Training & Teaching

Training

Louis has been leading and producing worship for 30 years, from intimate settings to leading and producing national events with thousands of people singing God’s praise. He has experienced what it’s like going it alone, with a small band, and with a 16-piece band and choir. He has worked in thousands of churches and venues – some with good acoustics, and many with terrible sound treatment. He has worked with no gear…and a ton of it. Being a worship pastor, vocalist, musician, arranger and producer he understands worship and worship production from many angles, and has been able to train worship leaders, musicians and support crew in a variety of topics, ranging from theological to practical and technical. He has presented seminars (just speaking), practical workshops (with musicians) and week-long worship schools (with musicians and artists in multiple forms of art).

Topics he covers:

God’s nature as a creative Artist – art in the Bible (from Genesis to Revelations)
The liturgical flow of worship
The heart, posture and attitude of worship artists
The difference between performance, ministry and worship art
Understanding the worship calling
The role of the arts in church and missions
An understanding of excellence – when is worship music “good enough”
Dealing with insecurity and pride – how criticism and compliments shape us
Arranging music for worship (yes, it’s unique!)
Creative Writing and directing your creative flow
Producing a worship set (and a worship event/service/conference)

The dynamics and flow of worship music
Musical textures and how they shape songs
Understanding frequencies, e.q, reverb and delay
Song selection, key selection, lead-vocal selection
Vocal production, vocal mixing, microphone placement and styles for worship
Small band, no band, big band – how to adapt for your worship context
Stage training – the dimensions of live worship
Tech aids – multitracks, loops, pads, multi-media
How worship translates from stage to audience, and from stage to the mixing desk
Setting up a worship mix and dealing with room acoustics

Teaching

Combining teaching, music ministry and worship, Louis and Hettie Brittz love building into the lives of believers. They delve into their walk with the Lord, life experience and Hettie’s wealth of knowledge in her fields of expertise to bring Christian audiences substance on different topics. Hettie is founding partner and content creator of Tall Trees Training (www.talltreestraining.com) and most of her work as a teacher is based on her groundbreaking work in the field of Bible-based temperament applications.

Browse Hettie’s work at www.hettiebrittz.com for an overview of her ministry. Hettie and Louis’ marriage course has helped many couples reconnect with each other. Hettie is a family minister and also presents parenting courses and seminars based on her books (Growing kids with character, UnNatural Mom and more) and together with Louis, a series on “Solving the Identity Crisis” which has helped Christians navigate the current cultural confusion in this area. As survivors of an armed robbery, abduction and rape, Hettie and Louis have also helped many people overcome obstacles of fear, bitterness, anger, hopelessness and the inability to forgive. Their series on www.rightnowmedia.org on these topics has been helpful to many. Hettie’s books and talks have helped thousands of victims of trauma, and together with Louis they are able to communicate these lessons powerfully to their audiences.