Launched in 2023
We are excited for the 2024 edition of this new initiative.
Contact info@kingsworshipacademy.com.au for information on Youth Worship Summit 2024
Rev. Dr Michael Battersby
Director – Kings Worship Academy
We’ve seen an incredible increase in the number of students considering and beginning a journey with God at The King’s College. Much of this we can attribute to the music/worship opportunities where our students lead their peers at chapel.
On Friday May 3, 2024, The King’s College will host the Youth Worship Summit 2024 with Perth Christian schools who have or a wanting to develop worship/music teams. Last year we had 100 students join us for a day of ministry, inspiration and networking. We’ve invited one of our State’s most experienced and dynamic worship teams. Our guest band and speakers will run some workshops, share at Alpha and minister to our young teams.
Our Worship program and Creative Club have been huge influencers in reaching teenagers for God at the College and am starting to hear there are other schools who are harnessing the powerful tool of music to connect their students with God.
This is the heart behind YWS – to equip students at all our Christian Schools to champion Christian values from a position of creative strength, unity, anointed excellence and relevance. Youth worship teams get to shape youth culture and use the arts to influence their generation by making the Chapel experience at all Christian schools the highlight of the week!
At YWS 2024 WA’s Christian school teams will come together to share ideas, develop their musical gifts, make new connections and most importantly – get touched and changed by the presence of God.
This 1-day retreat includes:
- combined worship sessions
- inspirational training,
- break-out mini-masterclasses,
- networking/testimonies/sharing and
- chill time over morning tea and lunch to build the solidarity and momentum of our young leaders
- training on how to facilitate Chapels at their schools, laying the groundwork and creating atmospheres for people to come to experience and know God in a personal way.
2023 Worship Summit Event Report
On Friday 9th June 2023, the King’s College hosted the inaugural Youth Worship Summit (YWS) with a few CSA (Christian Schools Association) worship/music teams joining us for a day of ministry, inspiration and networking. The Youth Alive Worship team was our guest band. They led worship and also led various workshops for the vocalists, musicians and tech crew.
Staff and students from Hillside Christian College and Providence Christian College were invited to come to learn how we do chapel life here, and we got to stretch the leadership gifts and creative passion of our own students from the Cert II & IV Music classes as well as the students from Creative Club.
The heart behind Youth Worship Summit is to equip students to champion Christian values from a position of creative strength, unity, anointed excellence and relevance.
Youth worship teams get to shape youth culture and use the arts to influence their generation by making the Chapel experience at all Christian schools the highlight of the week. Christian school teams come together to share ideas, develop their musical gifts, make new connections and most importantly – get touched and changed by the presence of God.
To find out more about Youth Worship Summit at the King’s College, contact us at info@tkc.wa.edu.au
– Marc De Castro , Music Captain, The King’s College:
My highlight of the day was the breakout session, where each student went into a specialised workshop. I attended the workshop for Worship Leaders and learnt a lot about the different mindsets and approaches that other people have and the role of a worship leader in leading worship and a band, as well as sharing some funny failure stories.
I learnt about the authority of a worship leader over the band and worship set placed on them by God and how to fully step into the role they have been given. Musically, I learnt how to not run out of breath on stage and the importance of stage awareness.
It was insightful to learn how other schools run worship in terms of their structure and resources available to them. It was surprising to see so many similarities in our structures and song lists, but also interesting to see what we could draw from what they do.
Kathleen Vasquez, Music Captain, The King’s College:
The Youth Worship Summit was incredible and we got to learn from other schools about how they run their chapel services. One highlight of the Summit was when our guests from Youth Alive came for the day and we split off into different departments (vocals, musicians, tech) where we got to learn from them. I learned about being spiritually prepared before serving at chapel and we also enjoyed vocal workshops by our guest vocalists. I really enjoyed connecting with other schools and learning about how they run their chapels and just having them there was such a privilege. The event was amazing and I really look forward to having more schools come to ours and just learning from them. It was such a great opportunity.
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