leader after implementing RehearsalMix and
appreciate the added complexities. Annually." — Rick Warren
Playback just works! I can access any 1 of MultiTracks.com was born out of the experience
12,000 songs right from the device, transpose of our Founder Phillip Edwards, as he spent
WEDNESDAYS ARE FOR WEEKLYS to any of the twelve keys, edit my arrangement, hours each Saturday evening building his set
"Productivity is being able to do things that you and decide on the instrument mix all intuitively. and preparing for Sunday. Thanks to him and
were never able to do before." ~ Franz Kafka I can link songs, crossfade to an ambient pad the whole team here at MultiTracks.com, you
(with or without clicks) and even send multiple don't need to. In fact, the perfect week involves
Batching is a popular productivity hack. The outputs to the sound desk all from an iPhone the perfect Sabbath day off. For me, that's a
basic idea is that you batch all similar types of or iPad. day being a fully present husband and father.
etc. and carry them out together at set times. With all that time saved, I can also afford to take SUNDAYS ARE FOR SERVICE
This helps heaps with time management and on other production elements such as lyrics, "Easy like Sunday morning!" - Lionel Richie
with focus. In our perfect week, Wednesdays motion backgrounds and lights. I can even are our contact day for meetings. search the expansive collection of Sounds by Walking out of my house on a Sunday feels
MultiTracks.com to find the perfect guitar tone like I'm stepping down the player's tunnel at
This is the day to sit down with the extended or easy-to-play song specific keyboard patch. Wembley Stadium. It's match day, I'm fully
staff team and review and plan our current By the time Thursday evening rehearsal is done, prepared and super focused on my day. I've
services. Maybe you sit down (or stand up) we've completed a full-service walkthrough done all the hard work to ensure today has a
across teams, or you need to schedule time and have a perfectly tailored plan. purpose, but I'm not scared to divert from that
ChartBuilder, was that I could now spend my
freed-up time to further develop my team.
work, such as phone calls, emails, blog writing
with crucial volunteers. I found setting aside a
game plan. My application of choice, Playback,
day, or at least a half-day, for these types of FRIDAYS ARE FOR FUTURE allows me to rearrange, loop or live reorder
meetings to be super helpful. I was able to plan "Do something today that your future self will at the touch of a button. I can lead with the
for them, not reach meeting fatigue or risk the thank you for." - Sean Patrick Flanery confidence that its most significant feature is
temptation of using that day for another task.
stability, and I know my team is also confident
I love perfect week Fridays. Since utilizing the and fully prepared. I'm secure in the fact that
THURSDAYS ARE FOR TAILORING combination of RehearsalMix, ChartBuilder, I'm equipped to lead both the service and my
"It always seems impossible until it's done." - Playback and Playback Rentals, I spend Fridays team well.
Nelson Mandela looking beyond the coming Sunday. I can use them to song write, dream up new team- Tim Hughes draws parallels between the
It feels crazy to admit this but, what I'm about building events, search for new songs or just worship leader and the consummate dinner
to suggest you can do in just a Thursday what make the space to be creative. I can use them host. The ideal host excels at serving their
used to take me 90% of my working week! to audition new team members, incidentally, still guests while still participating in the meal
using RehearsalMix to allow the candidate to themselves. It would be weird for the host to
Thursday is the day I take my setlist and prepare and showcase their musicality. Friday is encourage the guests to eat alone stating, "It's
tailor it for my Church Service. I start with the the kind of day I naively dreamt the entire week ok, I'll eat by myself later once you've gone.”
setlist and open it up in Playback. Playback of a Worship Pastor would be like. The perfect week not only sets me up for
is a multitrack player for live performance and
success, but it means I have less to worry or
believe me when I say it's incredible! I've been a It's first think about as I lead. I'm free to worship and
fan of using tracks in worship for years, in fact, I experimented with technology in worship, focus on what God is doing, ready to respond
first used Ableton Live some ten years ago. I've learned basic piano, and taught myself how and pivot at any moment.
spent countless hours watching and creating to program a lighting desk. Maybe for you, it's tutorials on the subject and I consider myself developing your leadership gift, broadening Finally, I spend a little time reflecting on the day.
more than proficient inside the software. Now, your musical knowledge, taking vocal lessons, Not too much that it consumes me, and not
my eight-year-old son can set up Playback or learning how to handcraft the perfect latte. too small that I don't learn. I've learned, the
because
of
'Future
Fridays'
I
quicker than I can on Ableton. Imagine planning
hard way, not to let a Sunday service define my
services across multiple campuses with varying SATURDAYS ARE FOR SABBATH worth or dictate my week. That goes for good
levels of volunteers and vocal ranges and you'll "Divert Daily, Withdraw Weekly and Abandon days and those less than perfect!
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