Cedarville University and the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio present spirit + truth

January 30–31, 2015 worship424.com

Featuring Jared Anderson and Band of New Life Church from WORDMARK LOGO STANDALONE LOGO Colorado Springs, Colorado and Mark Smith, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Jackson, Mississippi

Co-sponsored by the Bible Teaching/Learning Resource Group of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio and the Cedarville University Department of Music and Worship WORSHIP 4:24 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE FRIDAY, JANUARY 30

9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. CONFERENCE CHECK-IN DIXON MINISTRY CENTER (DMC), ALUMNI HALL

10:00–10:50 a.m. CHAPEL – WORSHIP WITH JARED ANDERSON AND BAND DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL

11:30 a.m. NETWORKING LUNCH (PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED) STEVENS STUDENT CENTER (SSC), Lunch available for others in the dining hall EVENT ROOMS (241, 246)

1:00–2:15 p.m. GENERAL SESSION: WHAT IS BIBLICAL WORSHIP? (JOHN 4:23–24) PART 1 DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL

2:30–3:45 p.m. LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS DMC, RECITAL HALL AND CENTER FOR BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (BTS)

6:00–7:00 p.m. CONFERENCE CHECK-IN DMC, ALUMNI HALL

7:00 p.m. EVENING OF WORSHIP WITH JARED ANDERSON AND BAND (FREE TO PUBLIC) DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31

8:00–10:00 a.m. CONFERENCE CHECK-IN DMC, ALUMNI HALL

8:15–8:30 a.m. PRESERVICE MUSIC BY CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY'S HEARTSONG DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL

8:30–9:30 a.m. GENERAL SESSION: WHAT IS BIBLICAL WORSHIP? (JOHN 4:23–24) PART 2 DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL

9:45–10:45 a.m. BREAKOUT SESSION #1 DMC AND BTS

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION #2 OR BOXED LUNCH DMC AND BTS

12:15–1:15 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION #3 OR BOXED LUNCH DMC AND BTS

1:30–2:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION #4 DMC AND BTS

2:45–3:30 p.m. CLOSING SESSION WITH JARED ANDERSON AND MARK SMITH DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. CONFERENCE CHECK-IN DIXON MINISTRY CENTER (DMC), ALUMNI HALL 10:00 a.m. CHAPEL – WORSHIP WITH JARED ANDERSON AND BAND DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL 11:30 a.m. NETWORKING LUNCH WITH JARED ANDERSON AND BAND SSC EVENT ROOMS 241, 246 1:00–2:15 p.m. GENERAL SESSION: WHAT IS BIBLICAL WORSHIP? (JOHN 4:23–24) PART 1 DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL 2:30–3:45 p.m. LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS DMC AND BTS

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2:30 p.m. The Mechanics of Worship things I think about every time I lead worship that you can immediately apply to your ministry. These practices will greatly Kenny Lamm BTS 101 improve your congregation’s participation. Beginning with Learn how to produce sets of music with a seamless flow a solid biblical foundation of worship, I explain in detail my by considering key and textual relationships. Participants will gain tools for planning a worship service and learn how approach to leading a life-changing worship experience. to produce a worship plan/guide that will aid in service implementation. Songwriting Jared Anderson DMC, Jeremiah Chapel More Than Music: 13 Things Rick Muchow BTS 115 Worship that Connects with God (Hebrews 13:8–16) Worship is more than music; there are 13 things I think about when leading worship. While serving as Worship Leader at Mark Smith DMC 162 Saddleback Church for nearly 25 years, pastors frequently Our personal view of God determines how we approach Him asked me if I could teach their worship leaders to engage the in worship. This session provides a biblical framework for crowd in worship the way I do. In this workshop, I unpack 13 understanding what it means to enter into God’s presence, 2 and how the believer should prepare for worship. 2:30 p.m. Spirit and Truth Twenty Things to Better Sound (cont’d) Kirk Kirkland DMC 152 Doug Gould DMC 164 Much of the discussion about corporate worship today We're going to step through some very simple things that revolves around our preferences. In this workshop, we will you may or may not know that will have a positive impact on search the Scripture to find out what God wants to see in our your worship mix. This workshop is for worship leaders and worship. technicians.

A Biblical Case for Visual Worship Bringing Guest Artists to Your Church Luke McElroy DMC 101 Jeff Berry DMC 102 Art is the language of the invisible and can communicate in This session will seek to answer all the questions that you a way that words simply cannot. In this workshop, we will have as you plan to bring a concert into your church, including explore what the Bible says about visuals in the church and the following: working with booking agents, working with the impact they can make in our teaching and worship. If artists and managers, what is an artist rider, honorarium vs. you’re a senior pastor, worship leader, or technical director, love offering, working with iTickets or printed tickets, and how this workshop will help build a case for using more art in your to make the concert a win/win for everybody, including the Sunday environments. Lord!

Creating and Understanding Chord Charts for your Drama Works Praise Team and Band Matt Moore DMC 124 Chris Sammond DMC 103 An interactive, practical session that looks at the why, Developing a one-page lyric and chord chart that your what, and how of using drama in 21st-century ministry vocalists and band can follow for each song can be tricky. This settings, including how to take the drama out of working workshop will provide suggestions and examples of a method with drama teams. that incorporates verse-chorus order, harmony cues, Scripture references, and more. 4:00 p.m. Drama - Paul the Apostle Matt Moore DMC 152 Building a Biblical Worship Service Professional actor and Cedarville theatre professor Matthew Dave Bickers DMC 159 Moore gives you a front-row seat to the travels and teaching This workshop will discuss using Old and New Testament of one of Christianity's greatest missionaries as he brings models of worship in our services each week. to life selected portions of Acts and the epistles in this 35-minute performance. You'll be inspired by the power of the Word, but you'll also be challenged to think creatively about incorporating Scripture in your own church or ministry setting.

