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CLOSE THE EXITS ! | Kristian Ponsford
I have a theory that Worship leading should not be difficult !
Directing the focus of believers to Jesus isn ’ t the hardest thing we have to do . But the challenge for worship leaders is leaving the focus where it should be . We ’ ve all been in gatherings when an awkward silence , poorly executed transition or musical error snaps our attention away from the Lord and back to focusing on the band . Sometimes , even unknowingly , worship teams steal back the focus from the very person they are working so hard to direct attention towards .
SKILLFUL WORSHIP TEAMS MINIMIZE EXITS . Until recently , the worship and tech teams had to carry burdensome tasks in order to fight these distractions during worship on their shoulders . Now with service automation , those high visibility but mistake-prone jobs required during a worship service can be performed by your tools , releasing your ministry volunteers to engage more in worship .
Here are 3 Worship Exits you can minimize with service automation :
1 . Your volunteers have to stay focused on the spacebar , not on the moment A shift in church worship engagement needs to start with the leaders . If your tech team is glued to the space bar for changing lyric slides during a worship song or cuing the lighting scenes for each song , how much less are they able to actually focus on the power of what ’ s happening in the room ? By automatically driving the lyrics , lights , and so much more with the band , you can take the monotonous burden out of your tech team members ’ roles , emphasize the value of their position , and free them to fully engage in worship during the music .
2 . Lyric slide mistakes distract your congregation from worshipping . When it comes to live worship , there is one production element that small intimate gatherings , large high-production churches , and everyone in between has in common : your congregation needs the correct lyrics at the right time . Nothing distracts a congregation like late lyrics . By automating your lyrics , you can lead your congregation with greater confidence knowing that they ’ ll always be singing along with you in perfect time ( and you can always trust your stage display monitor !).
3 . You have to spend your week building resources instead of prepping to lead well . Automating lyrics , lights , and more is a powerful tool for increasing church worship engagement and minimizing exits during service for your ministry and congregation , but what about your engagement ?
One myth about controlling live production is that it requires lots of money , time , and equipment . If you choose to deploy service automation for the sake of minimizing exists for your team and church , it comes at a cost of increasing exits for you as the leader during the week as you have to spend extra time building the lyric slides and matching MIDI cues to control them … and learning how it all works . This is why service automation has been largely exclusive to teams with ample experience , budget , and resources ... until now .
You can now automate everything from your iOS device .
Every lyrics automation setup requires 3 matching resources : lyrics slides , MIDI cues that match the slide numbers , and Tracks that follow the exact arrangement of the slides . We know how much of a distraction it is for a worship leader during the week to build these resources for every new song , so we went to work to build an ecosystem that makes sure you never have to build another lyric slide , MIDI cue , or click track again .
1 . Accurate ProPresenter lyric templates There ’ s no use in sugar coating the truth , putting together slides for Sunday morning is a pain . You can now purchase ProPresenter templates for nearly every song in our catalog , automation ready .
2 . MIDI Cues that match the slides We took the infamous MIDI learning curve completely out of the equation by building Production Cues that match the ProPresenter templates for you . Simply download the song in Playback , connect it to ProPresenter , and press play .
3 . Tracks that establish the Original Arrangement Every song resource at MultiTracks . com is built to match the Tracks , available from the Original Artists . Whether you choose to purchase individual songs or have access to the entire catalog with a Rentals subscription , the Tracks you use on Sunday will match your ProPresenter templates and MIDI cues .
A complete solution that puts you in control of it all .
Say goodbye to the expensive computer solution , and download Playback for free on your iOS device . Every Track you ’ ve purchased is now available in Playback , which uses unique technology that makes sure you can still stay in a moment while the lyrics , lights , and other automation stay in the moment with you . Whether you choose to loop a section , change songs , or jump around an arrangement in the moment , your lyric slides will be there when you need them .
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Kristian Ponsford Director of Products & Market Development at MultiTracks . com , and he is passionate about helping worship leaders lead worship well .
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