sooo, last week i was off and got to just go sit through a church service with my family…that was actually a nice little change in scenery for me…but i was back at it this weekend, so i am here to contribute to the activity on fred’s blog…the following is our setlist for the source at lima community church…
pre/post service and coffee break music was the album “we shine” by fee
1. everlasting God…by lincoln brewster
then communion was set up by the venue pastor…
2. nothing but the blood…by matt redman
3. how great is our God…by chris tomlin
then communion was wrapped up and a sort of ministry/celebration time was set up…
4. Jesus paid it all…as performed by kristian stanfill
then we went into our announcements, offering, and the weekly coffee break…that rolled right into the message video…people were dismissed and we reprised everlasting God…
things in the service have seemed to hit a little bit of a “slump”…for a lack of better terms…there has just been a lack of energy and response…so we tried something this week…we took the cage off the drum set and livened things up a bit…it did create issues with the band being able to hear things, but we managed…and there was a noticeable difference in energy…can’t say that it was due to the change, but…? i did like the look of the stage much better without the cage around the drums!!!
cool little tid-bit of information about the service…we receive our donuts froma local bakery…they are leftovers from the day before, so we never know how many, if any, we are going to get…we had an over abundance of them yesterday…then we ended up having and over abundance of people…small but cool detail that God worked out…
Opener: Heartbreak Hotel…Elvis
Never Let Go…
Give Us Your Eyes( I think that’s it)..Brandon Heath
Cry Out to jesus…Third Day
Tears of the Saints…
Cry Out again at the end. I wasn’t there due to my cold but I think that is pretty close!
Yes…Shan did sing Elvis and did a great job…our sermon series is LOST and Sunday’s was Lost and Lonely.
great set list buddy. nice job taking off the drum shield to create energy. I think ,we as worship leaders, have created a lot of boundaries in worship trying to make it sound better or tolerable. We use a drum shield but I have to say it does hinder that musician from really helping lead worship. I think the key to energy is the people on the platform, the music from the platform, and change on the platform. I love the thinking out of the box, small change big impact.
i can’t take credit for thinking outside of the box…that was the venue pastor at work…we’re now working to create a happy medium of a more live drum feel without killing the sound up on stage…i’m definitely with you on the energy coming from the platform…i’m constantly challenged with that!!!