For those wanting to serve their church through service leading & preparation
Our Worship Leader ALM course runs for 10 sessions, usually starting in January. After having a conversation with your incumbent, you can book your place online via our Training Portal: https://elydatabase.org/events/mission_ministry.
Contact missionandministry@elydiocese.org to register your interest in future courses.
Led by Course Tutor Jan Payne, the course will comprise of eight modules which will be taught online via Zoom and two practical worship days. These will be slightly longer in duration and will be in person. The venue of the in-person sessions will be confirmed when the locations of trainees is known. The aim being to minimise travelling as much as is possible.
In addition to the training detailed below, all course participants will be expected to complete a project that is relevant to worship in their home church (or benefice), to be agreed with the course tutor and incumbent, or other nominated person if a church is in interregnum.
Course outline
- Session 1 – Introduction to the course and the theology of worship
- Session 2 – Who is the God we worship?
- Session 3 – Liturgy: what, when and how?
- Session 4 – Worship in the Old Testament
- Practical Worship Event Part 1 (in person)
- Session 5 – Psalms
- Session 6 – Worship in the New Testament
- Session 7 – Music in Worship
- Session 8 – Leading worship in contemporary contexts: Messy Church, online, Forest Church, Fresh Expressions of church – how does this all impact upon mission?
- Practical Worship Event Part 2 (in person)