4:00–5:00 p.m. CHOIR REHEARSAL DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL 5:00–6:00 p.m. DINNER ON YOUR OWN DINING HALL IS OPEN 6:00–7:00 p.m. CONFERENCE CHECK-IN DMC, ALUMNI HALL 7:00 p.m. EVENING OF WORSHIP WITH JARED ANDERSON AND BAND DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 8:00–10:00 a.m. CONFERENCE CHECK-IN DMC, ALUMNI HALL 8:15–8:30 a.m. PRESERVICE MUSIC BY CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY'S HEARTSONG DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL 8:30–9:30 a.m. GENERAL SESSION: WHAT IS BIBLICAL WORSHIP? (JOHN 4:23–24) PART 2 DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL 9:45–10:45 a.m. BREAKOUT SESSION #1 OPTIONS DMC, BTS

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Worship Summit Part 1 Pastoral Leadership – The Cost of True Worship (John Kenny Lamm BTS 101 12:1–8, 12–19) Many smaller membership churches are struggling to determine Mark Smith BTS 116 what their church's corporate worship should look like. And many are Authentic worship comes as a result of personal sacrifice. This session encountering "worship wars." This two-part workshop explores factors explores the cost of worship on the part of the worshipper: Are you willing that should be considered in this quest. to pay the price to experience maximum worship?

3 Essential Values God Looks for in a Worship Leader Worship Leaders are from Mars, Techs are from Venus Rick Muchow BTS 115 Doug Gould DMC 164 In this workshop Rick unpacks 10 scriptural values that are essential Sound familiar. It's a common stereotype and we will be discussing why for ministry leaders. Written by Rick Warren, this historic outline was we need both types on our team to function at the highest level. Although originally used at a weekly Saddleback staff meeting. some of us are more creative and some more analytical, both types are necessary to achieve excellence. We'll look at some popular iconic examples of dynamic duos that will illustrate the power of relationships Worship Team Part 1 that depend on one another. It's a lot of fun, and it's for the worship Kirk Kirkland BTS 104 leader and the technician. We'll make fun of both of you. In this three-part workshop, we will use the four concepts below to discuss building a musically excellent, relationally healthy, spiritually Using Multi-tracks, Loops, and Clicks in Worship focused team of worship leaders. (Part 1: T - Teaching; E - Encouraging; Larry Adams DMC 102 Part 2: A - Adoration/Administration; Part 3: M - Musicality/Ministry) Using Loops, MultiTracks, and ClickTracks in worship can seem intimidating, but it doesn't need to be. In this workshop, you will learn The 21st Century Church: Resources and Technology to practical steps you need to take to implement them into your worship Modernize Your Ministries service this weekend and raise the sound quality of your band! We will Chris Sammond DMC 103 build a worship set together from scratch, and you will leave the room One of the first things many church guests are looking for is how you feeling confident that you can do this at YOUR church! use technology. This workshop provides suggestions and examples of using social media, online resources, website features, and other easy GENERAL ways to bring your church into the 21st century. Mission Impossible Made Possible: Starting and Working a Kids' Choir Worship Leader Doug Morgan BTS 102 Jared Anderson DMC 152 The books of the Bible. The Ten Commandments. The great stories of the BAND AND VOCALS Bible. What do these have in common? They are all songs! You might have learned your books of the Bible to a “kids song” on a cassette tape Bass Guitar at church or from your parents a home. Music engages parts of the brain that enable people to absorb material, and it’s a wonderful way to Drew Greer DMC 124 connect with kids. We all love to sing as children and are told to stop the older we get. Let music become a part of your ministry. It’s not that hard Drums to start a kids choir. Come and find out how, and if you have a kids choir, come and share what worked for you! And YES ... there are freebies and Kyle Scott DMC 125 candy to give away!!

Lead Guitar Small Church/Big Worship Albert Kiteck DMC 162 Jon Nicol DMC 159 When it comes to worship and music, smaller churches have unique Keyboard challenges — they aren’t just mini-versions of large churches. So the Amy Hutchison DMC 149 small church worship leader has to approach leading and growing the team differently. We’re going to talk about several issues that are Are you new at playing contemporary worship at the keyboard/piano? common to small church worship teams, and how to overcome them. Not sure how to play chords on that lead sheet? How is playing keyboard/ We’ll deal with topics like preparation, service planning, song selection, piano in the worship band different than playing/leading alone? This lack of musicians, heart attitudes, scheduling, playing and singing basic keyboard session will help explain the basics of reading lead sheets together as a team, and the deadly game of comparison with that church and chord structure for playing contemporary keyboard in worship. that has "more." WORSHIP TECH Multicultural Worship Multi-Screen & Environmental Projection on a Budget Susan Plemons BTS 201 Luke McElroy DMC 101 A discussion of the rewards and challenges found in multicultural Using multiple projectors and blank walls to create 'environments' churches. Ephesians 4:1–4. (environmental projection) doesn't have to break the bank. In this workshop, we will discuss practical and affordable ways to make this PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT happen. We won't use fancy words either. Translation: This class is very "beginner friendly.” Counseling – Men Duane Floro, Steve Hopkins DMC 180A

