Leading Worship
Shamblin Stone is teaching through this book
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Preface "Learning to Hear God's Voice"
Section 1 "A Wounded Heart"
Section 2 "Telling My Mother I Was Sorry"
Section 3 "Discovering When Bitternes Entered Me"
Section 4 "Hearing God's Voice"
Section 5 "Judge What You Hea by the Bible"
Section 6 "Hearing Specific Instructions from God"
Section 7 "Anointing in the Hands"
Section 8 "God Answers Prayers Specifically"
Section 9 "Signs in the Sky"
Section 10 "Turning on the Street Lights"
Table of Contents
List of Pictures and Illustrations. viii
Learning to Hear God’s Voice. 1
Telling My Mother, I Was Sorry. 3
Discovering When Bitterness Entered Me. 7
Judge What You Hear by the Bible. 13
Hearing Specific Instructions from God. 14
God Answers Prayers Specifically. 16
Turning on the Street Lights. 22
The Biblical Worship Textbook Series. 27
Determining Your Call to Lead Worship. 29
Are You Called to Lead Worship?. 29
Every Christian is Called into Ministry. 30
Determining God’s Call #1 – The Desires of Our Heart 33
Be Careful, Our Heart Can Deceive Us. 35
How is our heart purified?. 36
How to Determine God’s Call #2 – God’s Peace. 38
How to Determine God’s Call #3 – Prophetic Confirmation. 41
How to Determine God’s Call #4 – Natural Talent and Giftings. 46
How to Determine God’s Call #5 – Spiritual Visitations. 48
How to Determine God’s Call #6 – God’s Grace. 50
How to Realize God’s Call #1 – Meditation. 51
How to Realize God’s Call #2 – Involvement 52
How to Realize God’s Call #3 – The Prayer and Prophetic Principles. 52
Know the Potential of Your Call 56
Journey Principle #1 – Think soberly about our call 57
Journey Principle #2 – Consider Everyone Better than Ourself 57
Journey Principle #3 – Don’t Promote Ourself 58
Journey Principle #4 – Think Like Christ Thought 58
Journey Principle #5 – Do Everything the Best We Can. 59
Journey Principle #6 – Promotion comes from the Lord. 60
A Worship Leader Must First be a Worshiper 61
Have You Been Birthed Into Worship?. 61
How is Your Personal Worship Life?. 63
Do You Have the Heart of a Shepherd?. 63
Do You Have the Heart of a Worshiper 64
Do You Have a Heart for Others. 64
Do You Experience Worship Distractions?. 65
Are You Sensitive to the Prophetic?. 65
What is Your Natural Expression of Worship. 68
Discovering Your Worship Ministry Philosophy. 69
Worship Ministry Philosophy. 69
Discovering Your Worship Ministry Philosophy. 71
Worship Ministry Philosophy Test/Questionnaire. 72
Biblical Qualifications of All Church Leaders. 77
Biblical Leadership Qualifications. 77
The Fivefold Ministry Offices. 81
Biblical Qualifications for All Worship Leaders. 83
Biblical Worship Leadership Qualifications. 83
Be Appointed by Those in Authority. 89
Submit to Musical Training. 90
Demonstrate an Aptitude for Music. 94
Demonstrate Commitment In Other Ministries. 99
Be Able to Plan and Lead a Large Production. 100
Support the Vision of the Church Leader(s) 103
Food Handling and Distribution. 104
Arrange, Rehearse, and Lead Music. 105
Categorizing These Qualifications. 107
A Worship Leader’s Self-Check Exam.. 108
Self-Exam for Worship Leaders. 109
Lucifer, the One-Man-Band. 119
The Anointed Cherub That Covereth. 121
Lucifer Was Appointed to His Position. 124
Lucifer’s Responsibilities Were in Heaven. 125
Lucifer Was Perfect in All His Ways. 126
Mankind Was Created to Take Lucifer’s Place. 128
The Primary Responsibility of All Worship Leaders. 131
The Structure of Worship Leadership. 131
The Secondary Worship Leader Principle. 157
The Built-In Accountability of Chain of Command. 160
What is a Spiritual Song?. 171
Making a Worship Song List 173
The Two Categories of Songs. 177
Other Biblical Names for the New Song. 187
Musical Key Centers and the New Song. 190
Some Suggested New Song Chord Progressions. 195
Learning the Conducting skills. 203
The Beat Pattern Frames or Boxes. 204
Practicing Your Conducting Skills. 207
Triple or Compound Rhythms. 212
Asymmetrical Beat Patterns. 214
Advanced Music Conducting Skills. 214
Worship Leading Hand Signals. 215
Musical Dynamics Direction. 216
Equipment Volume Adjustments. 216
Music Feels Verses Music Styles. 225
Four Categories of Music Feels. 226
God Seldom Works with Formulas. 233
The Worship Formula in the Context of Music. 239
Inside the Tabernacle at His Footstool 243
The Worship Leader’s Responsibility. 244
Once You Are in the Tabernacle, Stay There. 247
In the Beauty of Holiness. 250
How Isaiah Was Changed in the Presence of God. 251
What Happens When We Confess Our Sins?. 254
In the Presence of God Our Calling is Revealed. 256
Leading the Congregation in Worship. 258
Worship is a Participatory Event 258
The Motive for Being Musically Skillful 259
Facilitate the Spirit’s Leading. 260
Ways the Prophetic Can be Shared. 263
The Worship Team Configuration. 265
Multiple Teams Versus One Team.. 265
Configuring Your Instruments. 269
Chain-of-Command on the Worship Team.. 271
Planning Your Worship Service. 277
The Importance of Planning. 277
Planning Your Service to Flow.. 280
Plan To Introduce New Pre-Written Songs. 284
Planning a Time for the “New” Song. 287
What About Multiple Services?. 287
The Importance of Punctuality and Curtesy. 289
Weekly Worship Team Rehearsals. 291
Timing for the Week-Night Rehearsal 291
Outline For a Week Night Rehearsal 292
Rehearsal for Sunday Services. 298
The Pre-Service Rehearsals. 301
Talk Through the Service Plan. 302
Practice the Difficult Transitions 312
Registration and Commitment 314
Other Books by Shamblin Stone. 325
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