Introducing TheWorshipCommunity.Com v2

Posted on July 8th, 2008 in Faith, TheWorshipCommunity.Com, Worship Leadership by Fred

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Friends and Family:

It’s with great excitement and pleasure that I announce the launch of v2 of TheWorshipCommunity.Com. I’ve been working hard behind the scenes with the help of some incredible people (such as Chris, Travis, Joel, and others) to release the 2nd phase of what is becoming a launching pad of community for worshipers.

TheWorshipCommunity.Com (TWC) is a grass-roots community of worship leaders, artists, singers, musicians, and technicians from all over the world.

“Version 1″ of TWC launched with public forums for discussions about worship, technology, songs, and planning. “Version 2″ of TWC launched in July 2008 with the new “e-zine” format including articles, how-to, reviews, featured videos, and interactive discussions.

One of the things that sets TheWorshipCommunity.Com apart is the grass-roots nature of the content. Our articles are written by contributors all over the world who are “in the trenches” …. leading worship in small, medium, and large churches. We combine exclusive content with re-published articles from what we discover as “the best of” from worship and ministry-related blogs, discussion forums, and resources.

v2 of TWC is like an interactive blog … complete with it’s own RSS feed that you can subscribe to, Twitter account that “tweets” new posts and forum threads, and open commenting on all the articles. Our launch has featured articles such as “Interactive Worship, Part 1″ by John Voelz, “Worship Is A Risk” by Jeremy Killian, “Introduction to Loops” by Matt Huber (TheMonoBox), and “Google: A Free Solution for Small Budgets” by Russ Hutto, along with a review of Gateway Worship’s new CD by Ben Harrell.

Would you go checkout the Featured Articles this week and leave your comments?
Would you blog about this and share it with others?
Would you consider subscribing to the RSS and/or Twitter feed to stay updated on new articles and discussions?

Finally - would you please add a link to TheWorshipCommunity.Com on your blogroll?

For the Kingdom,

Fred McKinnon

TheWorshipCommunity.Com on Twitter, Hot Topics

Posted on April 25th, 2008 in Technology, TheWorshipCommunity.Com by Fred

Hey Everyone,

Just sent this update out to members of TheWorshipCommunity.Com:

Hope you are looking forward to a great weekend. I wanted to send a quick update about a few cool things happening with TheWorshipCommunity.Com:

1. We now have a “twitter” account. If you are on “twitter” and would like to follow TheWorshipCommunity.Com, it will send a “tweet” with the new topics in the main forums area! Follow at:
http://www.twitter.com/theworshipcomm

2. There are some *GREAT* topics being discussed right now at TheWorshipCommunity.com. Some of the more active ones lately are:

The Average Tenure of a Worship Leader:
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1776

How to Handle Lateness to Rehearsals:
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1694

No More Lead Sheets (ditching music stands!)
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1535

Choir or No Choir?
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1753

Cool Projection Ideas:
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8841

Where to go for Audio/Video/Tech Consults:
http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1755

Also, there are a number of us meeting regularly, praying, and discussing some BIG additions and exciting enhancements to TheWorshipCommunity.Com, so stay tuned, and excited.

Lastly, keep in mind - there are a NUMBER of ways you can stay connected to the topics at TWC:
1 - visit the site, login, and click “New Posts”
2 - use “Email Subscription” to entire forums, or certain threads
3 - subscribe to the RSS feeds of the main front page, or subforums, or threads.

Look forward to seeing you on the forums.

For the Kingdom,
Fred McKinnon, Founder
TheWorshipCommunity.Com