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Church Tech Check
Corporate worship has been an essential function of a church gathering since the first century. In the Epistle to the Colossians, the apostle Paul encourages believers to gather together by “singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
For many churches, the worship portion of a weekly service provides an opportunity for congregant members to re-orientate their minds and hearts around the presence of God after a busy week filled with distractions, anxiety, and work.
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Worship can serve other essential functions, as well. Sociologists have found that corporate singing can go a long way in creating feelings of unity and harmony among people of different backgrounds. Additionally, corporate worship styles are incredibly influential factors in determining how a person picks a church home.
However, the past year has placed significant strain on how churches craft meaningful worship experiences for their members and guests participating in their services in-person or at home. Whether we admit it or not, the hybrid church model is here to stay. So, how can a church use technology to empower a hybrid experience without losing sight of their mission or adding to the workload of their staff?
The Right Songs at the Right Moments
Crafting meaningful worship experiences and empowering a hybrid experience begins with equipping your worship team with the best tools. And we’re not talking about instruments (though, those are important too).
Service plans and worship sets can change on a dime in the days leading up to a weekly gathering. No matter the size of your church or congregation, communicating these changes to everyone involved in the production cycle of your worship services can be an inefficient and costly affair. And suppose the changes aren’t communicated effectively. In that case, Sunday morning will likely be an anxiety-ridden and frantic experience for your staff – especially if your church offers in-person gatherings and live-streamed services.
Pastors and worship teams are often caught in the strange tension of adhering to a regular production cycle while also being open to the movement of the Spirit throughout the week. Therefore, church leadership needs to seek out intuitive, replicable, and reliable solutions, but also malleable enough to allow for spontaneity and inspiration.
Because when everyone on stage and behind the scenes is on the same page, it helps create a cohesive experience for your guests that is less likely to be marred by unnecessary distractions, missed cues, and dead air. And as worship services become more elaborate and complicated (especially with the addition of a new online audience), fluidity and clarity in communication will be an integral part of your church’s hybrid experience.
Pushpay’s Solution:
Our new Lyric and Chord Chart Editor and Service Overview feature combined with our church leadership-centric LEAD app offers a multitude of customizable options to help streamline the worship planning process. Create and modify song lyrics and chord charts, and easily share songs with worship team members through Service Plans.
In a matter of seconds, you can make the changes you want, and your worship and production teams will always have access to the most up-to-date version of the week’s worship set and service order. With this new product, you’ll be able to support the hands and heart of your worship team as they build unique worship experiences for your congregation.