Counseling – Women Cathy Pound/Heidi Frye DMC 180B

4 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION #2 OPTIONS OR BOXED LUNCH DMC, BTS

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Worship Summit Part 2 Tour of DMC Jeremiah Chapel Kenny Lamm BTS 101 Production Services Group Onstage Many smaller membership churches are struggling to determine Come get a behind the scenes tour of the 3,400-seat chapel, which is what their church's corporate worship should look like. And many are the site of daily chapel services that bring the University family together encountering "worship war." This two-part class explores factors that for worship and instruction from God’s Word. should be considered in this quest. Becoming More Creative Worship that Changes Lives (Isaiah 6:1–8) Luke McElroy DMC 101 Mark Smith BTS 116 When it comes to Sunday creative planning, there always seems to be What does real worship look like? This session explores the elements of that one person at the table with all the ideas. In this workshop, we’ll look biblical worship and how real worship changes the life of the believer. at the process of finding, organizing, and identifying great ideas. There’s no question that this class will help you become a better “idea-guy” or The Worship Service Makeover “idea-girl” on your team. Rick Muchow BTS 115 In this practical workshop, veteran worship leader Rick Muchow unpacks Using Multi-tracks, Loops and Clicks in Worship proven principles, tips, and habits that will help you to immediately im­ Larry Adams DMC 102 prove the quality and effectiveness of your wor­ship service. Plus: "How Using Loops, MultiTracks, and ClickTracks in worship can seem To Succeed in Sound Check Without Really Crying!" intimidating, but it doesn't need to be. In this workshop, you will learn practical steps you need to take to implement them into your worship Gospel Shaped Gatherings service this weekend and raise the sound quality of your band! We will build a worship set together from scratch, and you will leave the room Phil Wing BTS 117 feeling confident that you can do this at YOUR church! What would it look like if we let the "story" of the Gospel direct our plan (liturgy) for each weekend's gatherings? A holy God, a broken people, a GENERAL plan of redemption, and a response of worship. LifeWay 2015 VBS Music Preview BAND AND VOCALS Doug Morgan BTS 102 Bass Guitar Want to get a jump start on this year’s theme? Want to hear and learn this year’s great music before everyone else does? What should you be Drew Greer DMC 124 looking for in the area of decorations? We will look at those questions and more, enjoy some awesome fellowship and have a brainstorming Drums session about how to make this year’s JOURNEY the best VBS the ever. Are you up for the challenge of going where no one has gone before? Kyle Scott DMC 125 Wear comfortable shoes and come off the beaten path with us!

Acoustic Guitar Songwriting Albert Kiteck DMC 162 Jared Anderson DMC 152

Keyboard II PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Amy Hutchison DMC 149 Counseling – Men This session will take the Keyboard I basic to the next level. How to create fills, introductions, transitions, and basic arranging choices Duane Floro, Steve Hopkins DMC 180A whether leading alone from the keys or with the band. Plans for standard techniques for practice and growth toward using the piano/keyboard as Counseling – Women an instrument of worship will be introduced. Cathy Pound/Heidi Frye DMC 180B

12:15–1:15 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION #3 OPTIONS OR BOXED LUNCH DMC, BTS

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What I Wish My Senior Pastor Understood About My Ministry The Worship Team Part 2 Dave Bickers BTS 208 Kirk Kirkland BTS 104 Maintaining and keeping a lasting relationship between the Senior Pastor In this three-part workshop, we will use the four concepts below to and the Worship Pastor. discuss building a musically excellent, relationally healthy, spiritually focused team of worship leaders. (Part 1: T - Teaching; E - Encouraging; Part 2: A - Adoration/Administration; Part 3: M - Musicality/Ministry). 5 Sacred Rhythms: Worshipping through the Seasons Using Multi-tracks, Loops and Clicks in Worship Brannon Hancock BTS 205 Larry Adams DMC 102 In recent years, evangelical churches have been (re)awakened to the Using Loops, MultiTracks, and ClickTracks in worship can seem richness of the historic patterns of Christian worship. This workshop intimidating, but it doesn't need to be. In this workshop, you will learn explores developing meaningful worship experiences - whether your practical steps you need to take to implement them into your worship congregation is contemporary or liturgical or anywhere in between service this weekend and raise the sound quality of your band! We will - that flow with the seasons of the Christian calendar, especially the build a worship set together from scratch, and you will leave the room highest points of Christmas (Advent through Epiphany) and Easter (Ash feeling confident that you can do this at YOUR church! Learn from an Wednesday through Pentecost) as well as "ordinary time." Ableton Certified Trainer and the founder of LoopCommunity.com.

