Worship and Music Ministry

Amanda Avery

Advisor Worship and Music Ministry

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Ushering people to the throne of God is one of the highest callings and greatest privileges one could ever be granted. The Minor in Worship and Music offered at Mid-Atlantic Christian University is your first step toward equipping yourself to be God's hands, feet and voice. As William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury said,


"Worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness, nourishment of mind by His truth, purifying of imagination by His beauty, opening of the heart to His love, and submission of will to His purpose. All this gathered up in adoration is the greatest of all expressions of which we are capable."


With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you can be responsible for creating moments of transformation and wonder each Sunday.


"The hour on Sunday can be a time of wonder, a time to quiet souls, spark deep emotion, and prompt turning points with eternal significance."Nancy Beach, "An Hour On Sunday"


Are you equipped for the task?

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Worship & Music Ministry Minor

God desires that his people worship Him. It is imperative that worship be more than a Sunday performance and more than music. The worship and music ministry minor will teach students to go beyond planning services and leading music, to developing a 'culture of worship' in the congregation they serve.

Students will learn the tools and techniques to guide the church's worship in ways from the most traditional to tomorrow's cutting edge. They will develop the skills and sensitivity needed to direct teams of volunteers in worship leadership. They will also understand that they must model for the church how, no matter what happens on Sunday morning, true worship is found in the day-to-day living of a life surrendered to God.

Required Courses

WM 052 Basic Guitar
WM 051 Basic Piano
WM 054 Basic Theory
WM 152 Worship Software & Technology
WM 251 What Is Worship?
WM 351 Creating Paths to Worship
WM 353 Practical Music Theory and Composition for Worship
WM 354 Guiding Praise Teams, Choirs, and Congregations Musically
WM 451 Guiding Instrumentalists Musically
WM 454 Worship Ministry Practicum

Applied options (two credits required)

MU 151, 152 Voice
MU 153, 165 Piano
MU 159 Guitar

Performance options (four credits required)

MU 155 University Choral
WM 155, 156 Worship Pod
WM 157 Praise Team