things for important services at your church, but tech implementation the week after Easter or that you can take to impact your worship keys
I would caution you to think through the amount Christmas when your team would much prefer sounds and volunteers. But as we transition
of pressure you’ll be taking on when you make to take a collective breath for a moment. This is into a season of always going somewhere,
the decision to do so and take your stress especially hard to keep in mind as we get close whether to a Thanksgiving celebration, an
level and time available into account before to Christmas time and start to plan out how we Advent liturgy, a family Christmas party, a
you do. Maybe try to get ahead of the game want to level up our sounds and worship teams candlelight Christmas Eve service, caroling
a bit and introduce MainStage (or what have in 2020. the neighborhood or any other number of near
you) a month or so before that super important
infinite ‘going opportunities’ it felt justified to
Sunday. Then by the time you really need it to It’s really tempting to plan out all the ‘improving’ write a reminder that sometimes the biggest
do everything it can do you’ll have worked out for the very beginning of a new year or season improvement we can make is to hit pause and
the wrinkles and have some momentum and but we have to remember that change always make sure we’re ready to take the next step.
confidence. takes time and extra energy to stick and be successful. So when you’re looking to make After you reflect on the right next step then
that next improvement to your worship keys you can be sure that it’s a step forward in
rig just be mindful of the season you’re in as health, focus, and impact for you and your
The third time I think it’s wise to pump the a volunteer or if you’re the worship leader the worship team.
brakes is a simple one and it sort of ties directly season and mindset of your own volunteers.
WHEN THE TEAM IS ASLEEP
into the last point I made.
GOING, GOING, GOING, GOING
Don’t attempt to ‘always improve’ when your
team is stretched thin, distracted, or exhausted. I usually try to steer clear of ‘don’t do this’
For example, maybe don’t bite off a huge new articles as I’d rather focus on action steps
November 2019
David Pfaltzgraff
Founder
and
Lead
Sound
Designer
at
SundaySounds.com, a site that resources worship
keys players and guitarists around the world.
David currently resides in Des Moines, IA with his
wife and two boys. He enjoys volunteering in his
church’s worship ministry, old synthesizers, and a
good super-hero movie.
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