Thanksgiving Service ideas We're planning a Thanksgiving Eve service at our church next month. Anyone else? Maybe we can exchange ideas. I'll start... One year we gave out pre-stamped 'thank you' postcards to the congregation and, after some teaching, had them respond by…
Trouble finding song "Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty" I've heard this worship song a time or 2 on CSN and All Praise satellite radio but can't find it on i-tunes or anywhere on the net. It is well recorded and orchestrated, sung by a woman worship leader. The words and phrasing of the chorus are as…
Christmas Ideas.. Hey guys/girls, I work at a fairly large (600 in worship) church and each December we have a big Christmas program. Last year we had a worship service with about 8 songs and some scripture reading. sounds very minimal, but it was quite good. the…
Any good Christmas "worship choruses?" Hey - I read some of the earlier posts and many of them refer to carol arrangements or actual "Christmas songs." I'm looking for a couple worship choruses that are very singable for a congregation that is split 50/50 traditional/contemporary and has…
looking for a few good fast songs My worship team and I seem to be in a serious rut with the upbeat songs lately. I think we have just about run the usuals for us into the ground... (Because of You, Trading My Sorrows, The Happy Song, My Redeemer Lives, etc...) Any new ideas??…
christmas eve service Does anyone of any ideas for a Christmas Eve service. We usually have it by candle light. Just wondering if there are any new and maybe different songs to use. Maybe a different way or different time to take communion. We usually close with…
"Give Thanks" unofficial 2nd verse Thanksgiving service this Wed. evening. We're singing 'Give Thanks' before the sermon, and the pastor is preaching on the ten lepers (one returned to sya thank you). It seems to me I have seen'heard an additional verse for the B section of the song,…
Need some upbeat non-traditional Christmas music The pastors and I don't want a traditional christmas music service. We all want something upbeat and non traditional, Something either alternative or with a little soul to it. So far I've got Behold the Lamb of God, and a song with a chorus that…
Advent anyone??? I'm a music director and worship leader at a Presbyterian church. In other words...we do Advent, not to be mistaken with Christmas. I've been doing this gig for 12 years and each year I struggle with finding congregational (worship) music…
Advent songs/"worship lists" Hey gang, I went back a few pages and didn't see this topic specifically. We do the Advent series at our church and was curious as to if anyone had any suggestions on Advent songs or had any worship set lists from your Advent series last year?…
Thanksgiving service Anyone have some cool ideas for Thanksgiving service. I'm kind of stuck in a rut on this one. I know its last minute but I usually go with my standard songs of thanksgiving and ask some to give testimony to Gods work in their life this year and what…
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