ALLIANCE WORSHIP RESOURCES

CORE VALUES

POLICIES

WORSHIP RESOURCES

AVL RESOURCES

CHORD CHARTS

Each member of the worship team should be growing in their knowledge, love, and obedience to the Lord through regular devotion. This should include reading/studying God’s Word, times of personal prayer alone with the Lord, and growth in other spiritual disciplines such as scripture memory, sacrificial giving, silence and solitude, serving, evangelism, and disciple making. The goal is that each member is as capable with the Bible as they are with their instrument or voice. As servant leaders, we should be both the lead worshipers and worship leaders, pouring out full devotion unto God through music and modeling and encouraging others to do the same.

Each member of the worship team should seek to grow in their skill of their instrument or voice. Although there are many different levels of musicianship on the team, each should strive to improve through means of practice, lessons, personal research, and coaching conversations with the Worship Director and Tech Director, whether formal or informal. The goal is not to be the best musicians in town, but rather, to bring the best of what we have as an offering to the Lord, for His ultimate glory.

DRESS CODE (WOMEN)

Why?

To consider others above ourselves
To love our neighbor
To draw attention to God, not ourselves
To let our adornment be our countenance, not our clothing
To consider appropriateness over trendiness

What?

Policy / Guidelines
- A policy to consider as you choose your outfit for both Thursday practice and Sunday worship
- See “How” below
Emergency kits
- Acknowledging that things can occur even with the best of planning, an emergency kit will be available in the green room for minor repairs such as missing buttons, etc.
Emergency Sweaters
- Sweaters of varying sizes will be available for use if deemed necessary.
- If you are asked by senior leadership to wear an emergency sweater, please do so with humility knowing it is from the heart of the “Why” above.
- Best practice would be to follow the rules below to avoid needing an emergency sweater.

How?

Dresses / skirts
- No dresses or skirts at this time due to the height of the stage.
Shirts
- Cover shoulders
  - No bare shoulders
  - No tank tops
  - No spaghetti straps
Cover back
- No holes or gaps in the back
Cover midriff
- No crop tops
- No exposed skin while arms are raised
- No chance of a wardrobe malfunction
Cover front
- Modest neckline (no cleavage or plunging)
- Not breast enhancing
- No bra showing
- Not tight / form fitting
- Camis are a girl’s best friend
Pants
- No leggings or yoga pants (even on Thursday nights)
- Not tight
- Not form fitting
- Not low riding
- No holes
- Easy to hook your pack onto
Shoes
- Moderate height as we are already higher on the stage
- Comfortable
- Not a tripping hazard
- Wider heel preferred over stiletto

DRESS CODE (MEN)

PREPARATION (Personal Excellence)

The goal of preparation is to be musically ready for rehearsal and ultimately Sunday service with the standard of undistracting excellence. This means every song, every part, and every transition between songs is MEMORIZED. Once music is memorized, we can lift our eyes and truly lead our church. This is expected to be done before rehearsals and you should be ready to play at Sunday service readiness at rehearsal. At rehearsal we will put together our collective preparation and iron out any inconsistencies.

Expectations:

Listen to all of the songs in the correct arrangements for the given week
If there is a question on which arrangement, contact the Worship Director
Listen multiple times – you want to know what your instrument/voice is going to do in every section of each song
Listen to how your part fits with the rest of the band – this will prepare you for rehearsal as a band
Study the given resources on Planning Center
Know the flow of the song via the chord charts
Watch the tutorials that are provided for given instruments – you are accountable for these
Learn from previous Live Streams
If we have done the song before, pay attention to ABF’s specific arrangements.
Seek other helpful resources
Use YouTube to find instrument tutorials or covers
Research how to best play your instrument in the worship context
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
Play with a click or metronome
Play until you have each song MEMORIZED – charts will be provided at rehearsal but the goal is memorization by Sunday Service

If there is ever a question regarding preparation or Sunday morning, contact the Worship Director.

REHEARSAL (Personal Excellence)

The goal of weekly rehearsal is to practice each song/element of the weekly service in preparation of the Sunday service. This is NOT the time to learn the music for the weekend; personal preparation should happen before rehearsal.

