Psalm 96 v 1-4: “Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.

Sing to the LORD, praise His name; proclaim His salvation day after day.

Declare His glory among the nations, His marvellous deeds among all peoples.

For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; He is to be feared above all gods.”

• This course will delve deep into who God is, what His vision of local church worship should look like and provoke deeper questions into the framework, format and content of our songs and methods for leading worship.

• Students will be equipped with a deeper vision of who God is and what His will for creation is. Furthermore, students will envision, develop and form their own worship leading philosophy, whilst understanding and appreciating their unique ministry methodology. Students will be encourage to consider again their ministerial foundations, and theological, philosophical and musical frameworks in praxis.

• This course requires students to undertake various tasks – reading, writing, singing and creative forms of biblical prayer. This will ensure that lecture materials are more fully consolidated and applied.

• Books recommended for a deeper appreciation of course content include Robert Alter’s translation of the “Psalms”, A W Tozer’s “Delighting in God” and the “Valley of Vision Remix” by T G Melton.

• Students are permitted contact with the courses tutor via Udemy’s inboxing service and are encouraged to do so freely and liberally throughout the course. This is for questions, task queries and prayer requests.