The Worship Planner: Team Ministries

As an introduction to the planning and evaluation chart that follows, this entry gives guidelines for developing a team of worship ministers, each charged with a specific duty in bringing about worship renewal. The worship planner that follows is designed for use by a team of worship ministers. It is specifically designed to help the team (1) brainstorm; (2) develop the order of worship; and (3) evaluate worship. The worship planner may be used by a pastor, minister of music, or worship leader without the help of a larger committee of worship ministers. However, it is best to use the worship planner with a group of people who are serving the church as worship ministers. A worship ministry is a group of people from the staff and congregation who encourage the continual improvement of worship through prayerful planning, thoughtful evaluation, and constant attention to the process whereby a worshiping community is formed. Follow the steps below to establish a planning ministry in th…