Worship Summer Leadership Academy 

Help provide information and opportunities to 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 PG and OS for both MS and HS

• Invest multiple hours in musical training and discipling students through Student Creative

• Prepare and help instruct for Tunesdays

• Worship Media

o Understanding about audio (both in live and recorded settings)

o Lunch and learn with Michael Curtis

o Understanding about lighting (both in live and recorded settings)

o Understanding of both Prime and Abelton Live programs

o Create a playlist in both

o Understanding about visual worship

• Interview 6 Worship Pastors (2 small, 2 medium, 2 large)

o Worship Ministry assigns who and what to ask

• Read through Spiritual Leadership, Whatever Happened to Worship, Sing!

• Pick 2 Books to Read and Present Overview to Worship Ministry Team

 The Knowledge of the Holy (A.W. Tozer)

 True Worshipers (Kauflin)

 Doxology and Theology (Boswell)

 Pursuit of Holiness

• Read and discuss multiple chapters from various books, and then discuss each week

o Including, but not limited to “The Heart of the Artist”, Worship Matters, Called to Worship, and Art in the Bible

• 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