{"id":16751,"date":"2021-05-27T15:22:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T05:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/?page_id=16751"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:16:38","slug":"new-to-this-site","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/new-to-this-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tGetting Started?\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Are you new to the Worship Planning Page? Watch the intro video below to get you started.<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/791756000\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\n\t\t<blockquote><p>To worship God in spirit is the <strong>service<\/strong> and <strong>homage of the heart&#8230;<\/strong>Martin Luther<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t<h2>Preparing worship services?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/\">Weekly service preparation resources<\/a> are located on the Home Page. Click on the box for the week you want. Services are available 4 weeks in advance. The upcoming week is shaded green. Navigate by clicking on the row of dots underneath the boxes to move the slider on.<\/p>\n<p>You may want to plan more than a month ahead. You can find lectionary calendars, Sunday by Sunday resources and a Sermon database <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/planning-ahead\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWeekly service preparation resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/planning-ahead\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPlan ahead (incl. liturgical calendars)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2>Resources for special occasions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/liturgical-resources\/special-occasions-resources\/\"><strong>Special Occasions Resources<\/strong><\/a> includes resources for <strong>Baptisms<\/strong>, <strong>Weddings<\/strong> and <strong>Funerals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/seasonal-resources\/\">Seasonal<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/seasonal-resources\/\"><strong> Resources<\/strong><\/a> includes resources for <strong>Advent<\/strong> <strong>and Christmas<\/strong>, <strong>Lent<\/strong>, <strong>Easter<\/strong>, <strong>Reformation<\/strong>, <strong>Harvest<\/strong> <strong>Thanksgiving<\/strong>, <strong>Christian Care<\/strong> <strong>Sunday<\/strong>, <strong>Season<\/strong> <strong>of<\/strong> <strong>Prayer<\/strong>, <strong>Season<\/strong> <strong>of<\/strong> <strong>Creation<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/liturgical-resources\/special-occasions-resources\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecial Occasions Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/seasonal-resources\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeasonal Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2>Choosing music for worship<\/h2>\n<p>Visit the Music Advice section in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/music-resources\/\">Music Resources.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In each week&#8217;s Prepare Services you will find <strong>song and hymn suggestions<\/strong> for each of the week&#8217;s Bible readings, as well as the Top 4 Public Domain hymns, the Top 4 All Together and Lutheran Hymnal Supplement hymns under copyright and the Top 4 Contemporary Songs for the week.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/copyright\/\">Copyright<\/a> page to find an LCANZ guide to copyright &#8216;Copyright: A Guide for Australian Congregations&#8217;, and &#8216;Copyright Listings for the All Together Songbooks and Lutheran Hymnal Supplement&#8217;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/music-resources\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMusic Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/copyright\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCopyright\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2>Worshiping from home?<\/h2>\n<p>Check out the live-streaming and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/churchhome\/\">online worship options<\/a> for people unable to attend worship in person.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/prayers-devotions\/\">Prayers and Devotions<\/a>&#8211; a range of resources to assist households and small groups, including the Everyday and Seasonal Prayer Orders (perfect for preparing staff or small group devotions).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Resources to Go<\/strong> in Service Orders tab of the weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/\">Prepare Services<\/a> are fully stocked service orders in Word and PPT. These have prayers, readings and hymn lyrics already supplied.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Learn more<\/h2>\n<p>The Commission on Worship has created a series of short videos with accompanying fact sheets as a guide to the key elements of worship. They have been prepared with a service preparation focus, but could easily be used in wider teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Under each video, you will see a link to a fact sheet, and links to other resources related to that video.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/learn\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting Started? Are you new to the Worship Planning Page? Watch the intro video below to get you started. 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