WorshipNet is a Phoenix-based organization, directed by Jeff Merry, which serves as a catalyst for an international ministry designed to network local worship leaders together and mobilize the Body of Christ through acts of worship and prayer.
The mission of WorshipNet is to evangelize the nations through life-changing, culturally relevant expressions of worship and prayer.
In 1992, the Greater Phoenix Worship Leaders’ Network was formed to meet the needs of local worship leaders under the direction of Jeff Merry, then a Worship Specialist with Church Resource Ministries, and several worship pastors from the Greater Phoenix Metroplex.
Over the next several years, this network became a micro-expression of a global need for the understanding and reconnecting of the roles of worship and evangelism in the life of the local church.
In order for the Church to be equipped to carry out Christ’s mandate to disciple the nations, worship leaders need to be trained and empowered to lead their congregations in life-changing expressions of worship that will go beyond the walls of the church and into the daily lives of each believer, so that each believer will reflect the redemptive character of Christ in the arenas of life in which God has placed them. For this purpose, WorshipNet was established.
The result
Churches are being revitalized as worship leaders find encouragement in “safe-place” network environments and learn to talk about tasks and responsibilities with others who understand their language, their challenges and their dreams.