ALL THINGS SSMW

 

Who are we

SSM Worship is a team of vocalists, musicians and tech volunteers that are a part of the Saddleback Student Ministry who love worshipping Jesus through music.

 

empowering students.

As musicians, worshipers and followers of Christ - our goal is for each student to grow in their gifts, so they may honor God and help lead others into His presence.

equip students.

Equip students In JHM and HSM to serve their peers with their musical gifts.

encourage excellence.

As Christians, we are called to do everything to the best of our ability. It is not our goal to show off or try to impress, but to train in such a way that we can give God our very best as an act of worship.

 

the top 30.

We have a list of 30 songs that we play for the whole year.

You may be asking, why just 30 songs?

  • When students come on a weekend, we want them to be familiar with the songs that are being played. We want them to connect with the songs week to week and an easy way to help them do that is by having a set amount of songs - that way they won’t be hearing new songs every weekend when they come to church.

  • Our goal is to lead the congregation to worship God by creating triggers and memories. The triggers and memories we are trying to create are to bring students back to a specific moment that they had with Jesus. It may feel like we’re playing these songs over and over, but remember that what we are doing is for the benefit of the students coming to our weekend service, not us.

One thing that SSM Worship stands by is high level of skill in every area. By playing these 30 songs, our students are able to master their songs over the course of a year because of the repetition it requires.

  • If your campus is only averaging 2 songs a weekend we suggest to only pick 12 songs for a month for the year.

  • If your campus is averaging 4 songs a month we suggest to only pick 16 songs for a month for the yea. Then use the other songs, not in your monthly picks, as specials or openers.

loop community prime

Loop Community Prime is a program we use with every practice and with every set we play. The great thing about using Loop Community Prime is that for each of the 30 songs we have each instrument recorded as well as vocals. You will be able to mute different channels on Prime base on what instruments you have available that weekend and what your and or vocals need to practice to.

If you would like to learn more about how to use Prime please watch this tutorial video. To receive the login information for Prime please contact your SSM Pastor or your SSM Worship leader.

*Make sure your students or whoever is using the account does not change the password because it will lock everyone from each campus out who uses prime.

commit to serve.

Commit to serve is a form of standards and expectations we hold our SSM Worship students to.

Each student needs to go through this process before starting to serve. Plan on meeting with your new students for 30 minutes this way they are able to hear the standards you are holding them to and the commitment you expect of them. Through this meeting they should be able to see the bigger picture of what SSM Worship is and that it is not about the limelight of being on stage. This also gives you time with your students to build a relationship and get to know one another.

Lets end with this…

Wow, that was a lot to take in! Know this, you don’t have to have music every weekend in your student ministries. Worship is more than music. If your ministry is choosing to launch music in your ministry, consider this as you start off…

You can do music:

  • Once a month. At the beginning or end of a series.

  • Play the SSM Worship songs on Spotify before, during, or after service so the students start to get to know the music.

Know that the SSM Worship Staff are here for you in ANY WAY you may need it! We are always open to questions and comments - that’s what we are here for!

We love you and are excited for this journey at your campus!