Worship team training and songs
Training, songs and resources for the worship teams nobody else is serving.
Pentecost Worship offers short mobile lessons for volunteer musicians, vocalists, and sound and media teams in Pentecostal and charismatic churches, taught from within the tradition. The song library of charts and arrangements is free.
No account. No card. No sales call.
- Free song library with charts and arrangements
- Short lessons made for mobile
- Taught from within the tradition
See where the set lifts, drops and joins
Put in your worship slot and each song's key, tempo and length. See the running time, which key changes need a transition and where the tempo drops sharply. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.
Opening song → Second song
Steps up, which lifts naturally. A short turnaround is enough.
Second song → Third song
Moves up a fourth, a closely related key. A pivot chord makes it smooth.
Third song → Fourth songPlan this
A distant key. Plan a transition: a pad, a turnaround or a spoken link.
Fourth song → Closing song
Same key, so it flows straight on.
Take this with you
No email required. It is your result.
Pentecost Worship — worship set · Opening song: G, fast, 5 min · Second song: A, fast, 6 min · Third song: D, mid, 6 min · Fourth song: Bb, slow, 7 min · Closing song: Bb, slow, 6 min · 30 minutes, 1 joins to plan Run it yourself: https://pentecostworship.com
Method: key changes are measured in semitones between each song and the next. Steps up and moves to the fourth or fifth are closely related; steps down and distant keys are marked to plan.
From willing volunteer to competent musician
Training and resources for worship teams in Pentecostal and charismatic churches, made for their music, their services and their volunteers.
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Courses for every role
Structured courses for instrumentalists, vocalists, and sound and media volunteers.
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Taught by practitioners
Lessons are taught by practitioners from within the tradition.
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Short, mobile-friendly lessons
Short lessons a volunteer can do between work and rehearsal.
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Charts, arrangements, multi-tracks
A song library with charts, arrangements and multi-tracks for the songs actually sung in these churches.
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Team development pathways
A worship pastor can assign pathways to the team and track each member's progress.
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Regional gatherings
Annual regional gatherings for worship teams in the tradition.
The problem
Worship training resources are overwhelmingly produced for one musical tradition and one cultural context, and they do not fit churches whose services run three hours, whose musical language is different, and whose teams are entirely volunteer.
Musicians learn by imitation, sound teams learn by breaking things, and there is no accessible pathway from willing volunteer to competent musician.
Who it is for
Worship leaders and pastors
Leaders in Pentecostal and charismatic churches, particularly African and diaspora congregations, who need resources that fit long services and their own musical language.
Musicians and vocalists
Volunteers with real responsibility and no training budget, who have learned mostly by imitation.
Sound and media teams
Volunteers running sound and media who have had to learn by breaking things.
How it works
Pentecost Worship, from the first step to the result.
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Start with the free song library
Charts and arrangements for the most-sung songs in the tradition.
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Take a course
Short lessons for your instrument, voice, sound or media role.
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Bring your team
A worship pastor assigns pathways and tracks progress.
Questions people actually ask
What is in the free song library?
Charts and arrangements for the most-sung songs in this tradition, which until now have mostly existed only as poorly transcribed videos.
Who teaches the courses?
Practitioners from within the Pentecostal and charismatic tradition.
Can I fit lessons around work?
Yes. Lessons are short and mobile-friendly, designed for a volunteer to do between work and rehearsal.
Which roles are covered?
Instrumentalists, vocalists, and sound and media volunteers each have structured courses.
What does it cost?
The song library is free. Full training courses are 12 dollars a month for an individual, or 79 dollars a month per church for the whole team with assignment and progress tracking.
Can a worship pastor track the team?
Yes. On the church plan, a worship pastor can assign development pathways and track progress.
Are there gatherings or conferences?
Yes. Annual regional gatherings are held, at 60 to 120 dollars per attendee.
Why should I trust the worship set planner?
It measures each key change in semitones using standard music theory, and adds up your own timings. It judges how songs join, not the songs.
Pricing
The song library is free. Pay for training as an individual, or for the whole worship team as a church.
Song library
The most-sung songs in the tradition.
- Charts
- Arrangements
Individual
Full training courses.
- Instrument, vocal, sound and media courses
- Short mobile-friendly lessons
Church teamRecommended
Training for the whole team.
- Every course for the team
- Assign pathways
- Track progress
Regional conferences
Annual regional gatherings.
- Held once a year by region
Prices in USD.
See where the set lifts, drops and joins
Put in your worship slot and each song's key, tempo and length. See the running time, which key changes need a transition and where the tempo drops sharply. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.
Open the free toolIt runs in your browser. Pentecost Worship never sees your inputs.