We do our best to resource our team in a variety of ways so our team can be as prepared as possible each and every week. One tool that we use is called "rehearsal mix" by MultiTracks.com. Before I walk you through how to use it, let me tell you why we use it!WHYRehearsal mix is an incredible resource for our team because it allows everyone to learn their parts more efficiently and effectively. It ...  Read More

So here is part 2 for the Best Lighting for Video series.  This video covers how we think about lighting for worship leaders as well as speakers.  It addresses the primary kinds of fixtures (Wash and Spot) used in worship lighting.  It speaks about the use of moving fixtures and also includes what we think about color choice and how/why we use haze.  This video is a little long and can be started ...  Read More

All my lighting and video people check this out!  Here is a short video showing standard best practices for how we best light a speaking subject for video.  This resource primarily covers how we light a single subject speaker but works for any of our speaker scenarios.  We light singers and platform personnel differently than this.  Stay tuned for more lighting resources for worship....  Read More

If you have spent any time around the CG Worship team, I'm sure that you've heard us say things like, We Come Prepared in Character and Craft, We Choose Servanthood Over Stardom and We Edify Over Envy. These phrases and the others found in our worship manifesto are foundational to help us remember "The Why" so we don't fall prey to the traps that are so easy to give into. I wanted to unpack a comm...  Read More

The two words that come to mind when I think of padding underneath a speaking moment are: simple and sensitive. Simple because the goal in a moment like this is to support the communicator. Anything that is overly complex would draw attention to you and not what is being said. This requires discernment to what the moment needs. Sensitive because it is so easy for keys players to come out and play ...  Read More

The heartbeat of what kind of team we want to be here at CG Worship is found in our Worship Manifesto.  We start with the why, and evaluate everything that we do (the how), even things as simple as "What should I wear on a Sunday?" One aim in our manifesto is, we choose servanthood over stardom. I believe it is important that the driving factor behind our decision of what clothes we wear on a Sund...  Read More