About Summer Camp
The Dunn Center for Christian Music Studies is excited to present the 11th annual Worship Lab at Baylor University. This high-quality musical learning experience will take place on our campus July 21-25, 2025. This camp will be geared towards young, aspiring worship leaders and instrumentalists (rising 9th graders through just-graduated 12th graders).
This summer’s camp will be led by our staff and visiting leadership team, with assistance from many Baylor music students. Topics during the camp will include worship leadership, technology, music writing, instrumental techniques, choral traditions, healthy singing, and many others. The breakout bands will be equally balanced with vocalists and instrumentalists, and they will participate in separate and combined rehearsals throughout the week. The camp will end with a combined worship service where each worship band leads a portion of the service. Parents & friends are encouraged to attend this closing event.
Date and Location
The 2025 Worship Lab will take place on the campus of Baylor University Monday, July 21st at 2pm through Friday, July 25th at 5:00pm. The camp utilizes facilities across the campus, as well as, areas within Seventh and James Baptist Church (on the edge of Baylor’s campus).
Camp Activities
Students participating in Worship Lab will have the opportunity to participate in the following activities throughout the week:
- Daily Devotionals led by guest leaders
- Band Rehearsals
- Small Groups
- Breakout Classes on Music, Worship, leadership, and more
- Evening concerts and events
- Combined Worship Gatherings with the Alleluia Conference
- Artist Q&A Showcases
NEW IN 2025!
Pre-Camp Songwriting Experience ($500/person)
This year, we are offering a pre-camp songwriting experience. Students will be divided into songwriting teams with dedicated time to write worship songs. There will be sessions with experienced songwriters about how to write songs and collaborate with others.
The pre-camp begins on Saturday July 19th, and leads directly into the Worship Lab Summer Camp. Participants must register for full-week camp to participate in pre-camp experience.
Camp Tracks
Worship Lab strives to offer a high-quality, formative experience to all students participating in camp.
This year, we are introducing tracks for our breakout sessions. We seek to equip people based on how they feel called to serve the church. Each track represents a way that students can engage with the church: Worship Pastor, Singer/Songwriter, MD, Faithful Volunteer, and Tech. Students will select a track when they register.
Explore each of the available tracks below:
Worship Pastor Track
This track is designed for students who feel called to go into vocational worship ministry. This track will equip students with knowledge related to managing volunteers, leading people in worship, and spiritual formation.
Classes will include:
Spiritual Formation
The Spoken Things
Team Dynamics
Singer/Songwriter Track
This track is designed for students who enjoy writing songs. This track will equip students with knowledge related to music theory, arranging, and spiritual formation.
Classes will include:
The Music Things
Music Theory 101
Spiritual Formation
MD (Music Director) Track
This track is designed for students who want to learn more about the music side of worship. This track will equip students with knowledge related to arranging and rehearsing, music theory, and technology.
Classes will include:
Tech Basics
The Music Things
Music Theory 101
Faithful Volunteer Track
This track is designed for students who do not feel called to ministry but want to serve faithfully in the church. This track will equip students with knowledge related to their role in the band, spiritual formation, and how to work with others.
Classes will include:
The Music Things
Spiritual Formation
Team Dynamics
Tech Track
This track is designed for students who enjoy serving behind the scenes. This track will equip students with knowledge related to technology and related areas, such as understanding the band musically and relationally.
Classes will include:
Tech Basics
The Music Things
Team Dynamics
All of the students will collectively join together for worship gatherings, devotionals, plenary sessions, evening concerts, and more. The primary difference in this year’s camp experience is that we have carefully paired breakout classes based on the skills needed for each important role in relation to worship ministry.