Rehearsal Times:

Thursday Night – 6:30pm (unless otherwise specified)
Sunday Morning – 7:30am (unless otherwise specified)

Expectations:

Arrive early to set up
If you are a vocalist, take this time to warm-up
This includes all instruments set up, in-ears, music stand, etc.
Be ready for DOWNBEAT at rehearsal times
DO NOT ARRIVE AT REHEARSAL TIME
If you are going to be late (stuck in traffic/family emergency/scheduling conflict) – text or call the Worship Director ASAP
Be patient during soundcheck and allow time for Tech Director to adjust
Chord Charts will be provided for you
You may use personal printed charts with your notes – just make sure the personal chart matches the given chart in both Key and Arrangement
Follow directions from Worship Director and ask questions to clarify
Respectfully point out any areas of growth in performance as you hear them – wait until after Worship Director gives initial feedback
Adjust your In-ear monitors as needed
If your mix is not sounding correct or is not helping your play/sing to the best of your ability – ASK FOR HELP. It is the job of the Tech Director and Worship Director to help- so ask!
Mark down any notes needed in chord chart
Do not play/talk/make noise while someone is talking or giving notes
Play through RUNTHROUGH like it is Sunday Morning
This includes musicianship as well as leadership – make sure our stage presence (body), countenance (face), and singing are joyful and model heartfelt worship – this does not mean perform or be something that you are not, just that we seek to be lead worshipers and worship leaders.

SOUND CHECK (Personal Excellence)

The goal is to ensure that every instrument and voice is heard and is dialed in. This will affect our in-ear monitors, Front of House (FOH) mix, and Live Stream mix so this time is very important.

Expectations:

Arrive early to set up
If you are a vocalist, take this time to warm-up
This includes all instruments set up, in-ears, music stand, etc.
Only one instrument plays at a time
Sound check your instrument/voice at performance levels
Do not talk to ensure clear communication between band and Tech Director
Be patient and allow time for the Tech Director to adjust
Ask questions if something is not sounding correct

SUNDAY MORNING (Personal Godliness, Personal Excellence)

The goal of Sunday morning is to serve our church by facilitating our service with undistracting excellence in our musical performance and leadership. This is the culmination of all the preparation and rehearsal of music and leadership to serve our people in singing and bringing greatest glory to our Lord.

Sunday Schedule:

Call-Time – 7:30am – in the Auditorium
Team Meeting – 7:45am – in the Studio (3rd floor)
Runthrough – 8:00am – in the Auditorium

Team Meeting:

This is a time for everyone involved in the Sunday service to come together to talk through the Order of Service and answer any questions regarding the morning. There is coffee and some light refreshments in the studio space that everyone is welcome to have. We will close our team meeting in prayer, praying over the service, through the songs, and over our pastor as he brings God’s Word.

Expectations:

Arrive early to set up
If you are a vocalist, take this time to warm-up
This includes all instruments set up, in-ears, music stand, etc.
Make sure to wear clothes that follow our dress code
Everyone attends the Team Meeting
Play through RUNTHROUGH like it is a live service
This includes musicianship as well as leadership – make sure our stage presence (body), countenance (face), and singing are joyful and model heartfelt worship – this does not mean perform or be something that you are not, just that we seek to be lead worshipers and worship leaders.
Everyone is on stage during the service countdown
The worship team will sit during preaching in at least one service
This is important for core value of Personal Godliness
If there are no seats available (praise God!), then the worship team will sit in the atrium
Coffee will still be available during and in between services
Before, after, and in-between services, greet/talk to members of the congregation
Sunday morning is a family gathering and it is our joy as leaders of the service to welcome people into our home. There are many stories of how these times of engagement have ministered to our church.

IMPROVEMENT (Personal Growth)

The goal of improvement is that each team member will seek out ways to grow in their musical abilities. It is expected that every team member is seeking to be a better musician and leader for the sake of our church and the sake of God’s glory.

Expectations:

Everyone learns the Nashville Numbers System for chords
This is the best way to learn how to transpose
Seek out helpful resources
Research how to best play your instrument in the worship context
Learn how to craft tones and sounds that fit the worship context
Learn other worship songs outside of the weekly worship set
It is important to note that worship music is its own genre of music which requires a specific sound and style of playing – this may be different than what you typically listen to so learn this genre of music and how to play it well
Learn how your instrument fits in the context of a mix
This can help determine how each instrument is playing and how tone is crafted