

Built on personal prayer, transparency is allowing God to speak and work through us. Writing in a candid, casual style, Steve says there are two things every presenter needs: transparency and craft. Practical tips for developing "craft" and "transparency" Songs are organized according to use (e.g., warm-up songs appear within that section). He explains each stage in detail in the introduction, then gives additional advice in the performance notes. Steve outlines four distinct stages of a successful event: warm-up, transition, prayer and celebration. Includes all the best hand-gesture and call-and-response numbersĪll the best call-and-response and hand-gesture songs are here - "Trading My Sorrows," "Pharaoh, Pharaoh" - as well as now-classic songs by CCM greats Chris Tomlin, Tim Hughes, and many others. Familiar from youth event and camp settings, they include hits by Steve, Matt Maher, Jesse Manibusan, and Tom Booth. The book provides music for 37 of the most popular contemporary Christian songs (melody and text with guitar chords). Music for 37 popular praise and worship songs How does he do it? Essential Songs: A Road-Tested Resource for Youth Ministry brings you "behind the curtain," revealing the planning and prayer behind Steve's powerful events. Reveals the planning behind Steve's powerful eventsīalancing exuberance and intimacy, he creates an atmosphere that opens hearts - and fosters conversion. A 20-year youth-ministry veteran with hundreds of events under his belt, he's mastered the art of drawing people - young and old - into an encounter with God. Steve Angrisano is one of the best musical evangelists in the Church today.
