Worship Summer Leadership Academy 

To help provide information and opportunities that prepare music interns for ministry 


  • Research and discuss theological concepts that pertain to corporate worship
  • Plan worship services (kids, students and adults)
  • Participate in helping lead worship services
  • Help plan and prepare a worship band rehearsal
  • Help plan and prepare to lead an orchestra rehearsal
  • Help plan and prepare for Worship Singers rehearsal (notation, rhythms, dynamics, etc.)
  • Learn how to plan for and direct a choir in a rehearsal environment
  • Help design and set up worship platforms at Pleasant Grove and Olive Street for both Middle School and High School
  • Invest multiple hours in musical training and discipling students through Student Creative
  • Prepare and help instruct for Tunesdays
  • Worship Media
  • Understand audio (both in live and recorded settings)
  • Lunch and learn with possible area artists
  • Understand lighting (both in live and recorded settings)
  • Understand both Prime and Ableton Live programs
  • Create a playlist in both
  • Understand visual worship 
  • Read through “Tell Someone”
  • Read and discuss multiple chapters from various books, and then discuss each week
  • Including, but not limited to:
  • “The Heart of the Artist”
  • “Scripture Guided Worship” 
  • Understanding of Christian hymnody, both history and modern relevance
  • Review key scriptural passages each week on worship throughout scripture (Gen. to Rev.)
  • Discussion about music in corporate worship
  • Create a script for communications in worship with media