Articles on how to build your Worship Set, how to train your Band and Worship Team and more.
If you took piano lessons like me, you remember sitting on the piano bench with the teacher at your right side. I looked at the sheet music with my eyes while my untrained hands learned how to translate notes, flats, sharps, clefs, rests, and time signatures into music. Starting out,... read more
As a church planter, I know the struggle of being a one man band. I lead the singing, my wife manages the slides, my 12 year old daughter operates the live stream camera and we all chip in to get the building ready for services. When we started Grace Valley... read more
Your church might be working to re-open your buildings or your church might be waiting months longer to open. Either way, Online Church is here to stay. So, how are you enhancing your Online Worship Experiences? One way that we’ve helped churches still engage in worship corporately is through Virtual... read more
Here’s how to produce a pre-recorded multi-cam worship set in 8 simple steps 1. Plot the Stage We use a minimum of four cameras: Camera 1 – Wide angle lens and fixed on a tripod for the entire worship set. Positioned to capture as much action as possible, but not... read more
Churches integrate music into their services in a number of ways. Some churches want the songs to match with the message’s theme, and others don’t feel that’s a necessity. While there’s definitely no wrong or right way to construct your service, it can be really moving to build your entire... read more
Sometimes you want to draw attention to the act of worship—even as you’re worshiping. Here are 10 songs that can help remind us why we worship God, and what happens when we do. 1. In the Garden by C. Austin Miles Here’s what hymn writer C. Austin Miles had to... read more
Most church worship teams are made up of people with different skill levels. While it’s important to allow opportunities for everyone to use their gifts, worships teams can feel hampered by musicians who don’t understand basic theory or how to play in an ensemble. For everyone interested in becoming a... read more
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18-18 In Paul’s first letter to the church at Thessalonica, thankfulness rounds out the three postures that God desires from us. Along with joyfulness and prayerfulness,... read more
Digital consoles have truly revolutionized the act of mixing sound in worship. It used to be that you would have to use a lot of outboard effects equipment, racks of processors, and audio patch panels to get the sound and flexible routing you wanted. Today, even the most modest digital... read more
I began playing piano at age seven, and by the time I was the ripe old age of eleven, I was playing at church. I was the kid they would prop up on the piano for church offertory. I loved it. And through the years that would expand into playing... read more
Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua with the band the Afters about how we worship through the tragedy we all experience in life. This was such an encouraging time with both these guys as they shared about what God has taught them about leading... read more
You might be thinking – you guys at Twelve:Thirty are all about helping me Transform my Worship Experience, why do you do interviews and podcasts with Christian Music Artists? The answer is simple: A Christian music concert is a Worship Experience. These artists spend their lives writing and performing music... read more