Before We Gather: Devotions for Worship Leaders and Teams

"Before We Gather is a devotional guide to focused scriptural reflection and prayer, written for worship leaders, teams, and volunteers to set the stage for a dynamic, Spirit-filled worship experience"--
"When God's people gather together for worship, God's work isn't bound by our readiness or lack of preparation. Still, there is great power in doing the work of preparation and prayer. Pre-service prayers help to set the tone of a worship gathering--establishing the atmosphere, readying hearts, galvanizing ministry-mindedness, and cultivating watchful hope. In Before We Gather, Zac Hicks, author of the best-selling book The Worship Pastor, provides a unique devotional resource that focuses the attention of worship teams and individuals on God and puts them in a worshipful frame of heart and mind. A compendium of field-tested devotionals specifically designed for pre-service prayer times, each entry has a simple, three-part format: read a passage, reflecton it, and then spend time in focused prayer that will propel worshipers into the service. The fifty-two entries can be used once a week over the course of an entire year and are also indexed according to themes, individual Scripture verses, and the church calendar, allowing you to adapt and use this resource in the way that best fits your context. Before We Gather offers biblical reflection in a simple, engaging style, helping worship teams to develop a rich and robust theology of worship through the practice of prayer"--
A 52-week devotional for ministry leaders and worship teams to prepare their hearts and minds for the service and make the worship experience of their church more meaningful.Anyone involved in organized worship has probably seen what worship can be, and they've wondered: How can we tap into that transformative spirit more often? How can we overcome the problems of urgency, fatigue, and the temptation to just go through the motions? How can we gather before God, consistently ready to receive his presence?In Before We Gather, Zac Hicks—author of the best-selling book The Worship Pastor—provides a unique, year-long devotional that focuses the attention of worship teams and individuals on God. This book offers biblical reflection in a simple, engaging style, helping worship teams set the tone of a gathering by developing a rich theology of worship through the practice of prayer.Full of field-tested devotionals specifically designed for pre-service prayer times, each entry has a simple, three-part format: read a passage, reflect on it, and then spend time in focused prayer that will propel worshipers into the service.The 52 entries can be used once a week over the course of an entire year and are also indexed according to themes, individual Scripture verses, and the church calendar, allowing you to adapt and use this resource in the way that best fits your context.
Before We Gather is a devotional guide to focused scriptural reflection and prayer, written for worship leaders, teams, and volunteers to set the stage for a dynamic, Spirit-filled worship experience.