Many of the worship teams I know began planning their Christmas season months ago—mapping out songs, creative participation ideas, sermon titles, and special events. Whether they and their congregations observe the entire season of Advent, or gear up all of their resources for a fantastic Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service (or a combination), all seasoned worship teams recognize that the Christmas season is a special time of year for us as believers and understand the significance of this season to a world looking for redemption.

As I sit in planning meetings, I've discovered that, many times, the media elements used throughout the service are almost an afterthought, considering the substantial amount of care given to planning the right spoken words, light transitions, and song tempos. Worship team media designers are becoming savvier, and the postmodern culture we work inside of has given us countless resources for crafting services that are compellingly extraordinary. Christmastime, ...