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Role of Music & Worship
By Gary & Alisa Linn
Mar 25, 2003, 17:07
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Role of Music & Worship
Music plays an important role in worship. It soothes one's soul and lifts the
spirit.. It also creates atmosphere. Have you ever noticed how movie
productions use music to stimulate suspense, humor, and deep emotions? How
can you use music to create attitude and emotion, and what types of music
should you use?
Making Music Fit the Purpose
When thinking of children's music, most adults think of cute, silly, kiddy
sounding tunes with lots of body movement and actions. While that style of
music has its time and place, there is so much more to offer children!
Children enjoy action songs, but they can also enjoy sincere, slow,
worshipful songs that lead them into the presence of God Almighty. It's
necessary to have a well-balanced selection for your kids and keep in mind
the tone you want to create in that part of the service. For example, if
you're going to be teaching on a heavy topic that will require their
undivided attention, don't hype them up with action songs or alternative
music and expect them to instantly slow down for serious concentration when
your teaching begins. Use the type of music that fits the attitude you need
for that particular part of the service.
Music can be used in several different parts of the service, such as during
the regular song worship and altar time, creating an inviting atmosphere
while the children arrive, developing a certain mood while telling a story,
and adding excitement while playing a game. Let the music help set the
attitude and emotion needed for that particular part of the service. For
example, music played while kids are arriving doesn't always have to be an
on-the-cutting-edge style to hype them up because it plays an important part
in how they will respond later in the service. One well-known children's
pastor always uses slower, worshipful music while the children arrive. He
plays up-beat music that stimulates a lot of energy just before they leave to
go home. On the other hand, if a particular service is a all game review day
or a contest culmination and party, more active pre-service music is
appropriate for the setting you are trying to create. Similarly, many
children's pastors like to play more alternative style music in the
background during game time, but not during worship time. Or, if you feel the
need to build the kids' enthusiasm for being at church as they aren't trained
to worship yet, start with more active songs and gradually keep slowing the
pace of various songs until you lead into slow worship at the end of your
song worship time. Then the kids will be more thoughtful, focused on God, and
ready to hear from Him. Make the music fit your purpose and you'll be helping
yourself to reach your service goals!
What Should I Look for in a CD?
It's also good to use quality, contemporary music (Contemporary doesn't refer
only to fast-paced music.) in a split-trax format. You can use the music with
the words to teach the song and then move on to music without the words once
the children know the song. The Outlet Mall music page has several spit-trax
kids' worship CDs in various musical styles. You can listen to the sound
clips to choose the ones you like best!
Copyright Concerns
Whatever music you use, also keep in mind the copyright laws. You may want to
check with the director of music at your church for royalties needed to
create transparencies, video, or PowerPoint presentations. Your church may
also already have a program set up to legally produce transparencies, etc. Of
course, there are people who are putting out royalty-free music that are
exceptional to use with special ministry performances as well as royalty-free
music for kids' worship transparencies. In the Music area of the Outlet Mall,
you can find royalty-free music for both performances and transparencies.
© by Gary & Alisa Linn
Children's Ministry Today
info@childrensministry.org
© Copyright 2003 by Children's Ministry Today
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