Worship at MCA is an exciting time of entering into God’s presence and ministering unto Him during the MCA Venue Worship Services. The heartbeat of MCA is to see God glorified and people transformed and equipped for ministry. Our worship team members are a gifted, Holy Spirit filled great group of worshipers. We’re passionate about worship, and we’re excited about what God is doing in the worship ministry at MCA. Following are a few FAQ’s about our worship ministry.
what venues does MCA currently have and what are their styles?
LIVE - energetic, celebratory, contemporary worship 2003 to
the present. Features artists such as Chris Tomlin, CFNI,
Planetshakers, and Hillsongs. Uses a full band, other
orchestral instruments, and 3-4 singers.
Sunday Night LIVE - Contemporary worship that’s a little more
laid back, featuring many of the same artists as LIVE.
Uses a full band and several singers.
Video Cafe - Unplugged, contemporary worship in a relaxed
atmosphere with a keyboard or guitar and 1-2 singers.
Matinee - the popular afternoon version of Video Cafe with a
wider variety of music
Traditions - Hymns and worship choruses from the 60’s, 70’s
and some 80’s. Uses a keyboard or guitar and 2-3
singers.
Element - Free, contemporary worship with the younger energy
and music of a young adult service. Uses a full band
and 2-3 singers.
Multi language- less contemporary music geared toward those
for whom English is a second language. Uses one
musicians and 1-2 singers.
Other services outside the venue services - Hiland Prison, The
Mary Conrad Center, Providence Extended Care, and
the Country Western Fellowship that meets the first
Friday of the month.
How do i get involved?
The first step is to introduce yourself to us. You can fill out a form
located on the wall outside the sanctuary in LIVE or ask a venue
lead for a form. You can also contact Heidi at 301-4803 or heidifields
@mcaonline.org or post a comment on our blog. Then we will contact
you about setting you up for a very informal audition with one of the
teams where we can get to know you a little bit and find our where
your strengths are and what team would be a good fit for you.
what’s involved in an audition?
You just show up to the rehearsal you are scheduled for and sing
along with the team as they run through their songs for the week.
It gives us a chance to hear you in “real time” instead of just
singing a solo type song, and we can get an idea of what part
you sing, how you blend with other singers, etc.
What are the requirements?
The main requirement is that you love Jesus with all your heart and
are a committed Christ follower. The other would be that you have
a passion to worship and lead people into worship and not just
sing songs to perform. Beyond that, you need to be familiar with
chord structure and be able to read a chord chart, have a good
sense of timing and be able to work with a band for the services
that use a full band. For the services that use only one instrument
you would need to be able to follow the worship leader, or play
and sing in some cases. For Traditions being able to read music
and play hymns is necessary. We also ask our worship teams
to be faithful and committed to their team and to the ministry.
What is the time committment?
Most teams minister once a month. If you choose to be on more than
one team you would minister more often. Each team rehearses
during the week and then again for about ½ hour preceding the service
they are scheduled for that week plus any personal practice time
The LIVE and Video Café services have two morning services instead
of one, so the time is from 8 AM to around 1 PM for those services.
For the Multi-language, Traditions, and Element the time would be
from 10 AM to 1 PM more or less. For Matinee the time commitment
will be from about 1 PM to 3 PM. Greatest Hits plays Saturday PM,
and the time commitment is from 4 PM – 7 PM.
We do ask that unless there are extenuating circumstances that our
teams stay until the end of the service for altar time.
what if i don’t know the music, how can i learn it?
We have a song pool that we pull from each quarter of songs
that our worship leaders have chosen. Most or all of the songs
are on itunes, which is a free download. We only do 5 new songs
each quarter in LIVE, for instance, so that’s about $5 per quarter
out of pocket expense. You can listen to the tunes and learn them
at home, and we meet a couple times a month to go over new music
and work on vocal training at the same time. For other venues it
varies as to how they choose music, and you can work with
other musicians in that particular venue to work on learning
the material they use.
If you have further questions please give me a call and we can
walk you through it. The Lord bless you!
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