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What is the Canada West School of Worship?

Balanced curriculum. The Canada West School of Worship provides theological and theoretical training essential to effective worship ministry alongside practical training to equip worship artists with the tools they need.

Inspiring teachers. Worship artists in the Canada West School of Worship benefit from interacting with instructors from a variety of worship streams who have been selected not only for their broad experiences and fruitful ministries but also for their desire and ability to support the growth of the next generation of worship artists.

Holistic perspective. The Canada West School of Worship is committed to the development of worship artists who will operate both inside and outside the walls of the local church, exposing them to a broad spectrum of service and artistic expression that includes public performance, ministry among the poor, worship concerts, recording, and worship leading in local churches.

Community partnership. The Canada West School of Worship is hosted in a local church community, and benefits from the accountability and genuineness of the local church environment.

Artistic exploration. The Canada West School of Worship encourages individual artistic expression so that worship artists and their instructors inspire one another and carry that inspiration back to their local churches and communities.

Core Topics

Core Topics include, but are not limited to: Nurturing the Heart of Worship - Kingdom minded leadership values, the difference between excellence and perfectionism, Davidic values in worship.

The Arts in Worship - The role of the worshiping artist in the church and in the marketplace.

Worship Leading - Connecting with God while you lead, effective worship leading, managing a worship dept, working as a team with church leadership.

Recording Arts - Introduction to digital recording, performance techniques in the studio, editing and producing your own song (students will each have at least one song recorded and produced while at the school).

Staying Inspired - Nurturing an attitude of inspiration, prophetic music, looking at the creative process.

Theology of Worship - Why do we worship? What is praise and worship? Barriers to worship. Biblical perspectives.

Songwriting - Writing with integrity, uses of hooks and ladders, arranging, song form, group song evaluations.

Ministry Perspectives - classroom debates on different philosophies of ministry in worship, historical trends, a look at worship during revivals.

phone: 250-491-3436

http://www.canadawestworship.com