The first of my Worship Leading Conversastions podcast series started this week. I sat down with my friend Jason Huffman, a youth director in Palestine, Texas. As part of his youth director duties, he leads the youth praise band. I asked him to share some of his thoughts about working with youth and how to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Youth Worship’
The Importance of Teaching
December 9th, 2009
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When working with my youth worship team I often find myself emphasizing rehearsing the songs. After all, we generally have one event or another to prepare for so that means creating a songlist, and working up that music to perform or lead with.
I have realized, however, that there is a huge benefit to teaching, and [...]
Working With Youth Bands: Point and Play
March 27th, 2009
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Here is a little exercise we use with our youth band to work on playing together, keeping rhythm, following a leader and learning to listen to other parts. We took a repetitive section of a song, in our case we used the first part of “Undiginified” and we made sure everyone knew it. Then I [...]
My Five -Posts Since August
March 22nd, 2009
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I’ve been writing posts for this blog since August of 2008. So after 9 months I wondered what my most popular posts are… well I wonder no longer cause here they are. Apparently so far a lot of people are looking for free backgrounds. Tune in later for my 5 favorite posts.
Past Year (Since August)
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Sunday Setlist- 3/15/09
March 21st, 2009
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Yes I know I am almost a week late in posting this. Oh well.. maybe since I can’t be first, I’ll be last.
Last week we had special guests leading worship. It was our youth band. I am so honored to have the priviledge of working with this group of talented young musicians. They have worked [...]
The Worship Community-Engaging Youth in Worship
December 3rd, 2008
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Last month I was fortunate enough to be asked to write a few things about engaging youth in worship. Here are the links to the first two of my contributions to the community:
1. Engaging Youth in Worship-Opportunities to Respond which talks about providing hands on ways for youth to respond in the worship service.
2. Engaging [...]
I Missed My 100th Post
November 28th, 2008
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Apparently I missed one of my first milestones in the life of Fork In The Road Blog. Two posts ago was my 100th blog post. I guess that would make this 102. In this brief time of I have learned much about blogging and have apparently written some things that others have learned from and [...]
Youth Worship: Making Your Job Easier
October 23rd, 2008
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This used to be the way I did things when I was leading the youth worship team.
1. Find a song that the youth wanted to do.
2. Type up the lyrics
3. Use my awesome ear training skills to figure out the chords
4. Transpose the key if needed for the vocals to sing
5. Rehearse with the band
6. [...]
Just a Glimpse
October 8th, 2008
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For the past several years I have been working youth worship teams. Every year is different, mostly because with youth you have a constant flow of kids in and out. Some graduate, some get jobs and cannot particpate, and then there are some that join for the first time. Every year though with your group [...]