Music Style Transitions: The Worship Leader's Toolkit Does Live Video Streaming Fit Your Philosophy of Ministry? Chris Sammond DMC 103 Brett Bzdafka DMC 159 Moving from traditional to modern worship is easier than you think, and Over the past number of decades churches have utilized a wide variety you probably already have the resources you need to do so. This class of media outlets to amplify the impact of their ministries beyond their provides suggestions and examples of song transitions, Scripture usage, walls. They've made their sermons available on cassette tapes, compact contemporary hymns, and other ways to smoothly move closer toward a discs, mp3 downloads, and even archived video. The most recent step in blended or contemporary worship service. this technological progression is live video streaming. What is live video streaming, what options are there for churches, and most importantly, Bi-vocational Worship Leaders does this up and coming high-tech solution align with the churches call and aim of ministry? Joe Brownlee DMC 162 In an age of doing more with less, many churches don’t have the GENERAL resources to devote a full-time staff position to each ministry of the church. More and more ministry leaders are juggling the demands of Engaging Kids in Worship ministry with a secular job. This session will discuss the challenges this presents from a Biblical perspective, led by someone who has lived it. Jackie Lee BTS 102 “Engaging Kids in Worship” will allow us to create opportunities of BAND AND VOCALS worship for our children. We will review various ideas and resources to inspire a powerful generation of worshipers and worship leaders through Basic Vocals mission, music, message and movement. This session will prove useful whether your church is looking to start a children's choir OR enhance Susan Plemons DMC 149 your established children's program. This workshop offers a vocal tune up that will address common concerns of contemporary vocalists. Worship Leading Choir WORSHIP TECH Roger O'Neel DMC 152 What is the difference between a "performance" choir and a "worship Microphone Applications for Modern Worship leading" choir? In this session, we will discuss the differences and help Doug Gould DMC 164 give you concrete steps to help transform your choir. This is where it all begins in live sound reinforcement. Limit your potential problems and maximize better audio for your church by gaining valuable Delivering Insight (An introduction to Logos 6) insight into how to choose the right mic and put it in the right place. Joy Ware Miller BTS 203 How to maximize the level of desired sound and reduce the effects of undesired sounds; reducing the chance of feedback; why fewer mics Unlock the Word of God like never before. Explore Logos 6 and Proclaim sound better than more mics; tips and techniques for vocalists, drums, and find out the interactive opportunities to dig into the Word and guitar cabinets, choirs and acoustic instruments, and more ... also visually see it come alive through the Psalm Explorer, Passage Guide included at no additional charge the 10 Things You Need to Know about and Media Resources and more. Proclaim is a cloud-based church Wireless (or more things if we have time). No need to bring your slide presentation software that allows pastors, worship teams, and other rules or calculators. I’m math-challenged. volunteers to use worship slides or sermon illustrations to collaborate on presentations, anywhere, anytime – on or offline. Lights: Create and Environment and Mood For Worship on a Budget Daren Fulks DMC 201 Lighting is about more than just illumination — it’s a really cool artistic tool for creating any type of atmosphere or environment you desire. We’ll have a discussion on washing the stage and inexpensive ways to set moods for worship and other events.

6 1:30–2:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION #4 OPTIONS DMC, BTS

LEADERSHIP Worship with Limited Resources Using Instruments with Your Praise Band Kenny Lamm BTS 101 Joe Brownlee DMC 162 We will dive into resources available for the local church to enhance So, what do you do with that violinist or flute player that shows up at your their times of worship worship through the use of lifewayworship. church? How do they fit into your worship team? Or what if you have com and virtual worship band resources such as Fly Worship, Worship several people who play and you want to form a group of some kind? Backing Band, iSing Worship, and Worship Band-in-Hand. This session will discuss how to use all kinds of melody instruments in worship, from a single player up to a full orchestra. It will cover strategies for individual improvisation as well as resources and organizational How to Live a Life of Worship thoughts for larger instrumental groups. Rick Muchow BTS 115 More than music, the Bible teaches us to worship God with our entire Advanced Vocals lives. In this session, we discover how worship is faith expressed and learn four biblical keys to living a life of worship. Susan Plemons DMC 149 This workshop will present techniques for vocal control and versatility using the Voiceprint Plus computer program and class participants. The Worship Leader as Pastor Brannon Hancock BTS 205 WORSHIP TECH Worship leaders are not just "song leaders" or "ministers of music" anymore. Increasingly, those giving direction to the church's creative and Telling Story with Space technical arts also play a key pastoral role in the life of the congregation. Worship leaders may be called upon to preach or teach, conduct Luke McElroy DMC 101 weddings, baptisms and baby dedications, provide counseling, and From Stage Design to lobby layout, you’re creating a space that tells a contribute as part of a pastoral team to the overall vision and direction story about what you believe as a church. In this workshop, we’ll talk of the church. This workshop is designed to help worship leaders about how to tell a consistent story with all the various visual elements understand what it means to lead "pastorally." of your service and make sure to give you some tips and tricks of how Home Depot and a few classroom projectors can become great Worship Team Part 3 resources in making engaging worship environments both on stage and off the stage. Kirk Kirkland BTS 104 In this three-part workshop, we will use the four concepts below to The Prerequisite for a Great Mix: Arranging the Band! discuss building a musically excellent, relationally healthy, spiritually focused team of worship leaders. (Part 1: T - Teaching; E - Encouraging; Doug Gould DMC 164 Part 2: A - Adoration/Administration; Part 3: M - Musicality/Ministry). As a worship leader and musician, I know that my sound guy will never be able to give me the best mix unless I do the prep work, which is Assembling a Creative Arts Team making sure my band is mixing themselves. This is called arranging the band. It's mandatory for music, and we will show you some very Chris Sammond DMC 103 solid demonstrations of what you need to do to get a great sound. Music The worship service doesn’t have to be divided into music and sermon. is not just about playing; it's about listening, too. As a music director This class provides suggestions and examples of how to use the creative you will have to tell your musicians, especially if they have never done arts to make the worship service flow like one seemingly uninterrupted this professionally, what, where, and when to play. There are some message. very simple arrangements that are commonly used to make the band sound great, lower the frustration of your sound guy and help your Farming Leaders congregation stay in the church. Phil Wing BTS 117 Jesus had the 12 disciples. Paul had Silas and Timothy. A good leader Using Multi-tracks, Loops, & Clicks in Worship invests in the next leader. How do we as worship leaders invest in and Larry Adams DMC 102 disciple the next worship leaders? Using Loops, MultiTracks, and ClickTracks in worship can seem intimidating, but it doesn't need to be. In this workshop, you will learn BAND AND VOCALS practical steps you need to take to implement them into your worship service this weekend and raise the sound quality of your band! We will Easy Arranging for Any Size Band build a worship set together from scratch, and you will leave the room Jon Nicol DMC 159 feeling confident that you can do this at YOUR church! Got a full band? Or no band? Whether your team has only a guitarist and piano player, or you can fill your platform full of musicians each week, this session will help you arrange songs that sound great for your band. Don’t worry, you won’t have to learn a bunch of stuffy, formal, theory-driven concepts about arranging. This is really “arrangement- hacking”—how to get the best sound in the simplest way. And no theory knowledge needed. You’ll learn three simple concepts to guide your arranging decisions whether you're dealing with ten instruments or two. 7 GENERAL

