Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming Worship Services Paperback - 2011

From the rear cover

Reenergize your worship planning

No matter how great Sunday's worship service was, there's always another Sunday service just around the corner, waiting to be planned--a reality that forces most pastors and church leaders into a continual state of stress. Can you relate?

Engage is your step-by-step, stress-free guide to planning creative worship services that allow for true life change. Comprehensive in scope, Engage provides teaching pastors, worship leaders, and volunteers with the tools they need to work together to develop and implement a worship planning system that improves communication, enhances creativity, and honors Jesus every week.

Worshiping God should never be stressful or business-as-usual. If you're ready for a positive change in your worship planning, it's time to Engage.

Nelson Searcy started The Journey Church of the City in New York City in 2002. The Journey is a 2,000-member multi-site church with locations across New York City and Boca Raton, Florida. His newsletter for pastors and church leaders, Church Leader Insights, now reaches more than 80,000 subscribers and continues to grow by hundreds each month. Prior to starting The Journey, he served as the director of The Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback Church.

Jason Hatley is the pastor of worship arts at The Journey Church. Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com, Jason has spoken at the Willow Creek Arts Conference and The Purpose Driven Worship Conference, as well as seminars around the country. Currently, Jason serves at The Journey's newest location in Boca Raton, Florida.

Jennifer Dykes Henson is a writer, wife, and mom to two young girls. She has coauthored several bestselling books, including The Generosity Ladder and Tongue Pierced. Previously, Jennifer worked with Dr. Charles Stanley as the marketing communications manager for In Touch Ministries. She lives with her family in Atlanta, Georgia.