Worship


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As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another,

as good stewards of God's varied grace'

-1 Peter 4:10

 

Gathered Worship

At Purley Baptist, we believe that gathered/corporate worship is important for meeting with the Lord, and we encourage one another in this as far as possible.

'the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the LORD'-Psalm 102:22

'for where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them'-Matt 18:20

 

“Gathered worship excites me because it is just beautiful how it unites people. No matter who you are or where you've come from etc. we all stand and sing the same words, at the same time, in the same place, worshipping the same God. It's wonderful and uplifting!”-Meryl

 

The Worship Team

We currently have 47 worship team members whom are split into 7 bands. Generally, musicians are assigned to a particular band(s) to facilitate the growth of relationships within them. Between us, we play for the Sunday services, weekly services and any special events.

 

Quarterly Structure

We recently implemented a quarterly time plan in which to organise things, as this simple chart shows:

CD of Quarter 1, 2012

10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman

Activity

Month 1

Month 2

Month 3

1. CD of the Quarter

X

   

   

   

 

2. The Hub

   

X

 

   


3. Enter away dates

   

 

X

X

   

4. Release Rota

 

X

Each 3-month Quarter has 4 main elements:

 

1. CD of the Quarter

Every quarter, we introduce a commercials CD to our church to enrich personal and gathered worship.


2. The Hub

This is an event to bring together all band members for a tiem of pray worship and practical activities such as leaning new songs and how to craft a song.


3. Enter away dates

Musicians need to enter, into our online co-ordinating system, any dates in the forthcoming quarter on which they cannot play.


4. Release Rota

Once the rota has been compiled, it is publichs to all band members to accept/decline any dates. Our online system also provides access to playlists to listen to songs in any key with the tabs and lyrics.


Album of 2012 Q1-10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman

"This album is more than the sum of its parts - and I have found it enormously helpful in my walk with God over the last couple of months. The first track is not to my taste - but the middle tracks are excellent. If you enjoy contemporary worship music then this album is for you."-Peter Russell, Worship Co-ordinator

 
"10,000 Reasons is 'good food for the soul'. Each track has a real depth to explore about spiritual truths and God's amazing character. I particularly like 'Here for you' for its musical flow and addictive chorus, 'Never once' and 'Where would we be' for their determined beats that emphasise that God is faithful and we are nothing without Him, and 'Endless Hallelujah' for its gentleness and warm cello accompaniment. I don't have a favourite track at the moment, but you sure couldn't ask for more variety!"-Meryl Ching, Worship Co-ordinating Assistant

Interested in joining the Worship Team?

If you play an instrument, sing and/or compose and would like to join us, please could you complete the application form below. Please download the:

(A) Excel (.xls) file-complete it, save it, and email it to Peter and Meryl (see below), or

(B) PDF (.pdf) file (if you do not have access to Excel)-print it out, complete it by hand and give it to Peter or Meryl at Church (or post it to the Church Office for the attention of Peter Russell).

 

Any other questions?

Please get in touch with us via worshipatpurleybaptist@gmail.com.

Peter Russell, Worship Co-ordinator

Meryl Ching, Worship Co-ordinating Assistant

 

 

Last updated:2012-01-23

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