Session 3:Session 3:

Delivering WorshipDelivering Worship

Welcome!Welcome!

Inspiring Inspiring WorshipWorship

Gathering Gathering WorshipWorship

Preparing yourself for worship:Spiritually:• Pray before you leave home/get Pray before you leave home/get

out of the carout of the car• Don’t be afraid to ask someone Don’t be afraid to ask someone

to pray for/with youto pray for/with you• Remember that the Holy Spirit is Remember that the Holy Spirit is

with you in your planning as with you in your planning as much as with you in your much as with you in your deliverydelivery

Preparing yourself for worship:Practically:• Vocal warm up is vital, especially Vocal warm up is vital, especially

if you are unaccustomed to a lot if you are unaccustomed to a lot of public speakingof public speaking

• What are you going to wear? No What are you going to wear? No rules and regulations – but will it rules and regulations – but will it draw more attention to what you draw more attention to what you are wearing than what you are are wearing than what you are saying/doing?saying/doing?

Preparing yourself for worship:Practically:• If you are to be wearing a radio If you are to be wearing a radio

mic, where will you clip the mic mic, where will you clip the mic and the battery pack?and the battery pack?

• Are all your notes/resources Are all your notes/resources ready and organised?ready and organised?

• What I do …What I do …

Creativity in worship:How do you introduce something ‘new’?• Confidently Confidently • NEVER apologise for something newNEVER apologise for something new• Gently Gently • With enough explanation for all to With enough explanation for all to

understand, without being patronisingunderstand, without being patronising• There is a place for a lack of There is a place for a lack of

explanation tooexplanation too• Allow non-participationAllow non-participation• How might different groups engageHow might different groups engage

• Engaging creatively with scripture

• Engaging in types of prayer

Creativity in worship:

How do we present effectively?

•What are the key elements of good delivery/presentation?•What can go wrong?

Practical solutions to ensuring that delivery is ‘good’• Vocal – recording • Receiving constructive and trusted feedback• Preparation• Dealing with when things go wrong!• Confidence in self and what you have prepared

– Hymn numbers– Changes in verses– Scripture references– Bold type– Sit– Stand– Offering– Exit

‘Boring Basics’

Relevant Worship:

• Never assume a like or dislikeNever assume a like or dislike• Never underestimateNever underestimate• Ask the question – what is good Ask the question – what is good

news for this group of people?news for this group of people?• Don’t assume that you can Don’t assume that you can

identify with the groupidentify with the group

QUICK BREAK

• Accreditation?Accreditation?• Local Preaching?Local Preaching?• MentorshipMentorship• Church Worship TeamsChurch Worship Teams• Using technologyUsing technology

Questions & FeedbackQuestions & Feedback

Further Development:

Closing worship Closing worship