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March 16, 2009
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Pastors, You Are Your Church’s Lead Worshiper

The following article was written by John Martin, who is the Vice President of Development for Next Level Worship, LLC. This article was featured in Rick Warren’s Ministry To

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March 12, 2009
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Office Closed for Mission Trip to Guatemala

Our Next Level Worship office will be closed from Thursday, March 12 through Friday, March 20. We will not be answering calls, shipping store orders, or responding to emails durin

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March 9, 2009
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Rev Magazine Features Pure Praise Excerpt!

Many thanks to Rev Magazine for featuring an excerpt from Pure Praise: A Heart-focused Bible Study on Worship in their March/April edition! Rev Magazine is a widely-circulated prin

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March 9, 2009
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Requirements for Members of Our Worship Team

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March 9, 2009
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How to Start a Praise Band in Your Church

From time to time, we are asked how to start  a praise team to lead music during worship services in churches. Below are seven lessons Dwayne has learned from several years of

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March 4, 2009
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First Next Level Worship Conference a Great Success!

Our very first Next Level Worship Conference in Deridder, LA went incredibly well! We had close to 120 people who attended, representing several local area churches. We received

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February 16, 2009
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Forum Comments from Pure Praise Study

TheWorshipCommunity.com is going together through Pure Praise: A Heart-focused Bible Study on Worship. You can still jump into their amazing  discussions of what they are learning

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February 7, 2009
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Life of Worship Means Fighting to the Finish

The following article by Dwayne appears in Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox, Issue #371. This is an excerpt from Pure Praise: A Heart-focused Bible Study on Worship. Specifica

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February 6, 2009
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Powerful Video Website of Life-change Stories

Do yourself a huge favor and go today, in fact right now, to www.IAmSecond.com. This is a website put together by Tony Evans. It is cutting edge in its format and presentation. It

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February 4, 2009
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Adore Worship Conference

Our friend, Lenny Leblanc, has organized a great worship conference for the North Alabama region. It will be on Saturday, March 29th, 2009 from 8AM until 3PM. Workshops are include

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