I don’t take any of our worship team members for granted! Each one has God-given gifts and skills, invests extraordinary amounts of time learning music and leading worship, and are awesome people. I’m grateful for those in our church, those in our traveling ministry, and I praise the Lord for his presence in our ministry. …
In a sense, we’re all interim in our ministry roles and need to work like we are setting things up for the next worship leader who will be taking the helm – whenever that will be. There will come a time when you don’t work at your church. But until then, you are serving the …
We once posted the three basics to make your team really hum musically and practically. This post is about leadership for the worship team, and here are the big three you will always be involved in: Your effective ministry will most often hinge on a few things, and as you do those things well, the …
You want to become a great worshipist (that’s a word I just made up). Someone who knows psychology is a psychologist. Someone who helps others with the ins and outs of nutrition is a nutritionist. So as a worship leader or team member, you both worship and help others worship well. You’re a worshipist. No …
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For anyone who is gifted and spirit-filled, getting up and singing some songs isn’t too difficult. However, planning creative, inspiring, engaging, and uplifting worship is hard work. It takes some intentional planning and requires thinking and effort. Here are four components that require some work in planning for worship: CREATIVE: involving the imagination or original …
The One we worship is never blah or uninteresting. But from a practical standpoint, it’s easy for worship leaders to get into a rut. It happens to the best of us. But God is creative and we can draw from the deep well for creativity to explode in our church – even now! As we …
Are you doing the same thing you’ve always done? Are the same people dealing with the same issues? Is there a stressor that could easily be resolved but hasn’t been yet? You may be on autopilot in your worship planning and style. Do you find yourself saying the same things when you pray each week? …
Most worship leaders technically know that comparing our ministries with others is not good or holy. But it’s not easy to break the habit. Especially in the upfront and easily highlightable world of worship music, we often find ourselves in the midst of seeing what others are doing, can do or plan to do. No …
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Here are some hurdles that you need to overcome as a worship leader. There may be seasons where these things have been working great and once again need attention. Building great structures and systems takes time, but it’s worth it for your health and longevity and the growth of your ministry and the church. Listen …
Nine Practical Hurdles Worship Leaders Must Overcome Read More »
One key to involving people in your ministry is to Ask. It’s truly a huge step and proves to bring much more fruit than nearly any other way. Too many church leaders count on putting something in the announcements, in the church newsletter or weekend publication or on the website. For certain things, this can …
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