BOULDER CAMPUS
Colorado School of Worship
A 10-week regional school offering teaching, training, community, and coaching for worshippers and artists.
Now Accepting Registrations for Spring 2025 – February 2 – April 13
You were created to worship. The question is– who and how do you worship?
The Colorado School of Worship
is a 10-week school with biblical teaching, practical skills training, community connection, and personal coaching in the areas of music and the arts.
We believe that when we partner with the Holy Spirit, artists, and leaders can discover their unique expression, growing in skillful excellence and character to serve their local church community and beyond.
Who is the school for?
What's Unique About this School?
Most local schools of worship are oriented only toward musicians who will lead musical worship on a stage and have one or possibly two instructors with limited experience. Most national schools of worship require moving to another location and have strict age limits… both of those scenarios also tend to be very expensive.
Between the 6 instructors at the Boulder campus of the Colorado School of Worship, we have well over 85 years of collective experience as professional musicians, music teachers, producers, dancers, theater actors, worship pastors, missionaries, and worship leaders. Each instructor has a passion to support all ages, skill levels, and life stages to discover their fullest expression in their artistic AND discipleship journey.
What Topics Are Covered?
- “What is worship?” // Biblical definitions & history
- “Who do we worship?” // Nature/Character of God
- “What does God say about me?” // Identity in Christ
- “Why does my art matter?”// Discovering our unique expression
- “Listening to create” // The Art of reflection and meditation & collective listening
- “Worship & the Word” // Worshipping in spirit & truth
- “Kings & Priests” // Discovering arts impact on the world and what sphere I am uniquely suited for
- “Worship & our community” // Why we worship together and how that affects the way we live in community
- “How then shall we walk?” // Fear of the Lord and what it means to be “living sacrifices”
VIEW FULL TOPIC LIST AND SCHEDULE
What Skills Will I Learn?
Our most common training opportunities include:
- Musical instrument development – group coaching – for all skill levels on guitar, bass, drums, piano/keys, vocals
- Practical skills of worship leading and worship band development (for both youth and adult teams/leaders)
- Coaching in intercessory, prophetic, & prayer room worship leading
- Songwriting fundamentals & training
- Musical theory instruction and ear training
Registration & Cost
Spring Semester – February 2 – April 13
Youth Track – $110 (deposit $25)
Adult Track – $160 (deposit $50)
Returning Students – $75 (deposit $15)
(If you’ve completed at least one semester of training, enroll as a “Returning Student” track for more advanced curriculum.)
Meet Core Instructors
Regional guest instructors will join throughout semester.
Piper Koeppen
Having served with the Colorado School of Worship for 4 years, Piper now leads the Boulder Campus, while serving as the Worship & Arts Pastor of Church of the Lookout. Having studied Music Therapy and Vocal Jazz Performance through Indiana University, and with two decades of local worship team leadership, Piper brings a passion for discipleship into the everyday mechanics of building a thriving worship ministry.
Mary Jean Powers
With a passion for teaching the Scriptures and a love for musical worship, Mary Jean powerfully brings theological foundations combined with practical skill development that every worship ministry needs. With 35 years of teaching music to all ages, Mary Jean knows has to unlock the heart and musicianship every student needs.
Byron Dudrey
Carrying a BM in vocal performance from Kansas State University and an MM in Double Bass performance from CU Boulder, Byron brings both a depth and width of musical versatility. With 20+ years of experience as a Worship Pastor and professional musician, Byron knows how to blend technical musical excellence with the heart of worship.
Supporting Instructors
Pat Mansfield
