Resources
Heart of the Artist – Rory Noland’s ministry provides retreats, coaching, consulting and other resources for worship leaders and teams.
Worship Leader – WorshipLeader.com is a resource for pastors, worship leaders, musicians, vocalists, sound and visual techs, technology stewards and artists. The site features a wide array of theological, multimedia, and educational tools with the mission of always pointing toward the one true worship leader, Jesus Christ.
Leaders & Teams (Books)
Byrd, Chris, Vertical Worship: A Guide to Becoming More Effective Musicians, Singers and Worship Leaders (Minstrel House, 2012).
Kraeuter, Tom, Developing an Effective Worship Ministry (Emerald Books, 2011).
Kraeuter, Tom, The Worship Leader’s Handbook: Practical Answers to Tough Questions (Emerald Books, 2011).
Miller, Stephen, Worship Leaders, We Are Not Rock Stars (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2013).
Noland, Rory, The Heart of the Artist (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999).
Noland, Rory, The Worshiping Artist: Equipping You and Your Ministry Team to Lead Others in Worship (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007).
Evangelism (Books)
Basden, Paul, The Worship Maze: Finding a Style to Fit Your Church (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999).
Beach, Nancy, An Hour on Sunday: Creating Moments of Transformation and Wonder (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004).
Dobson, Ed, Starting a Seeker Sensitive Service: How Traditional Churches Can Reach the Unchurched (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1993).
Liesch, Barry, The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church, expanded ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2001).
Morgenthaler, Sally, Worship Evangelism (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999).
Pritchard, G.A., Willow Creek Seeker Services: Evaluating a New Way of Doing Church (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1996).
Webber, Robert E., Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and New (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998).
White, James Emery, Opening the Front Door: Worship and Church Growth (Nashville: Convention Press, 1992).
Philosophy (Books)
Allen, Ronald, and Gordon Borror, Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel (Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1982).
Cymbala, Jim, Spirit Rising: Tapping into the Power of the Holy Spirit (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012).
Gaddy, C. Welton, The Gift of Worship (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1992).
Kraeuter, Tom, Worship Is What?!: Rethinking Our Ideas About Worship (Lynnwood, WA: Emerald Books, 1996).
Martin, Ralph P., Worship in the Early Church (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1964).
Ortland, Anne, Up with Worship: How to Quit Playing Church (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1975).
Piper, John, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (Sisters, OR: Multnomah Press, 1986).
Segler, Franklin M., and C. Randall Bradley, Understanding, Preparing for and Practicing Christian Worship, 2nd ed. (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996).
Webber, Robert E., Worship Is a Verb: Eight Principles for Transforming Worship (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1996).
Wiersbe, Warren W., Real Worship: It Will Transform Your Life (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1986).