Mission Impossible Made Possible: Starting and Working a Kids Lifeway Reading Session Choir Roger O'Neel DMC 152 Doug Morgan BTS 102 In this session, we will be previewing a packet of Lifeway Worship's The books of the Bible. The Ten Commandments. The great stories of the latest choral music that will be yours to keep. We will be reading 10 new Bible. What do these have in common? They are all songs! You might songs that might work for your choir. have learned your books of the Bible to a “kids song” on a cassette tape at church or from your parents a home. Music engages parts of the Delivering Insight (An introduction to Logos 6) brain that enable people to absorb material, and it’s a wonderful way to connect with kids. We all love to sing as children and are told to stop the Joy Ware Miller BTS 203 older we get. Let music become a part of your ministry. It’s not that hard Unlock the Word of God like never before. Explore Logos 6 and Proclaim to start a kids choir. Come and find out how and if you have a kids choir, and find out the interactive opportunities to dig into the Word and visually come and share what worked for you! And YES ... there are freebies and see it come alive through the Psalm Explorer, Passage Guide and Media candy to give away!! Resources and more. Proclaim is a cloud-based church presentation software that allows pastors, worship teams, and other volunteers to use worship slides or sermon illustrations to collaborate on presentations, anywhere, anytime – on or offline.

2:45–3:30 p.m. CLOSING SESSION: MAXIMIZING YOUR WORSHIP (MATTHEW 2:15–12) DMC, JEREMIAH CHAPEL

8 FEATURED SPEAKERS

Jared Anderson Mark Smith

Jared Anderson is a Christian artist based at New Life Church in Mark Smith is a man who loves God, loves His people, loves to preach Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is a founding member of Desperation the Word, and loves to grow God’s Kingdom. He has a true pastor’s Band and has written worship songs such as Rescue, Amazed, and heart and his passion for preaching is evident in his preparation, Great I Am. Jared and his wife, Megan, have four children and are in delivery, and genuine love for people. A native of Columbus, Ohio, the process of adopting two more little ones from Haiti. You can keep up with all these happenings at jaredanderson.com. he has spent the last 31 years pursuing God’s call through preaching, teaching, and music ministries.

Mark serves as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Jackson in Mississippi. Prior to coming to First Baptist Jackson, he served for eight years as the senior pastor of Murdock Baptist Church in Port Charlotte, Florida, seeing that church steadily grow from 140 people to nearly 1,000. As a devoted expositor of God’s Word, he has a heart for advancing God’s Kingdom through discipleship and missions.

Mark spent the first 15 years of his ministry as a music and worship pastor, serving churches in Ohio and Georgia. He followed God’s call to preaching and teaching and earned a master’s degree in Christian education from Ashland Theological Seminary in 1998. Mark graduated from ATS in 1998 with a Master’s degree in Christian Education. His undergraduate degree is in music education from Ohio State University in 1987.

Mark is has been married to his wife, Toni, for 35 years. They have two grown sons, both of whom have also followed God’s call for ministry. GUEST SPEAKERS

Jeff Berry Brett Bzdafka

Jeff Berry is Vice President of Eaglemont Entertainment, an artist Over the years Brett Bzdafka has served in and around the church management company based in Franklin, Tennessee. His artist roster as an Associate Pastor of Discipleship, a Professor of Old and New includes Jason Gray, Aaron Shust, Sixteen Cities, Carrollton, Lauren Testament History, a missionary, and a worship leader. Born and Daigle, Jared Anderson, and David Dunn. Jeff also helped develop raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Brett currently serves as the Head of Church Canadian country artist, High Valley. Development at BoxCast, a live video streaming company founded and led by believers that specializes in helping churches broadcast online. After 15 years as an indie artist based in Texas, Jeff moved to Nashville Brett received his B.A. in pastoral studies from Moody Bible Institute in to put the years of experiences as an artist to work in managing artists Chicago, Illinois and his M.Div. in ministry leadership from Columbia and furthering their careers. International University in Columbia, South Carolina. Most of all, he enjoys talking with others about being a disciple of Jesus, spending time Jeff is a member of the Country Music Association, the Academy with his young son, Thaddeus, and rooting on the Cleveland Browns. of Country Music, the Canadian Country Music Association, the Gospel Music Association, ASCAP, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the Grammy’s). Doug Gould

