Worship Podcast
It’s funny how we say worship isn’t about us – that it’s all about the glory of God. But our focus doesn’t always reflect such a passion.
What are we most mindful of? If you’re like me, I mainly think about myself.
When the flow of worship is feeling good, I can’t wait to bask in the praises of man. When it’s terrible, I want to go find the nearest cave and camp out.
If I could pick the top 2 or 3 songwriters and worship leaders who have influenced me the most, Brian Doerksen would be on that list.
Brian was writing honest, powerful, congregational worship songs before it was cool.
In the interview we talk about Brian’s massive body of work, mentoring young worship leaders, creativity over the long haul, and singing emotionally healthy worship music.
Also, if you’d like to help Brian and Shiyr Poets finish funding their debut album, head on over HERE.
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Worship Leaders, isn’t it easy to simply “dial it in” and get services done?
I mean, the more you lead worship the more you just know how to lead worship. Profound, right?
It’s not quite on the mindless level of riding a bike or brushing your teeth, but it’s easy to simply go through the motions and “check out” of what God is doing in the moment.
Both beginners and experienced worship leaders are prone to this.
You may be lacking “presence” if:
But do you know what’s interesting and exciting about corporate worship?
You know what the biggest problem with songwriters is? Simply put, their songs don’t get done.
Whatever the reason, notebooks remain filled with ideas, dreams never see reality, and the thoughts about “one day” recording a song continue.
While we’re talking about excuses, let’s add some more:
If you’ve been a musician for any length of time you’ve been a part of rehearsals that you wish you could leave.
Maybe the leader wasn’t prepared and there was no plan.
Maybe the band was simply terrible and it was impossible to get any chemistry going.
Maybe it just seemed to go on and on with no end in sight.
The goal of rehearsal isn’t just to get stuff done. It’s to form musicians into Jesus following, church loving, kingdom minded disciples (Tweet that?)
When you adopt this mindset, you begin to invest in people and not just your task list. You have more longevity with your team members. You have more fun. God blesses your efforts because it’s in line with what He already loves.
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