors feel alone and have difficulty in getting their church family to understand that God has to be pursued together and not individualistically. Second, worship teams and worship leaders can often function in their own silo and create a culture of disunity, unintentionally. This is why we felt it would be very beneficial if Pastors or pastors in training would be engaged in this worship academy. United teams will create united churches and therefore, stronger churches. This track is primarily for someone who has been in leadership in a church or ministry for at least 2-3 months.

Worship leaders are constantly inundated with the pressure to have a perfect band, a perfect stream, the perfect songs and the perfect voice. The one thing you don’t hear about is being perfectly SURRENDERED to Jesus. Surrendered hearts are desperate hearts. Desperate hearts offer up pure worship. This is what we are praying the foundation of a prospective worship leader would be. This track is primarily for someone who has lead worship for at least 2-3 months in a church or youth group context.

While we have lyric sheets, planning center invites, chord charts and upteen websites that show you ‘how’ to learn and play songs, we need to remember each team is different. Each team has unique strengths and weaknesses, and that’s why it’s necessary to take time to learn how to best make do! Band Leaders can help the band run in the same direction and provide the guidance/support needed to EMPOWER the worship leader and/or Pastor to freely flow in the Spirit. This is a critical role that is often overlooked.

Considering this concept may be new or unfamiliar, we are not requiring you to have any experience in this lane. We would recommend if you find yourself thinking a lot about the technicalities of music (arrangement, production, instrumentation) and are working in Audio Workstations (GarageBand, ProTools, Logic, Ableton) as a hobby, you may want to pick this lane!

An amazingly talented band can come across amazingly bland because of a disconnected Production Leader. After all, production could be the difference between actually hearing what’s going on, and not. The best food in a bad plate somehow won’t taste as good. Again, Production Leaders have to be synced with the Senior Pastor and Worship Leader. Production needs to highlight and help people see and hear what God is doing in the room. It’s just as intense of a role as an instrumentalist, and how it’s all executed matters deeply. We do highly encourage people who have ran sound / understand the basics of how a PA works to be in this lane. A minimum of 2-3 months of experience is required.

Learn the fundamentals of how to effectively play acoustic guitar for the modern worship context. Owning an acoustic guitar with basic knowledge of music is required. Experience of playing acoustic guitar in worship for 2-3 months is highly recommended.

Learn the fundamentals of how to effectively play electric guitar for the modern worship context. Owning an electric guitar with basic knowledge of music is required. Experience of playing electric guitar in worship for 2-3 months is highly recommended.

Learn the fundamentals of how to effectively play keys and run tracks for the modern worship context. Owning or having access to Keys with basic knowledge of music is required. Experience of playing Keys in worship for 2-3 months is highly recommended.

No prior knowledge for tracks is need - we will handle the usage of tracks on a case by case basis.

Learn the fundamentals of how to effectively sing for the modern worship context. This track will include vocal coaching and learning how to expand your range. Experience of singing in worship for 2-3 months is highly recommended.

Learn the fundamentals of how to effectively play drums for the modern worship context. Owning or having access to drums or a drum pad with basic knowledge of music is required. Experience of playing drums in worship for 2-3 months is highly recommended.

Learn the fundamentals of how to effectively play Bass for the modern worship context. Owning or having access to a Bass or Sub Bass with basic knowledge of music is required. Experience of playing bass in worship for 2-3 months is highly recommended.

In today’s world, most are working in a DIGITAL audio environment. This requires you to know how to route inputs & outputs properly. It also requires you to understand how to avoid unwanted mid tones and treat a room appropriately. Monitoring is also a big factor considering most have turned over to in-ear monitor systems. This lane is geared around learning gear and becoming a master of the gear to unlock its potential for Jesus. This includes running DAWs and calibrating your church’s tech to stream higher quality streams every week. Experience running sound for 2-3 months is required for this track.

Screens play an increasingly critical role in modern worship. This lane is to gear people up to learn how to run ProPresenter for lyrics, media and how to be responsive to the moment just like an instrumentalist on stage would need to be. No prior knowledge of ProProsenter is required, but experiencing using Mac OS is required.