Jeff serves on the Board of Directors for Christian Worship Resources, Inc. (Zoe Group), Justice and Mercy Doug Gould’s calling is to train and equip worship and technical International, and Rolling Hills Community Church. Jeff is married to Anna (his only successful blind date) and teams in the selection and operation of audio and music technology they reside in Franklin with their two boys, Jake and Parker, and a daughter, Elliston. as it applies to worship services. Over the last 12 years, he has been a very effective presenter at hundreds of worship conferences Dave Bickers all over North America and beyond, including National Worship Leader Conferences; Experience Conference; Worship God; Christian David Bickers serves as Worship Pastor at the Urbancrest Baptist Church Musician Summits; Integrity Seminars 4 Worship; Worship Together; in Lebanon, Ohio. He has been in full-time ministry for 34 years, the Ministry & Technology Expos and Seminars (MOTX), Breakforth; last 24 years in Ohio. David is married to Ginny Tunney Bickers and has Camp Electric; Worship Institutes and many others. two married daughters. He has a passion for equipping and discipling believers to become all God created them to be. David has worked with He is a veteran of the Pro Audio and Music Technology Industry for small churches and large national tours. almost 30 years serving in management roles at Shure, Tascam, and E-Mu Systems and has been a worship leader, musician, and tech at various churches for almost as long.

He is CEO and Founder of Worship MD (Market Development), a consulting firm that helps professional audio and music technology manufacturers build relationships with the church through education.

Joe Brownlee He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also find him at http://www.facebook.com/officialworshipmd. Joe Brownlee has been the Worship Arts Director at New Life Church, Gahanna, since 2007. Joe is an arranger and multi-instrumentalist Drew Greer and is one of the teaching pastors at New Life. Joe has taught music in one capacity or another for more than 30 years, and he provides Drew Greer has been playing guitar and bass for the last 14 years. arrangements and orchestrations for Sovereign Grace Music. Joe’s He has been involved with Jared Anderson, New Life Worship, passion is to see artists of all kinds use their gifts and talents to WorshipMob, and a number of other smaller, local projects in Colorado serve the local church. Joe’s wife, Jane, also serves in the Worship Springs and Denver. Worship has always been Drew’s primary Arts Ministry at New Life as the administrative assistant for the involvement, though his love of music has caused him to seek out ways department. to incorporate other styles into his playing. He loves to teach and hopes that his experience can be an asset to other musicians and worshipers.

9 Brannon Hancock Albert Kiteck

Brannon Hancock is a pastor, scholar, worship leader, and multi- Albert Kiteck has spent the last 10 years as a touring musician, session instrumentalist serving as Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and player, and business consultant in Nashville. He’s played for such artists Christian Ministry at Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University. as Audio Adrenaline, Sonic Flood, Britt Nicole, and many more along He has been planning and leading worship in local churches for 20 with guest fill-ins with Tenth Avenue North and Toby Mac. His heart has years. Brannon studied literature and music at Trevecca Nazarene always been a worshipper first, and second a teacher. He teaches guitar University in Nashville, Tennessee, and received master’s and doctoral yearly at Camp Electric in Nashville, and is passionate about helping degrees in theology and the arts from the University of Glasgow in the younger generation learn how to be successful in music, business, Scotland. He and his wife, Gloria (also a worship leader), have been finances, and life. married for 13 years and have been blessed with three children.

Amy Hutchison Kenny Lamm

Amy Hutchison is an active worshipper of the one true God using her Kenny Lamm, senior consultant for worship and music for the Baptist piano/keyboard skills to help lead others. She enjoys opportunities for State Convention of North Carolina, served 23 years as worship pastor collaborating, accompanying, or leading at the keyboard in worship. of Front Street Baptist Church in Statesville, North Caroline. The church Helping piano/keyboard players grow in their understanding and experienced worship renewal under his leadership and became a model abilities to enhance their contributions to the worship experience is a for many churches seeking to transform and improve their worship focused passion of her work. Her goal is to use her pedagogical and services. Kenny is a frequent worship clinician and guest worship leader. performance training, degrees, and experience to teach keyboard/ His heart for the nations has also taken him to international fields of piano skills and cultivate musical development. Interacting with service. He and North Carolina Baptist worship teams have led worship other keyboard/piano players is a highlight in her life. She is currently conferences and outreach events throughout Malaysia, Singapore, teaching in the Department of Music and Worship at Cedarville and two other countries in Asia. Kenny also spent a summer in Kuala University and Clark State Community College as well as being active in Lumpur, Malaysia, working with churches in worship renewal. Revisions worship ministries at church. of the curriculum developed for these events continue to be used extensively in equipping worship leaders in churches today around the world and are currently published in English and Chinese. Being married 30 years to Hutch with three children and a grandbaby girl on the way are some of the great blessings God has given to her. Also, being an Ohio State University graduate and serving at a church in Kenny received his bachelor’s degree in music from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, master’s Milwaukee, Wisconsin, makes Amy a confirmed Buckeye fan and avid Green Bay Packer fan. degree in church music from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was a Rice-Judson Scholar, and completed doctoral studies in worship to receive the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Kris Johnson Worship Studies from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.

