BANDS

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📌 Your Team Leaders are Rebekah Sligar (Band 1) & Georgie Rule (Band 2)

Welcome to the Band!

Please arrive on time and communicate to your Worship Leader well in advance if you are unable to make your service for some reason.

A Band has 3 main roles.
1. Worship Leader - Leads the worship and prepares the song choices
2. Band Leader - Leads the band musically, including preparing click tracks.
3. Musician - Participates in leading the congregation in worship with their instrument / voice.

Please arrive on time and communicate to your Worship Leader well in advance if you are unable to make your service for some reason.

All Band Members will now be responsible for the set up of their own instrument (including microphones for vocalists). You will receive training for this as required.

The following is a more detailed breakdown of the responsibilities of each role;

Worship Leader

• Understand the vision by communicating with the Preacher about the scripture and focus for sermon.
• Prepare the worship service by choosing songs and scripture that work together to communicate, celebrate and teach these truths from scripture and glorify Christ.
• Communicate set list with the band.
• Prepare and lead "Time in the Word" before the service. This can be delegated.
• Lead any worship dialogue in between songs during the worship service.
• Cue and communicate the "DC KIDS" transition
• Prepare Call to Worship out of sermon and into final set. This is usually best done during the sermon as key points of worship are captured. Those key points then need to be linked to the lyrics of the final set.
• Prepare Prayer for final prayer
• Thank the congregation for joining us for the service & remind them to collect their children from next door.
  
  

Band Leader

• Understand the vision from the Worship Leader
• Create a new click track file for any songs that require it.
• Prepare the Service Project in Ableton with all of the song’s click tracks gathered together.
• Arrange the songs and transitions in a way that facilitates the worship vision.
• Set up the Ableton computer before rehearsal.
• Lead the band during rehearsals and the service, to musically achieve the worship vision.
• Adapt to changes and solve technical problems, such as;
  • Sometimes, the band leader will be required to make adjustments to Ableton on the fly. Large scale alterations might not be possible. The band leader should make notes of changes for midweek preparations next time.
  • Ableton Malfunctions: Restart, problem solve, etc. If it’s unfixable on the morning, decide the best course of action (run without tracks, maybe play a pad on other software).

Musician

• Worship through and practice the songs on the setlist to be ready for Sunday.
• Arrive on time for "Time in the Word" (7.45am)
• Set up personal instrument.
• If set up early, help the Production Team set up.
• Worship Jesus in spirit and in truth with all your heart and musical gifting!

Please arrive on time and communicate to the Worship Service Director well in advance if you are unable to make your allocated service time for some reason.

6.45am - Time in the Word
7.00am - Venue Opens / Set Up Instrument / Help bump in sound.
7.30am - Band Rehearsal starts / Production bump in lighting
8.30am - Band Rehearsal ends / Pre-Service Prayer.
8.45am - Pre-Service Begins (Cinema 3 Opens)
9.00am - Service Starts
10.30am - Service ends. / Bump Out
10.45am - Congregation Ushered Out of Cinemas
11.00am - Venue Closed

Thank you for your willingness to serve in the Worship Team! Your role is vital in creating an inviting environment for worship in our Sunday services. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to your Team Leader, or the Worship Service Director.