How do you choose songs for the sermon?

We want this category to be about ministry, not buttons. To start, here's a question that comes up in every team: how do you choose songs for Sunday?

We'd love to hear how it works in your church:

• When do you learn the topic or the passage of the sermon?
• Who chooses the songs: the worship leader, the pastor, the whole team?
• How do you decide which song opens the service, and which comes before and after the sermon?
• How many songs are in your regular repertoire?
• How often do you bring in a new song, and how do you teach it to the church?

Write in a reply what works for you, and what you'd like to change.