Kris Johnson grew up in Wichita, Kansas and began mixing sound at the He is married to Sandy and has two children, Kevin and Katie. The family resides in Sanford, North Carolina. age of 6 in his church with is dad. His dad ran sound for the service and Kris was mixing the audio recording on a separate mixer. At the age of Jackie Lee 15 he ran sound for his first wedding solo. In high school he toured with a worship band as the audio engineer as well as working many different Jackie Lee has served in Children’s ministries, in various capacities, for large scale concerts like Degarmo & Key and White Heart. In college over 30 years. She understands how critical it is for children to not only Kris majored in theater sound and lighting and ran sound on several learn about God, but also to personally experience Him. Scripture is full occasions for Rich Mullins. He also mixed for Rick Alias during that of exhortations to give praise, worship, honor and thanksgiving to God. time. Kris' mom was a drama teacher/ director. Kris was the technical This is a vital part of our relationship with Him. Jackie believes we need director for all of her shows while he was in high school. Kris Moved to to teach our children to enter into worship in ways that allow them Colorado in 1995 and began working for a growing church as technical to experience God’s presence now and help them grow as worshiping director part time. In 2001 Kris' position went full time with this church and he served there five years. He built disciples. a team of volunteers from four to nearly 30 volunteers by the time he left in 2006 to work for New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Kris was audio engineer at New Life for three years when he made the decision to leave and run Sight and Sound Technologies full time.

Kris has mixed for many different artist over the years such as Starfield, Jared Anderson, the Desperation Band, Luke McElroy Paul Boloche, Jeremy Riddle, Danny Oertli, and David Crowder Band, and has been the system tech for Leeland, Lincoln Brewster, Newsong, and many others. Luke is the owner and founder of Orange Thread Media. Through his leadership, Orange Thread Media’s work has been seen worldwide on Kris and his wife, Tara, started Sight and Sound Technologies in 2007. The business quickly grew and they began tours and events including American Idol, Lady Antebellum, Winter Jam running the company full time in 2009. They help new and existing churches with their audio, video, lighting and many more! Luke is also the visionary behind the Playback Media, and portable staging systems. Kris and Tara and their eight kids live in Colorado Springs, until God calls them TripleWide Media and the new SALT Nashville: The Visual Worship elsewhere. Conference. His passion for people and relationships is the driving force behind his love of training leaders on how to create excellent, innovative Kirk Kirkland environments that impact lives. Luke currently resides in Nashville, TN and serves as the student ministry production coordinator at Fellowship Kirk Kirkland is an ordained minister, a respected worship leader, a Bible Church in Nashville, Tennessee. published songwriter, an in-demand studio singer, and a professional counselor. He was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida in the home You can follow Luke on social media: of two educators. Kirk was raised loving the church and the music of the Twitter: @lukemcelroy, Instagram: LukeMcElroy, Google+: Luke McElroy. church. He was trained in music education and has a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University. He felt called to ministry while in college Joy Ware Miller and has been in various forms of music ministry for more than 20 years. From 1999 to 2007, Kirk traveled and sang with his best friend, As a speaker, author, inspirational coach, President of iJoy Inspirations, Tim Henning, and their wives in a vocal group called Evidence. He felt Founder of Parents On Call and radio host, Joy Ware Miller has a called to additional ministry training later in his career and completed a powerful message of hope. As the voice of “Joy In The Morning” for master’s degree in counseling at Trevecca Nazarene University in 2008. over a decade, Joy successfully blended real life events into meaningful Since then he’s been the Minister of Music & Worship and the Pastoral Counselor at Judson Baptist Church in daily life lessons inspired by God, sharing spiritual wisdom and courage Nashville, Tennessee, where he resides with his wife of 15 years, Julianne, and their three children, Campbell, from her heart. As a National Presenter for Faithlife Corporation, Joy Kate, and Caleb. continues to be a part of conferences, retreats and special events across the country sharing the best in dynamic tools to encourage the hearts of christians and enrich their love for the Word of God.

When she is not speaking or writing, Joy enjoys life with her husband, Charles, and daughters, Lauren and Olivia, in San Antonio, Texas. However, she is a Buckeye native! O.H.I.O 10 Matt Moore Susan Plemons

