Not all churches have the luxury of worship teams whose members are on their rolls as full time ministry staff. Most often, worship ministers hold secular jobs and juggle family, work and ministry all the time…like me for instance.
This poses challenges in meeting with other members of the worship team regularly to work out songs or even for general practice sessions.
Here’s where online storage services like Box.com come in handy. For individuals, the service is free to register and use, with a maximum storage limit of 5 GB, which should be sufficient for most people.
Once an account is created by any member of the worship team, he/she can invite the others to view/edit files. Once the worship set list is finalized, mp3 files, chord charts, lead sheets etc. can be easily uploaded. Invitations to other members as well as information on updates can be sent from within Box.net itself via the built in email service.
Members can then download the files, use them to learn the songs well before meeting together for practice sessions. This way, rehearsals can be used effectively to work on sounding well together as a band rather than wasting precious time for basic stuff like deciding keys, figuring out chord, learning the songs etc.
Since this service is run from the browser and does not require any separate software installation, it can be accessed from a variety of computing devices like the blackberry or any other mobile phone that has a browser. Dedicated apps for iPhone and Android users are also available.
The interface is also quite simple and easy to use with access to all the standard features from the home page itself. To use this service, head over to Box.com and register for your free account.
So how do you collaborate as a worship team to plan and manage set lists and rehearsals?
Do you use services like Box.com?
