Here are a few ideas that we have done over the past couple of years.

Hope it gets ideas going for others.

1) Opener: True Love by Phil Wickham… We did this song to open our Easter Services with an accompanying video and production that moved from black and white into a surge of color (through lights and media)

True Love Opener from Mike Hadley on Vimeo.

2) Opener: Life in Technicolor:

Life In Technicolor from Travis Wermedal on Vimeo.

3) Offertories (Specials):

- Another Hallelujah (Lincoln Brewster)

- Praise the King (Condy Morgan)

We’re so excited… this year we’re taking a bunch of rock songs (U2, Coldplay, Lifehouse, Shinedown, OneRepublic… and more) and created a rock opera out of them, telling the story of the Prodigal Son, which will quickly segue into how Jesus’ death and resurrection gave us the way home.

http://www.youwaitfor.me.

We have a teaser promotional page up now (more to be added later):

We’re going to do two worship songs up front, an intro/offering by the senior pastor, the rock opera, the message and then a closing worship song.

Something else that’s important… we design our Easter services for visitors, so sometimes the more mature believers mourn a more traditional celebration service. This year, we’re making Palm Sunday a big event as well, sort of celebrating the victory of Easter a week early. It’s going to be a great 1-2 punch!

You probably are not 100% yet, but I hope you are starting to get some thoughts together.

Put your music set ideas in the comments section of this post.  I am going to draw one blessed (christianese for lucky) winner and they will receive some free music from Carlos Whittaker on Itunes – Jesus Saves should be on your Easter list BTW.