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• A Prayer for the Opening of a Civic Gathering

  By dsonnenberg on March 15, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Written for Dr. Steve Brown’s course, Communication II, Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando), December 2003. O God, we acknowledge today that you are our Creator and that you order the affairs of our individual lives, the life of our community, our… Read More ›

• A Corporate Prayer for Christian Worship

  By dsonnenberg on March 15, 2010 • ( 0 )

  O God, you are the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, in his life, death and resurrection, reached out to us in love to pay the price for our sins. We glorify your name. We have sinned against you… Read More ›

• Worship: Scriptural Definitions and Practical Applications for Public and Private Worship

  By dsonnenberg on March 13, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Following is a worship primer drawing from some of my favorite sources on the topic. See footnotes at the bottom of this article. I. What is Worship? A. The term ‘worship’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon weorthscipe which later developed into… Read More ›

• Volume Levels and Song Selection in Worship

  By dsonnenberg on March 11, 2010 • ( 0 )

  We recently made two changes to our 8:30am service on Sundays. We lowered the volume level, and we changed our song repertoire to include mostly classic songs. “Classic” songs are songs from previous generations including traditional hymns and worship choruses from the… Read More ›

• 10 Tips for Final Rehearsals of Major Musical Events with Worship Band, Choir, Orchestra, Dance and Children

  By dsonnenberg on September 20, 2009 • ( 0 )

  We are preparing for two large musical events coming up and held our final rehearsal today. Following are 10 lessons I learned or utilized in the final rehearsal: 1.Give yourself an extra hour more than you think you’ll need to… Read More ›

• Leading Intergenerational Worship

  By dsonnenberg on September 11, 2009 • ( 0 )

  At Myrtle Grove, we are reaching across the generations through worship arts ministry. We currently have two fairly distinct generations of worship leaders in our church. We have those who have been leading worship for fifteen to twenty or more… Read More ›

• 8 Steps to Preparing a Conductor’s Score for Worship Band, Orchestra and Choir

  By dsonnenberg on August 5, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Modern worship music often includes not only the parts for the worship band (guitars, drums, bass, keyboards and vocals), but also parts for four-part (or more) choir singers and full orchestra. The score that contains all these parts is often… Read More ›