Conference Handbook

This handbook accompanies the teaching sessions of the Renewing Worship Malaysia Conference. Now in its revised seventh edition, it offers a focused, accessible introduction to a curriculum that has equipped thousands of worship leaders in churches and ministry settings worldwide.

This conference marks the first teaching use of the revised edition—and carries a meaningful connection to the history of Renewing Worship. The handbook’s first edition was introduced in the very room this conference will be held back in 2002, making this gathering a special return to where the curriculum first began.

The seminar offers a concentrated overview of material also taught in undergraduate and graduate worship courses at colleges and seminaries in the United States. Participants will receive a personal copy of the revised seventh-edition handbook as part of their conference materials.

The Worship Ministry Guidebook

The Worship Ministry Guidebook is a practical, biblically grounded resource that helps worship leaders and teams cultivate healthier, more Christ-centered ministry. It equips participants to lead with greater clarity, purpose, and conviction—keeping God, not the platform or the congregation’s preferences, at the center as the true audience of worship.

Used by churches, colleges, seminaries, and ministry-training networks, the Guidebook serves as a flexible resource for:

• Training and strengthening worship teams

• Mentoring emerging worship leaders

• Teaching college and seminary courses

• Guiding churches through the Renewing Worship Discipleship Pathway

The Renewing Worship Discipleship Pathway culminates in preparing worship leaders to engage in global mission strategies and serve the church with a deeper vision for discipleship, congregational participation, and Christ-centered worship.

The Worship Ministry Guidebook is also available in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Khmer, making it a valuable resource for worship-leader development in a growing range of global ministry contexts.

Healthy Worship

Healthy Worship: A Guide for Everyday Worshippers by Kenny Lamm is a concise, practical, and biblically grounded guide that redefines worship for every Christian.

Worship is more than music, preference, or a Sunday service. True worship begins with God revealing Himself and continues as His people respond to Him with their whole lives—mind, heart, will, and body. Through ten short, accessible chapters, Healthy Worship helps readers:

• Identify and confront the idols that compete for their hearts

• Develop healthy rhythms of personal and corporate worship

• Move from passive spectators to active, wholehearted participants

• Lay aside personal preferences for the sake of Christ-centered unity

• See gathered worship as a launching point for God’s mission

Ideal for personal discipleship, small groups, Sunday School classes, worship teams, staff gatherings, and church leadership, Healthy Worship moves beyond worship-style debates toward a biblical vision of the church gathered around Jesus. It calls believers to embrace the beauty of Revelation 7:9 and the sending purpose of Acts 13—a life of worship that declares, “God is worth everything.”

Later this year, a companion five-session video study will be released for group use. The study will include video teaching, extensive facilitator notes, discussion questions, and personal-response opportunities to help groups put these principles into practice. These companion resources will be available as free downloads at Healthy-Worship.com.

The book will be available in Spanish later this year.