If you’ve ever wondered about songwriting for your local church… how to get started, how to build a culture of songwriting, how to co-write effectively… then this webinar is for you! Our good friend Chris Vacher from C4 Church (near Toronto, Canada) shares absolute gold on this topic, and it’s SO practical. He covers things like:
- Why it’s important to write (and sing) your own songs in your church
- Why you should write WITH other people, not just on your own
- How to build a culture of co-writing on your team
- How to facilitate songwriting retreats
- How their church has used this approach to write over 150 songs together, introduce 15 to their congregation, and record 4 of them on their first church worship project
Chris has created an e-book distilling some of these principles, called “Write Worship Songs“, which is a really practical guide for those considering getting started in their local church (or, for those looking to improve at it!). He’s generously made this available to our community for FREE (thanks Chris!) — all you need to do is visit the link below, add the e-book to your cart, and use the discount code “vocalist” in the checkout. Check out his other amazing resources there too, he has a great blog and some other great e-books full of so much wisdom!
Get the “Write Worship Songs” E-Book
We apologize that the recording isn’t perfect — there were a couple connection issues during the webinar, so you’ll notice a few times where Chris gets cut off mid-sentence.
Excellent, Chris…ive had this on my heart to do for a long time now (years)…by God’s Grace I will be bringing this before our worship leader…love how u say “we will be known by our love for one another…and also by how we write songs together!” Psalm 133 says that God commands a blessing where there is unity so writing together with one heart and purpose makes sense…God bless u and continue to give u more songs that will bring Him glory!
Yes, such a great message!
Hi there. How do I watch this after it was broadcast? Is there a link to the recording?
Hi Shae! As long as you are logged into your Worship Vocalist account, you will be able to watch the whole video right here on this page! Just click play on the video above. Let us know if you’re having trouble and we’ll try to troubleshoot!
This was awesome! I’ve recently joined my churches worship team and I’m going through what they call “infuse” where they prepare people to be on stage and work with the equipment. I’m new to singing in church but I’ve been involved with bands and performing for several years and I’m working on staying humble as we go through this process. I just want to get started! LOL This church has multiple locations and I’m pretty sure they don’t write original pieces. The idea of writing original music is exciting to me and would love to bring up the idea of creating original material. I’ll have to test the waters with this group. Thank you for the sharing the e book.
For sure! Humility and patience are so incredibly important (at all times!!) but especially when starting on a new team. Remain in that place of humility with an open heart and hands, ready and willing to serve when and where needed! That’s the best thing you can do to pave the way for future conversations about introducing new things (including the idea of writing original songs!).