Karitos 2008 Worship Track
TJ Harris infuses Living Water Community Church’s Worship Arts Department with God’s heartbeat through his love, authenticity and leadership since 2001. He empowers artists to explore and expand their gifts, elevating them to be the people God has destined. Tj is a gifted worship leader and songwriter.
Releasing Your Church’s Individual Sound.
Have you ever thought how amazing your church worship could be if you only had the right team? Believe it or not you already do! God has given your team all it needs to release the individual sound He has for your particular church. Come discover how to identify and release your church’s individual sound in worship.Postmodern Worship
The church has a new challenge on the horizon. Besides the identity crisis she finds herself involved in pertaining to worship styles - battles regarding liturgy vs. contemporary - another dark horse has emerged… It’s called postmodernism. What is postmodernism? How do we, as the keepers of worship and arts for our churches, go about attracting this new breed of worshippers and how do we incorporate in our churches artistic thoughts and languages from the new postmodern era? Come and get some relevant insights and simple ideas on how we as churches can widen our influence in our current age.Creating an Artistically Integrated Worship Service
This class will cover how to holistically infuse the arts in a weekly gathering, thereby re-defining corporate worship.
Vivian Hibbert, worship leader, author, teacher, is a regular faculty member of the International Worship Institute held annually in Dallas and also the International Worship Symposium
Prophetic Worship
Prophetic worship is simply worship where we allow the Lord to talk back to His people. In this class, we will be examining the biblical and theological precedent for worship of this sort, and looking at the practical steps that are necessary in order to introduce this aspect of worship to our churches.
Prophetic Song (Practical Application)
In this class we will cover a series of practical and biblical exercises that lay a foundation for developing the prophetic song with our worship team members and our congregations. We will learn how to become skillful in prophetic singing and release this gift in others.
Where on Earth is God?
Sometimes trying to find the Lord in the same old ways and in the same old places traps and discourages us. In this teaching, we will learn how to find Him on bad days as well as the good; in darkness as well as in the worship service; on the mountaintops and in the valleys.
David’s Worship Team: Our Life and Ministry Application
There is so much to learn from the life, calling and ministry of the musicians and singers in David’s Tabernacle. The requirements that were placed on his worship ministers have a very relevant application for worship team members in our churches today. In this class we will look at the work, devotion, skill, unity, dedication and personal lives of David’s worship ministers.
Worshiping Warriors
It is very important for worship ministers in these days to understand the very close relationship between worship, intercession and spiritual warfare. We will study these three issues and how we can use our musical giftings to become more effective as intercessors in the church.
Fragrance of the King
The Bible describes seven fragrances that emanate from the King. Each of these perfume our lives with His character and nature. This teaching will show you ways to open your life and ministry to the beauty and fragrance of the King.
Pastor Cory Ratliff is Director of Fine Arts and Minister of Music at Sign of the Dove Church in Waukegan, IL. His latest album is “Let Your Glory Return to this Temple”. He ministers extensively both locally and internationally. In addition to his passion for worship, Cory loves to dance and we at Karitos affectionately refer to him as “the dancin’ worship leader”.
Worship Leading
Pastor Cory Ratliff will give helpful tips and words of encouragement to both new and veteran worship leaders, and to those who are on worship teams. Come and share in his understanding of this great Levitical Call.
Rev. Debra Stackhouse has an anointed and diverse ministry ranging from instructing musicians in their spiritual responsibilities before God to instruction in the scriptures, Jewish roots and administration. She is currently Minister of Spiritual Development at the Sign of the Dove Church in Waukegan, IL, establishing discipleship schooling, developing ministers and mission training.
Administrating Your Gift, Maximizing Your Effectiveness
Many creative people are deficient in organizational skills. Learn the tools and techniques needed to organize your ministry for maximum results and minimal burnout.Your Church: A House of Prayer or a House of Pride?
Tools you can use to accurately assess your church's prayer health, and ways to use the results to determine some practical "next steps" for your congregation.
Lynn Zuk-Lloyd, author of Awaken Me! Crying Out for More of the Lord, is a professional graphic designer, illustrator and ad writer. She also creates inspiration pieces, short stories and DVDs that encourage people on their faith journey. She loves to talk about Jesus and do workshops.
Words That Awaken
God wants our heart’s desire to be centered on Jesus. This workshop shows how words can help us to do this in creative, fun and exciting ways as we practice putting into words the praise, prayers and cries of our heart.