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District Worshipeadersh ip Team
Contact Info
NTHONY MARTIN
859.312.4624
ANA MARTIN
859.552.4419
RSTEN CAREY
859.760.2535
RIS CAREY
859.760.4939
SA ENGLAND
606.789.3015
AVE HEIGL
502.494.9123
EN STRONG
270.210.3272
ACEBOOK
Kentucky AG Worship
Ministries
The role of the keyboardist in worship Weve come a long way from when the piano
and organ were the only instruments in the wor-
ship setting. Todays worship teams use key-
boards, guitars, drums and other percussion, as
well as a variety of brass and woodwinds.
The keyboard is still the main instrument in many
of our churches today. The worship leader, wor-
ship team, other musicians and congregation rely
on the keyboardist to:
Establish the tempo and solid rhythm of the
song
Help the worship experience flow as
smoothly as possible
Support the worship leader and team in a
manner that makes their jobs easier
Lets talk about these in more detail.
Establish tempo and rhythm. Its important to
follow a metronome setting for each song. Decide
on a tempo for each song and write it on your
music so youll have it the next time you do the
song. This ensures that you dont start out too
fast (or too slow) and that you keep it in the
pocket throughout the song. The drummer (or
other musician) should count it off to start the
intro. Keep a solid and steady rhythm going
throughout the song for continuity.
Help worship flow smoothly. We must reme
ber that worship is about ushering in the ve
presence of the Holy Spirit. We want the peop
to be able to forget about everything else a
focus solely on God. The keyboard cannot be
distraction, not even in a good way. Think abo
it if the keyboardist is busy trying to play fan
and impress people with his skill, hes a DITRACTION to the worship experience. As ha
as this might be for you to hear, its NOT abo
YOU. Our most important job as worship ke
boardists is to make it easy for people to follo
the music so they can WORSHIP.
Support the worship leader and team. Our j
as keyboardists must be to make the worsh
leaders and teams jobs as easy as possible.
we follow the leaders signals and strive to ma
worship flow as seamlessly as possible, well
easy to sing with and the focus will be on Jesu
And isnt He what worship is all about?
Dana Martin serves as the keyboardist at True L
Church in Lexington, KY. Shes also a worship ke
coach; she helps frustrated worship keyboardists tran
form their playing to flow seamlessly in worship even
they never thought they could learn to improvise. S
can be reached via email at [email protected]
phone at 859.552.4419. Danas web address is http
pianodana.com.
this issuRole of the Keyboardist P
Are Your Worship ing? P
Humor in Ministry P
Spirit & Truth Worship Conference P
Q&A Tech Tip P
Upcoming Events P
NEWSLETTER
FOR WORSHIP
LEADERS AND
WORSHIP TEAMS
S S U E
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WORSHIP MINISTRIES OF THE KENTUCKY MINISTRY NETWORK
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Worship leader,are you worshiping?
By Mason Jessie
When I got saved I knew
my calling was to be a
worship leader. I remem-
ber the Holy Spirit mov-ing in the services, and
the music was pure and
honest. I loved that.
When I was called into
the ministry of leading
worship I was so excited
and felt like I couldnt
wait. I thought I knew
how to set the stage for a
great worship service
with all the right songs
and chords. I had devel-
oped the concept that the
music during worship had
to be perfect for people
to be uplifted.
Over the next couple of
months I realized that
something was missing. I
was praying, reading my
Bible, and working on
A worship leader is candid
about whos really in control
of the worship experience
umor in Ministry
pril fools joke
ana Martin
ril Fools Day was on Sunday
ain this year, and it reminded
e of the last time it fell on a
nday a few years ago.
was the day of our Easter
nistry, and our choir members
ostly the ones with solos) were
ling in sick one by one. After
out six or seven calls, Anthony
s really getting worried. He
s wondering how so many
uld be sick at the same time.
hat he didnt realize was that
eryone who had called was
ing in the balcony and could
ar every word he was saying.
finally said, Were going to
ve to bind the enemy! About
at time they all stood up and
outed, April fool!
are your funny worship
ries. Did something happen
ring rehearsal or service that
ud like to share? Email your
ry to: [email protected].
Worshipeadership
Development
Would you like a seasoned
orship leader to come and
peak to your worship team?
ontact anyone on our
orship leadership team
day.
