Schedule

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

8:00 AM – Doors Open – Meet & Greet – Coffee Provided

9:00 AM – Main Session 4

10:30 AM – Focus Session 3

11:45 PM – Lunch (provided)

12:45 PM – Focus Session 4

2:00 PM – Main Session 5

3:00 PM – Conference Ends

Food and Beverage Info

Lunch will be provided both days – Vegetarian and Gluten Free available upon request

Coffee, water and light snacks will be set out in the lobby at different points during the day.

 

Main Session Overview

Main Session 4 – 9 AM, Tuesday

  • Main Talk – David Pfaltzgraff, Sunday Sounds

  • Main Talk – Jared Anderson

  • Panel – Creating Services that are Intentional & Encourage Worship

    • Lauren Settembrini, 10KFam Worship School

    • Jason Squires, The Creative Launch

    • Rochelle Burlock

    • Janson Roberts

Main Session 5 – 2 PM, Tuesday

  • Main Talk – Lauren Settembrini, 10KFam Worship School

  • Panel – Pastoring Worship & Tech Teams

    • Wade Huggins

    • Jamie Miley, Ascension Worship

    • Amber Peairs, The Worship Life

    • Doug Gould, WorshipMD

Focus Session Schedule

Descriptions of Focus Sessions below schedule

2024 Focus Sessions: 

    Focus Session 3 – Tuesday @ 10:30 AM

    • How to use the Sunday Keys App for Worship
      David Pfaltzgraff, Sunday Sounds
      Garden Chapel
      You don’t need that new red keyboard to get great worship keys sounds. In fact, you don’t need to buy a new keyboard at all. In this hands-on session you’ll discover how to use your existing keys gear along with the Sunday Keys App for iPad and Mac to instantly transform your old gear into an all-in-one worship keys rig.
    • How to Get the Most out of you In-Ear Monitors
      Doug Gould, WorshipMD
      Discovery Center
      If you are already using personal monitors for your worship team, you may still want to know how to make better use of them; if you are still using wedges(floor monitors) you may be wondering how to begin the process of transitioning to them; What does they cost? What products are best suited for our church? How do we implement them into our present system? These and many other questions will be addressed in this workshop.
    • How to Use Planning Center as a Church Management System
      Aaron Stewart, Planning Center
      Fellowship Hall 2
      Though Planning Center started as an app for planning worship services, it has expanded into a suite of apps for managing your entire church. This class gives an overview of Check-Ins, People, Giving, Groups, Registrations, and Resources and what it takes to get started or to move to a full Planning Center solution for your church.
      • How to be Creative in Service Planning 
        Jason Squires, The Creative Launch
        Fellowship Hall 3
        2 songs, announcements, 2 songs, offering, 1 song, message, dismiss. Getting stuck in a rut is very easy to do. This session is going to talk about creative elements you can add into service planning as well as tips on how to write a good set list.
      • How to Engage the Church in Worship
        Amber Peairs, The Worship Life
        Student Center
        Discover innovative ways to help your congregation engage authentically in worship. You’ll learn practical tools for building a songlist that speaks to a multi-generational church and explore ways to lead with clarity and passion. We’ll cover techniques for fostering an atmosphere that encourages expression, helping you create holy moments where your church can connect with God’s presence.
      • Creative Leadership: How to Leverage the Creative Process to Lead, Grow, and Bear Fruit. 
        Rich Kirkpatrick, Author
        Room 152
        This not just about being creative with fun ideas but about how creativity helps us in spiritual formation and leadership.
      • How to Have Great Lights on a Budget
        Chad Buckland, Worship Leader Hangout
        Room 153
        Learn about what hardware and software you need to have great lighting during your worship services, without having to break the bank. We’ll build lighting stages in LightKey, look at examples of good lighting and more.
      • How to Take the Stage with Confidence
        Jason Kichline, OnSong
        Room 261-263
        Learn how to use tablets to clean up your stage and play with confidence.
      • How to Get the Most out of Front-of-House, Monitors, and Livestream from Just One Mixer
        Chad Kirkpatrick, Ascension Worship
        Sanctuary
        Not every church has a separate mixer for front-of-house, monitors, and livestream. In this class, we will look at tips that will help you to maximize the potential of one mixer in all of these areas at once.

      Focus Session 4 – Tuesday @ 12:45 PM

      • Navigating Ministry On-Ramps, Highways and Exits
        Susan Troth, Cedarville University
        Garden Chapel
        Susan Troth (Associate Professor of Worship, Cedarville University)//In her years in ministry (Minister of Worship, Pastor’s Wife, Worship Professor, Volunteer) she has learned how to navigate the caution lights, avoid the stop lights and know when to proceed in ministry. Susan will discuss the skills needed to start your ministry position, keep your job and how to wisely navigate the exit ramp.
      • How to Make the Right Choice and Placement for your Loudspeakers!
        Doug Gould, WorshipMD
        Discovery Center
        Investing in high-quality professional loudspeakers and configuring them correctly in your venue will make mixing live sound easier and will provide a more enjoyable listening experience for both the performers and the audience. Live sound reproduction requires reliable performance and consistent coverage throughout the listening area, so professional loudspeakers are worth the investment. This chapter will help you pick out the best loudspeakers for your budget and set them up so that you get the best results.
      • How to Improve your Live Stream Audio
        Sweetwater
        Fellowship Hall 2
        Now more than ever, churches are taking their services online to stay connected to their congregations and to reach more people from their community and around the world. For many churches, the audio feed in the church’s live stream isn’t as good as it could be. In this session, we will discuss three of the most common problems and their solutions.
      • How to Elevate your Worship Tech with WorshipTools
        Adam Meyer, WorshipTools
        Fellowship Hall 3
        See the WorshipTools apps – Presenter, Planning, Charts, and Community – in action! We’ll walk through the different apps and their various functions so you can see just how easy-to-use and feature-packed these tools are. Join us and discover how you can equip your volunteers and enhance services with WorshipTools!
      • How to Energize and Inspire Your Youth Worship Ministry
        Dan Mattix, Moody Bible College
        Student Center
        In this practical workshop, learn three vital “tools of the trade” that will give you a renewed vision and passion for leading young people in worship. Yes, this breakout is for instrumentalists, vocalists, sound team members, and anyone involved in helping lead in your local context.
      • How to Get the Most out of SongSelect
        Nate Scott, CCLI
        Room 152
        Explore the powerful features of SongSelect with Nate Scott and Jay Sudarma. This course will guide you through the platform’s tools for transposing and customizing music sheets as well as connecting into your favorite presentation, planning, or worship applications. 
      • Advanced Multitracks in Worship 
        Matt McCoy, Loop Community
        Room 261-263
        If you already use tracks in worship, it’s time to take them to the next level. In this workshop we will cover how to help your team rehearse with tracks, advanced audio routing, advanced MIDI controller techniques, and syncing your lyrics and lights with your tracks.
      • Prophetic, Dynamic, Spontaneous Worship
        Jonathan Swindal, 10kFam Worship School
        Auditorium
        Spontaneous worship couldn’t be more polarizing. For some it’s the ultimate “win” and a sign of vibrant worship, for others it’s fear-inducing, and for others it’s a sign of poor planning and preparation. In this breakout, Jonathan will look to the Scriptures and to Church history to help us think about “spontaneous” worship in a helpful way and learn how we can be prepared to worship a living God in the midst of a dynamic congregation.
      • How to Boost Your Vocal Power: 10 Essential Exercises for Every Day
        Sheri Gould, Vocalist Expert
        Sanctuary
        Kickstart your vocal routine with ten impactful exercises designed to bring out your best voice every day.