This question has been coming in frequently over the past few months: "I've only got two musicians available to play on Sunday this week. They're able to play multiple instruments (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums, kazoo, etc.) but I'm not sure which one to tell them to play. Which instruments would you choose to use if you only had two musicians?"

Here are 3 of the top worship team instrumental configurations when you've only got a handful of musicians to work with:

1 | Acoustic guitar and keyboard

The keyboard has the largest range (7 octaves!) out of any instrument you'd typically use in a worship environment. It can cover those lower frequencies that a bass player would normally play. But, it can also play lead parts in higher octaves. This large range allows it to fill in the space that an acoustic guitar doesn't.

Add on top of that the percussive nature of an acoustic guitar, and you've essentially got a full band sound covered in just 2 instruments. Keyboard: bass and lead parts - Acoustic: percussion and rhythm parts.

2 | 2 Acoustic Guitars 

The second best instrumental selection is two acoustic guitars. There's something immediately intimate about only using acoustic instruments in a worship environment. It draws people in as it takes them back to memories of sitting around a campfire singing songs. You can use this to your advantage and embrace the intimacy of those moments!

When using 2 acoustics, make sure that they aren't both just playing the same chords. Have one guitar play different chord shapes by adding a capo or by playing higher up on the neck. This helps round out the sound and fill up more sonic space.

3 | Just use what you have!

There is no magic formula for worship instrumentation. You don't have to be like everyone else so just use what you have - use what your instrumentalists are best at!

If you could only use 2 instruments in your worship team, what would they be?