Week 1: Set vision and budget. Choose workshop focus (songleading, choir directing, tech training) and secure $1,500-$3,500 for clinician fees. Month 3: Book your teacher. Regional worship leaders charge $800-$1,500/day plus travel. Month 2: Build agenda. Plan 9am registration, 4 teaching hours, lunch break, 2pm worship application, 4pm close.
Week 2: Final promotion push. Email church networks, post Facebook events, print bulletins. Day of: AV checklist. Microphones tested, handouts printed, registration table ready. Waco churches hosting their first workshops last year equipped 25-75 leaders using this timeline. Templates available upon request. “Serve wholeheartedly, as if serving the Lord.” -Ephesians 6:7