Matthew Moore is a professional actor, director, and faculty member Susan Plemons is Assistant Professor of Worship at Cedarville in Cedarville University’s theatre program. He has a Master of Fine Arts University where she teaches Contemporary Voice and directs in classical acting and two decades of experience working with drama the women’s worship band, [re]kindle. She recently passed the in ministry settings. Matthew also has a passion for using Scripture Estill Vocal Training Basic Options for Voice Control exam and is as a dramatic text, so he founded Lamp and Light Productions to help pursuing certification as a Master Teacher of the Estill Vocal Training people experience the Bible in a different way. Matthew has performed method. Susan has served on the music faculties of the University his solo Scripture presentations at churches and other ministries across of South Florida, and Southeastern University. She was also the the country, including the Creation Museum in Kentucky. For more Minister of Music for Southside Baptist Church in Lakeland, Florida information, visit lampandlightproductions.com. and Cornerstone Baptist Church in Spring, Texas. While on church staff she began orchestra programs, concert series, and directed theatrical performances in addition to leading worship and worship Doug Morgan ensembles. She has taught music in K–12 classrooms and her choirs have received superior ratings at contests, performed choral premiers, and have been featured in performances on radio and TV in New Doug Morgan loves the Lord and His kids! He is in his 29th year of York and Orlando. Other conducting experience includes Assistant Conductor of the Dayton Philharmonic ministry working with children here in the Buckeye State! Doug has Orchestra Chorus and Assistant Conductor of the Singing Women of Florida. She has performed in regional served as Church Planter, Senior Pastor, Youth Pastor, Worship Leader, Broadway productions and is a featured soloist at home and abroad. Kids Kamp Director, and Custodian; however his favorite area is the Children’s Ministry! Doug believes that you can reach the entire family Chris Sammond through its children. Doug has come up with The OH REALLY FACTOR which states: “A great children’s ministry is not about money, programs, Chris Sammond began leading worship in January 1997 and has the number of workers, or even the number of kids coming. It’s about been serving as the Associate Pastor of Worship & Technology at YOU being willing to do what needs to be done, while maintaining a New Hope Baptist Church in Loveland, Ohio, since June 2011. Prior Christ like attitude in all things. Being a servant to His kids is not a part to accepting the call into full-time Christian service, Chris taught music and drama for several years in public and private schools and of our lives, it is our lives.” entertained a short career in radio. Chris holds a doctorate degree in worship theology from The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship He is currently serving as Worship & Children’s Pastor at The Brook in Bellbrook, Ohio. You can email him Studies in Orange Park, Florida, and the Master of Music Education [email protected]. Doug has been married to his wife, Christa, for more than 26 years and has and Bachelor of Music from Belmont University in Nashville, three grown children and one granddaughter. Tennessee. He is a strong advocate of worship-leading choirs and has sung in choirs for Don Moen, Lenny LeBlanc, Paul Baloche and others. When not leading worship, Chris can be found listening to his Rick Muchow collection of recordings from the 80’s on his many Apple products. He is married to Erika, and together they are the proud parents of Tony, Noah, and Chloe. Rick Muchow began his love for music and theatre as a small child in Greenwich Village in New York City. He came to know the Lord Kyle Scott while performing in the musical Godspell as a high school senior. He graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in music and Kyle Dean Scott is a drummer, a teacher, and a family man from soon followed God’s call into full-time music ministry. Rick has served Colorado Springs, Colorado. God developed a passion for worship as music pastor at several churches, the longest being Saddleback in him at a young age. At 10 years old he began playing drums in church and offered up his proverbial fish and loaves. Through Church in California. the last 17 years, God has multiplied Kyle’s efforts: He has played At that time he joined Saddleback, there were five volunteer professionally for several artists and bands, toured the nation, and musicians, a secretary, Rick, and a congregation of 1,500. There recorded on about a dozen albums. For the last six years he has was no music program to speak of, and because the church did not toured and recorded with Jared Anderson. He currently teaches drum lessons, hosts dance parties for his 2-year-old daughter, studies have its own building, the ministry had to rehearse in various church member homes. That year, the church history at the University of Colorado, and completes 1,000-piece experienced its largest numeric growth ever and expanded to 3,000 members. Under Rick’s leadership, more puzzles with his wife. than 1,000 volunteers were involved in Saddleback’s worship ministry. Rick was shepherding and managing a worship ministry larger than most churches and providing music, sound, lights, and video for 12 weekly services on campus and six regional campuses. Phil Wing Rick left his staff position at Saddleback Church in March 2012 and since has been leading worship, coaching For the past 13 years, Phil Wing has been the Gathering Director for leaders, and writing articles and worship songs. Apex Community in Dayton, Ohio. As one of the members of Apex’s Rick's website, www.rickmuchow.com, offers free coaching through practical Ask Rick Worship articles, daily pastoral team, Phil oversees the weekend gatherings and any other Facebook and Twitter posts, and a monthly newsletter. Additional coaching with Rick is now available through gathering environments within the Apex family. He can most often be the Coaching Subscription. The Coaching Subscription offers personal mentoring and services designed to found leading music with the band at one of Apex’s two campuses or enhance your personal ministry and/or ministry team. building into the leaders of the various gathering ministries. Phil has been married to Amber for 13 years and they have two children by birth, one by adoption, and two by foster care. Jon Nicol

Jon Nicol is the worship pastor at Heartland Church in Lexington, Ohio. Besides leading his own worship ministry, he coaches, trains, and encourages leaders and teams through live events, e-books, Production Services Group videos, and his blog. Jon’s writings and other resources can be found Production Services provides audio, video, and lighting technical at WorshipTeamCoach.com. He also writes for WorshipMinistry.com support for the University's daily chapel service and other campus and Musicademy.com. He’s blessed beyond measure to be husband to events. We approach every event, client, and task with a Gospel-driven Shannon and father to Aedan, Addison, Corbin, and a new baby girl focus that is marked by excellence in customer service. arriving at the end of January.

Roger O’Neel

Roger O’Neel serves as Associate Professor of Music and Worship and Director of the worship program at Cedarville University. He has served for 11 years as a full-time minister for worship and has a wealth of experience and knowledge in all aspects of traditional and contemporary worship. He received his Ph.D. in music theory from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996 and has been at Cedarville since 2002. 11 VENDORS AND CORPORATE SPONSORS

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