July 2009 Worship Set Lists

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Permalink Reply by Mike Stargel on July 1, 2009 at 9:32pm

We're shorthanded this month due to band members on vacation, so we're doing mostly acoustic stuff, except the 1st week.

July 5
Love the Lord (Lincoln Brewster)
Holy Is the Lord (Chris Tomlin)
God of Ages (Hillsong)
My Redeemer Lives (a la Crystal Lewis)
We Fall Down (Chris Tomlin)
You Alone (David Crowder Band)

July 12
My Savior, My God (Aaron Shust)
I See the Lord (Chris LIzotte)
Better Is One Day (Matt Redman)
Give Me Jesus (Jeremy Camp)
Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone (Chris Tomlin)
The Heart of Worship (Matt Redman)

July 19
Majestic (Lincoln Brewster)
Everlasting God (Chris Tomlin)
God of Wonders (Third Day/Caedmon's Call)
You Are My Strength (Hillsong)
I Stand Amazed/How Marvelous (Chris Tomlin)
Our God Saves (Paul Baloche)

July 26
We Fall Down (Chris Tomlin)
Open the Eyes (Paul Baloche)
Holy Is the Lord (Chris Tomlin)
Jesus Messiah (Chris Tomlin)
The Wonderful Cross (Chris Tomlin)
How Great Is Our God (Chris Tomlin)

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Permalink Reply by Ernie Morones on July 4, 2009 at 3:41am

Hey bro.
when you make a worship list how do you go about it, what is being taught?? chord arrangement?? I play acoustic and am kinda limited on what I can play, but I try to go by chord arrangement. Do you have any advice?? thanks.. in his grip. Ernie

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Permalink Reply by Mike Stargel on July 23, 2009 at 10:27pm

Hey Ernie,

Sorry to take so long to reply... busy times lately! I'm not sure if this what you mean by your question, but we mostly just use chord charts, and on occasion, sheet music for our keyboardist. When we have new songs, we'll put them on a Rhapsody playlist and the musicians are expected to listen to them and learn the songs. For myself, I don't rely on the chord charts, I learn the songs by ear. And, I don't think in terms of the actual chords, such as C, F, G, but in terms of 1-chord, 4-chord, 5-chord, etc. That only comes with a lot of practice and ear training, and makes it a whole lot easier when changing keys. I'm generally the only guitar in the band, so I tend to play a combo of rhythm and lead. When there are two guitars, I'm usually on electric and playing more of a lead guitar role. I'll listen to as many versions of a song as I can, pull parts that I like from them, and add my own things, as well.

As far as advice, the best I can give is, practice as much as you can. Listen to a lot of music, and play along. Try to figure out chord progressions on your own. Train your ear to hear chord changes, and to differentiate the 1, 4, 5, etc, chords in the progression. If you aren't already using one, get a capo, and don't be ashamed or afraid to use it. I can play whatever; barre chords, moveable shapes, open chords, power chords. But, on acoustic I prefer using a capo so that I can take advantage of open strings. For example, if the song is in C, I'll capo at the 5th fret and play in G. Using the capo shouldn't be about making it simpler to play a song, use it when it makes sense and makes the song sound better. Also, always listen to the other instruments, and learn to play without stepping on them, both rhythmically and in terms of where you play (ie, high,middle, or lower register). In a nutshell, the more instruments you have in the band, the less each instrument should contribute to the overall sound.

Hope that helps!

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Permalink Reply by Ash Allen on July 4, 2009 at 4:41am

Hello, my first post to the site. We don't plan our sets out to far in advance, actually we put them together in the week leading up to Sunday. This sunday we have a Family Worship Experience service which is very different in terms of style for the whole service. The songs we have chosen are:

One Way (Hillsong)
Our God is a Great Big God (Bruce Ellis)
I am Free (Newsboys)
From the Inside Out (Hillsong)

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Permalink Reply by Priscilla B. Martinez on July 27, 2009 at 2:22am

Hey, Ash, we do the same thing!
(Welcome to the site)

=)
Priscilla

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Permalink Reply by Dave Hartwell on July 27, 2009 at 6:34am

Hi Priscilla.
I mentioned to Ash regarding planning worship out two months rather than a week at a time. I encourage you to look at it and think about it; as worship leaders, we are to not just do our best to God, but also to show leadership to our worship team.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Hartwell on July 27, 2009 at 6:18am

Welcome Ash!
After many years of doing it week-by-week, I have found that planning out two months at a time makes my job MUCH easier. Here's why:

• I want to use a set of songs that the congregation and musicians/singers know. People can worship much easier when it's music they know.
• I like to introduce one new song roughly once a month. Usually, when I introduce a new song, we will do it for every Sunday for three weeks, then bring it into "normal" rotation. (We just introduced 'Famous One' that way. Today was the third Sunday, and I saw everyone into it -- it was no longer a "new" song.)
• It is much, much, MUCH easier and faster (time-wise) to do two months at a time than trying to do it every Sunday. - Start with a list of songs that the congregation has done in the last few weeks. - I have a "Top 25" list, which then I'll bring in other older stuff to keep it fresh. - Once the list is done for two months, I distribute it to the worship team and start planning ahead
• By planning out two months at a time, I can also
  [a] Send it out and get feedback from the worship team (encourage this!)
  [b] Plan & include any changes to the practice schedule, special Sundays, etc.
  [c] The worship team can communicate better back to me as to planned vacations, etc.
  [d] Start into more complex music earlier.
  I have a younger boy (17 yrs) who is coming into worship. I've been working him into learning the lead intro for "I Can Only Imagine", and we started practicing that three weeks before he actually had to lead it out this Sunday.

I found that prayerfully picking out one set every week took at least half an hour, often an hour or more. I have found I can pick two months of music in about two hours, and then make "tweaks" as the Pastor gives me direction (rare), as special music becomes necessary, or the spirit moves us to change something around.

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Permalink Reply by Ralph Brandon on July 6, 2009 at 7:20pm

Canvas Church Jacksonville 7/5 1.Blessed Be the Name(Matt Redman) 2.Not Ashamed(Hillsong)3.Mighty to Save(Hillsong)4.Give me Jesus(Jeremy Camp)5.I Will Live(Hillsong)6.In the Mystery(Hillsong)

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Permalink Reply by Trisha Solinger on July 6, 2009 at 10:14pm

Renton, WA
You Are Good (Israel Houghton)
Power Of Your Love (Darlene Zschech)
Because Of Who You Are (Martha Munizzi)
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms (Hymn)
No Matter What (Jonathan Butler)

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Permalink Reply by Sheelagh Paterson on July 12, 2009 at 10:21pm

Hi! Have you tried singing the chorus of Leaning

Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms....
then going into "My troubled soul..."

My troubled soul, why so weighed down
you were not made to bear this heavy load.... etc

It is veeeery nice!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Ash Allen on July 9, 2009 at 9:16am

Howdy , this coming Sunday we are doing:

Evermore (Hillsong)
Jesus Messiah (Chris Tomlin)
Surrender (Marcus James)
Amazing Love
Over the Mountains and the sea

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Permalink Reply by Linda Embardo on July 9, 2009 at 1:21pm

Hi...here is our song list for Sunday, July 12th:

Sing To The King (Billy and Cindy Foote)
Teach Me Your Way (Amy Nobles)
No Sweeter Name (Gateway Worship)
Mighty To Save (Hillsong)
How Great Thou Art (hymn)

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