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2027 TABLE SONGS WORSHIP LEADER COHORT

As worship leaders, we often feel alone in learning and improving, but the truth is this: With a community of committed peers, we find lasting growth beyond the average class or course.

 

Worship leaders carry a lot beyond the music and visible ministry. How do we lead a variety of people, work within organizational systems, and keep ourselves healthy under the pressure? Few of us have had direct education or training to master these on our own.
We all want growth, but do we invest in it?

 

Here is what an investment in a cohort with Table Songs hopes to offer.


The Five Lenses: Five ways to learn about worship leadership and all that it entails.


FOUNDATIONS: By God’s grace, we rest on the shoulders of many who came before us. Learning to apply historical and theological frameworks, deepen our ability to track with our pastor and church’s larger movement. 


IDENTITY: Maturing and deepening our character provides resilience. Our identity rests on the foundation of Christ’s work. Knowing both who we are and WHOSE we are, makes up our identity. 


 TOOLS: Learning and applying the right tools and practices improves our effectiveness and saves us precious energy. More than what works, it's about what matters.


 LEADERSHIP: Understanding what leadership is and isn’t determines how well we serve our church and how long we serve in ministry. Worship leaders lead people, not weekly events. 


COMMUNITY: Transformational relationships are better than transactional ones. Peers and mentors help create a deeper, authentic self-awareness. Don’t go it alone.


Here’s a bit more about the cohort structure and content:

  • Nine (9) Month Commitment

  • 8 monthly online coaching workshop sessions for all participants.

  • Custom practices and monthly activities for growth

  • Weekly online small-group meetups with peers and a coach.

  • In-person fall retreat full of learning and inspirational experiences.​

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Each workshop session reinforces all five lenses: foundation, identity, tools, leadership, and community. These will engage you in the cohort with eight online workshops, weekly small groups, and the annual Table Songs in-person retreat in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Online workshop sessions deliver fresh wisdom and inspiring mentoring, which include additional off-line materials such as books and useful worksheets, worked on individually and with your small group. You will receive relatable stories to set the stage, leadership principles to stretch your thinking and practical tools to wear on your belt—all of which are anchored in an authentic community of worship leaders.
 

WHAT SOME OF LAST YEAR'S COHORT HAVE TO SAY

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WORKSHOP SESSIONS 

Rich Kirkpatrick, Erik Gaylo, and special guests will host 60-minute monthly workshop sessions. Each will include dialogue and Q&A and is also designed to stimulate small-group interactions. Eight of these are online, ending with the rest at our in-person retreat and experience.


SESSION 0 | Orientation/On-boarding
A time to get to know the leaders, your cohorts, and what to expect.
SESSION 1 | Foundations 1 
Biblical and Historical Frameworks (Part 1)  A lesson on what we do as worship leaders, now and then. Learn to articulate what your worship leading is based on.
SESSION 2 | Identity 1: Who Am I?  
Resilience through a healthy identity. We are more than what we do. Dealing with people includes difficult and messy situations. The secret is to prepare a strategy for how to handle these.

SESSION 3 | Leadership 1: More Than a Title. 
Learn how to lead staff, recruit volunteers, and deal with budgets, boards, and bosses. 
SESSION 4 | Tools 1: The Creative Process.  
Worship leading requires improving our innovation and creativity. Learn the creative process in three steps; discover, develop, deliver  

SESSION 5 | Community 1: We Are Better Together.  
Community is more than a good hang, it’s how we professionally grow. Learn in community:  find a friend, choose a mentor, and invite an apprentice.  

SESSION 6 | Identity 2: An Examined and Devoted Life  
Laments and other ancient practices that heal us. Leading through suffering and disappointment. 
SESSION 7 | Tools 2: How To Write Prayers For Your Church 
Songwriting essentials for the local worship leader and rules for the local church: Is the song singable, spiritual, and sensible?
SESSION 8 | Leadership 2: What To Do When Things Go Wrong.  
Learn to use multi-framing to plan, solve, and lead, and to problem-solve with leadership frameworks that solve the issues you face.

SESSION 9 | Foundations 2: Biblical and Historical Frameworks (Part 2)*  
What worship is and what it should be. Hint: it's more than choosing a worship set.  
SESSION 10 | Community 2: The Gift Of Sitting At The Table.*  
Storytelling, story measuring. What is the story we are telling? How to speed growth from learning best practices. 

 

*These are in-person sessions at the annual retreat in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 

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