In other cases, it is appropriate to spice up simple worship songs a bit. On a song as simple as "Lord I Lift Your Name On High", where the verse is G, Cadd9, D, Cadd9, you can spice things up a bit using some chord extensions. You can make the G a Gadd9, the C a Cmaj7 (though sparingly), and maybe the D a Dsus2 or a Dadd9,11 (x, 5, 4, 0, 3, 0 - like a C major fingering slid up 2 frets, neat chord when used correctly).
You should be well versed in theory before attempting this, though... practice at home and use what you learn at home in church. After doing this a while, you can approach a song you've never played before and substitute and extend on the spot - but that's after years of practice.
Hope this helps. Keep up the work, and inform us of progress! Have fun, and worship and everything will turn out fine. That's the key, if you don't worship while playing, the people you are playing for won't either. Remember, you're not out to impress anybody, you're trying to create an atmosphere of worship.
"You must stab him in the heart with the Bone Saber of Zumacalis... well, you could stab him in the head or the lungs, too... and the saber, it probably doesn't have to be bone, just anything sharp lying around the house... you could poke him with a pillow and kill him."
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Universal Re-Monster
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Universal Re-Monster