Here are three ideas we recently shared in our last podcast episode that might help you think about worship leadership in your local church!
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Embrace Advance Planning
Sometimes, people mistake free-flowing, spirit-led services with a lack of planning. In reality, if you want to get a sense of free-flowing, seamless worship services, you have to plan more, not less!
The spirit can nudge and prod us to plan what needs to be done months and weeks in advance. And of course, there are times when something will change or a leader will sense that God is prompting them to make a change, such as: choosing a new song, extending prayer, or opening up for testimonies. We can always be obedient at the moment, just as we can be obedient to give our best shot at doing as much as possible beforehand.
What does planning look like? READ MORE
Become Less Predictable
In planning for worship, remember, the higher the predictability, the lower the impact.
You want to think about the people who sit in the sanctuary week after week. How can you inspire them to receive the message a little differently? What can you do to help them experience worship in a fresh way? What elements in the service can you take a look at to see about a fresh approach?
Breaking the script is one of the keys to helping people stay engaged. If you have always had a certain flow, but then shift gears, you’re going to have a different response and outcome! If what happens in your worship service stays the same on a weekly basis, the minds of each person in the congregation will begin to become numb to the flow in some ways. But when something new happens, our minds race to figure out how that fits in – that’s why engagement increases. It’s something different because the worship planning team has broken the script. READ MORE
Increase Your Confidence
Confidence is one key element to worship leadership in the local church. Not a self-centered overconfidence… but the “I’ve got a handle on the situation” kind that sets the congregation at ease. The kind of confidence that allows others to join you. The kind of confidence that thinks less about yourself and more about the mission, the people, and your ministry.
Confidence in worship leadership makes all the difference.
Where do we get this confidence? Here are seven ways to consider: READ MORE
