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STAGE 1: ESTABLISH
Where it all begins. You will have a call with our Church Songwriting Coach, Sharon Byrd, who will help to customize a path forward for your needs. We always recommend educating songwriters before putting them in rooms for co-writes. We want to be sure that their hearts are ready, that they have knowledge of some basic skills, and that they know how to treat one another with honor. Typically, we start by giving you a leader’s guide so you can go through the Writing Worship book together with your team. Then, we follow the book study with either the Live Writing Worship Foundations Workshop, where we learn more and have guided writing time, OR the Writing Worship Mentorship, a deeper 9-week course online just for your team. (Completing the mentorship will also open up the opportunity to attend the Writing Worship Camp held each fall in Franklin, TN.) Coaching at this stage will include how to have conversations with leadership about goals, and guidance through the book study, live event, or mentorship.
STAGE 2: DEVELOP
This is where we go a little deeper. We focus on regularly putting in those writing reps as a team. We begin to write for targets. We recommend a Writing Camp, where several Co-Writes happen over the course of a day or two. We introduce the concept of the Writer’s Round as a way to share new songs and get real-time feedback. Coaching at this stage will include conversations about co-writing rhythms, guidance in organizing writer’s rounds, and how to introduce a song on a Sunday.
STAGE 3: RELEASE
In stage 3, we work toward a Live Writing Camp where we bring in some mentors or professional songwriters to assist. We have the option for a writer’s round at the end of that camp. We go through the process of perfecting and gathering songs for a live recording. We connect you with a producer and help you prepare for the recording day. We may recommend the Song Administration Course to help you set up songs correctly for release. We may also recommend our Streaming/Marketing course. Coaching in this stage includes guidance in preparing for the live camp, writer’s round, choosing songs for the live recording, finding a producer that fits, how to prepare for a live recording, song administration, and streaming.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WE MAY RECOMMEND
10-Day Songwriting Challenge
Psalming Book
Devoted Devotional Book
Conference/Retreat/Camp *must be a mentorship graduate
Podcast
Songwriting For Churches Webinar
Music Streaming Course
Music Production Course
Song Administration Course
Group Psalmings
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Sharon Byrd’s songs have been recorded by churches and artists across the country. She has experience building a church songwriting culture from ground zero to releasing music for her church. She loves helping churches write and record songs for their context. Originally from Florida, she now lives in New Jersey with her husband and baby.