Sundays music line-up
all week long, but there
was no release during
worship within the con-gregation or myself. The
Holy Spirit-filled worship
services didnt seem to
happen, and I didnt un-
derstand why. I remem-
ber feeling overwhelmed
and defeated.
I knew something had to
give, and I began to real-
ize that it was me who
had to give or, rather,
give in. I was so caught
up in the music aspect
that I wasnt paying
tention to the most imp
tant part, WORSHIP!
wasnt really worshipinPowerful worship was
happening with the pe
ple because Iwasnt w
shiping. I thought I had
be in control of the mu
at all times, but I fou
out that the control wa
nt mine at all. When I
go, the Holy Spirit cou
flow.
As a worship leader
must remember to ma
it a priority to worsh
and God will definite
take care of the rest.
Mason Jessie serves as
worship leader of Living Ho
Assembly of God in Cynthia
Kentucky. Hes married to
wonderful gal Kelli (Sarge
Jessie.
Mason and Kelli Jessie
I was so caught up
in the music aspect
that I wasnt
paying attention
to the most
important part
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Why do worship leaders,
pastors, missionaries,
vocalists, musicians and
techs come to the wor-
ship conference? Here
are a few reasons weve
heard over the years:
To connect with other
w o r s h i p l e a d e r s
(musicians, techs, etc.)
To find resources for
new music
To get rejuvenated and
receive fresh ideas for
my worship ministry
To hear a nationally-
known speaker
To worship in a setting
with others who love to
worship
To have my most burn-
ing questions answered
that would help me with
my worship ministry
To learn creative ways
to build relationships
with my worship minis-
try team
Whats your favorite thing
about the worship confer-
ence? Tell us on our FB
page: Kentucky AG Wor-
ship Ministries.
&A Technology Tips
Annual Worship Conference
November 2-3, 2012True Life Church, Lexington
Sponsored by the Kentucky Ministry Network,
Anthony Martin, District Music Director
EYE ON ITTop 10 CCLISongs
How many of the
songs do you do
1 How Great Is Our
God
Chris Tomlin, Ed Ca
Jesse Reeves
2 Mighty To Save
Ben Fielding, Reube
Morgan
3Our God
Chris Tomlin, Jesse
Reeves, Jonas Myri
Matt Redman
4 Blessed Be Your
Name
Beth Redman, Matt
Redman
5 Revelation Song
Jennie Lee Riddle
6 Everlasting God
Brenton Brown, Ken
Riley
7 Here I Am To
Worship
Tim Hughes
8Amazing Grace (M
Chains Are Gone)
Chris Tomlin, John
Newton, Louie Gigli
9 In Christ Alone
Stuart Townend, Ke
Getty
10 Your Grace Is
Enough
Matt Maher
More info: ccli.com
Why shouldyou attend the
worshipconference
Tell us what you loveabout the worship
conference on our FB
page: Kentucky AG
Worship Ministries
worshipministr ies
kentucky
ministry
network
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Q: Why use in-ear monitors?
By TJ Thorn
A: Simply said, an in-ear monitor allows the user tohave control over what they hear, with more clarity
and less stage volume. With a good in-ear
mix there's no reason for the musician to
over play or the vocalist to strain to pro-
ect above the ambient sound level. You
see with traditional floor monitors there's
opportunity for competition between moni-
ors due to sound spill. And, if the instru-
ments are not run direct to the sound board, there
can even be competition between instrument
amplifiers and floor monitors! In-ear systems are
an effective means of delivering sound to the
musician/vocalist without adding to the overall
volume of the sanctuary.
TJ Thorn is a Drummer-Educator-Clinician and Wor-
ship Leader at Trinity Assembly of God in George-
town, Kentucky. He endorses Sonor Drums and
Supernaturals Cymbals. He can be reached via
email at [email protected] or via his mobile at
502.316.1283. TJ's web address is http://www.
tjthorn.com.
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Upcoming Events
Spirit & Truth Worship Conference
November 2-3, True Life Church, Lexington
Open to worship leaders, pastors, worship team members, musicians, techs
Registration info coming soon
Have a worship event youd like to promote?
Send your info to Dana Martin: [email protected] and well be glad to include it in
our next issue.
Got a question for us?
Email your question to Dana at [email protected]. Your question could
be answered in an upcoming issue. Let us know if youd rather have it
answered anonymously.
KYAG Worship Issue 01 June | July 2012
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