Empowered worship: a practical guide for pastors and music leadership

The private priority of worship. Pentecostal music and the pastor / Charles Crabtree ; There is a river / Steve Phifer ; The spiritual formation of the worship leader / Jonathan Faggart ; A quest for his presence / Tom McDonald

The public practice of leading worship. Making a highway of worship / Tom McDonald ; From planning to leading / Lynette Farrand ; The successful worship service / David Thomas ; Bridging generations in worship / Tom McDonald ; The power of presence / Mark Rutland

Personal growth of the worshiping musician. When the heat is on / Grady Manley ; Coping with stress / Jo Ellen Cramer Nicholson ; Defeating depression / June Coker ; The rhythm of life / Tom McDonald

Staff relationships in the local church. Seven habits of highly effective worship leaders / Tom McDonald ; Senior pastors and music pastor relationships / Charles Crabtree & Paul Ferrin ; Pastors are from Mars; worship leaders are from Venus / Tom McDonald ; Keeping the pastoral staff on the worship team / Tom McDonald

Music department administration. Cultivating balance in church music / Tom Matrone ; The basics of organization / Dwane Swindal ; Mission : impossible / Chéri Walters ; Music ministry handbook / Jason Salazar ; Shepherds with batons / Randy Quackenbush ; Star power or staying power? / Chéri Walters ; Lights! Camera! Action! / John Mosher ; Getting off the musical merry-go-round / John Mosher ; Music department appreciation banquets / Tim Loar ; Copyright law primer / various contributors ; The U.S. flag code

Promotion and recruiting. How to promote your music ministry / Randy Quackenbush ; Conveying a positive image in advertising / Jorge Marsal ; From pew to platform / David Ritter ; Building a youth choir / Ron Cochran

Rehearsal techniques. The art of conducting / Phil Barfoot ; Rehearsals that work / Tom McDonald ; Efficient preparation / John Skipper ; Rehearsal matters / Tom McDonald

Choir development. Where have all the choirs gone? / Tom McDonald ; The sanctuary choir / Calvin White ; Instilling a sense of purpose within your choir / Charles Spong II ; Developing good choral sound / Cyril McLellan ; Involving lay leaders / Randy Quackenbush ; Motivating men to sing / Chéri Walters ; Organizing a senior adult choir / Betty Warren ; The search for buried treasure / Gary Spell

Children's music and worship. The child in worship / Chris Daniel ; The successful children's musical / Roberta Gould ; Training young voices / Patty Bruton ; Keeping their attention in rehearsals / Olga Orchard

Instrumental music. The well-rounded accompanist / Tom McDonald ; Why drums? / Ralph Carmichael ; The rhythm section / Nate Carter ; Using available instruments / Steve Phifer ; Creating simple orchestrations / John Morton ; Ranges, transpositions and safe playing ranges

Multimedia. When all else fails / Curt Taipale ; Sound reinforcement systems / Melvin Snyder ; Choosing the right soundboard / Curt Taipale ; How loud is too loud? / Curt Taipale ; How to mix stage monitors / Curt Taipale ; If you could tell your soundperson one thing / various contributors ; Seven steps to great sound in the sanctuary / Curt Taipale ; Projected image systems / Darrin Hull & Leslie Rubio ; Choosing the right video projector / Marcus Pfenninger ; Creative lighting basics / Charles Mattix III ; Cycloramas / Merlin Mitchell

Production and drama. Before you begin the production / various contributors ; My big red Christmas folder / Curt Taipale ; Twelve steps to better Christmas productions / Steve Phifer ; The technical rehearsal / Roberta Gould ; Starting a drama team / Leslie Rubio ; The nitty-gritty of church drama / David & Susan Smith ; Affordable set designs / Marty Gould ; What is human video? / Chéri Walters.