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December 11, 2019

Connecting and Leading / Branon Dempsey

When it comes to your services of worship, how do you deal with the “dead-spots” in between songs? True, silence is golden, but not when long durations induce people into a coma. Keeping a consistent flow in worship not only engages people in God’s praise, but also sustains moments of intimacy.
 
With just a few tweaks, you can help eliminate those awkward frowns and sighs as they are changed to smiles and delights. On our Worship Team Training Facebook site, I’ve encountered quite a number of folks who have struggled with this issue. It’s also one we cover extensively in our one-on-one private church WTT Weekend Workshops.
 
There are many reasons why a flow in worship may be disconnected. It can range from lack of preparation, to lack of musical ideas, or simply, not knowing what to do when the song is over. There is no magic bullet to this answer, nor a one size-fits-all. However, we will look at three ideas to help spark your connectivity in making a good flow.  
 
Connectivity By Key: As keys change throughout the worship set, so does the tonal landscape. If you push the key too high or too low, regardless of how well it may benefit the worship leader, it can hinder the congregation and force them to stop singing.
 
Good ranges are middle C to C Treble line or D (middle) to D (treble line). Choosing good keys is about finding comfortable ranges for everyone.  
 
Not just a song set, but a key set. Like a large orchestral work, each movement generally has it’s own key, context and transition into the next musical section. Moving from key to key not just sets-up the new tonal center, but also delivers a sense of emotional direction.
 
Connectivity By Groove: this movement is one of the easiest, yet often overlooked of all transitions. Simply, you’re using the instrumentation of the band to change gears.
 
Once you’ve worked out the kinks and your team is comfortable, try one of your ideas out in a service.
 
Remember the simple things as well: brief passage of Scripture, a key line of the next song or a short meaningful prayer (not a sermon).
 
Final Encouragement: have fun! When you’ve done all you can to prepare and rehearse your parts, you gotta test your wings and see how it flies. Connect with the music and the moment!  Each song is a musical dialogue of worship. Connect your people to the music as they connect to God by offering up sung prayers.  
 
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Branon Dempsey is the founder and CEO of Worship Team Training and Worship Team Training University WTTU.co He has over twenty years of leading worship and teaching worship theology, music and songwriting for churches ranging from 500 to 5,000 members. He has had the opportunity to train and study worship at Maranatha! Music as well as some of the most well-known churches in the country, including Coast Hills Church, and Saddleback Church, where Rick Warren is pastor. Branon Dempsey holds an M.Div in Worship Theology and Worship Arts, along with a Bachelors of Music in Composition and Performance, along with an emphasis in worship leader training by Maranatha and Integrity Music. Branon is a devotional writer for Bible.com Youversion and selling author / teacher with Faithlife (Logos Bibles) for worship teaching and training material. WTTU exists to help individuals understand their personality, their learning style and their spiritual maturity, which, in turn, helps the individuals sharpen their quality development and gain the needed confidence to reach the upward call of God in Christ Jesus Ephesians 2:10 and Philippians 3:14. Follow Branon: @BranonDempsey @worshiptt

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