Worship Podcast & Blog
Dear Young Worship Musician,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing your gift into the local church.
Though it’s popular to avoid putting roots down in a church and getting connected, thank you for going against the tide.
We love you, pray for you, and enjoy watching God launch you into your destiny.
Your creativity helps us see a new shades and colors of God’s glory.
Your heart inspires us to love Jesus.
Local church ministry is all about working with and through others.
Whether you’re on staff at a large church with multiple worship staff or you’re the lone volunteer worship leader at a smaller church, collaboration is the name of the game.
I had the honor of chatting with a few guys from Vertical Church Band. Vertical Church Band is a worship ministry from Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago.
These guys may write songs and make records (get their new album The Rock Won’t Move on iTunes), but they are local church worship leaders who are “all in” at their church.
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If I took a poll and asked you whether you’d like to introduce some sort of change in your worship ministry, I doubt there would be any silence.
We all want to change something. We have friends who are doing this or that. Hillsong United is using this fresh, new instrument. Jesus Culture is leading this song and that song.
We are surrounded by change. If we were the only people attending your church, change would be easy. But how do we make changes without alienating our churches and creating a monster?
How do you know when you become a pro musician?
Is it after you fully complete Alfred’s Basic Piano Library?
Is it when you surpass 10,000 practice hours and artists are beating down your door to hire you?
Is it when you can play sheet music like this with your eyes closed?
What is the official “Pro” threshold and how does one cross it?
Going pro is much more vague than that. It doesn’t depend on 10,000 hours of practice, though it may require that.
It doesn’t depend on a degree from Juilliard, though such an education would be helpful.
It’s not awarded to those who’ve taken lessons the longest.
Have you ever wondered – why do we have worship teams?
Is it really necessary to have all these musicians and sing all these songs and invest all this time and money into making music in the local church?
Or maybe you’ve just wondered why you do what you do. Are you simply a warm-up to the message or a resident entertainer getting people warmed up for the rest of the service?
In this post I want to explain the power and purpose of worship teams in the plan of God. And I also want to hear your thoughts in the comments, because it’s just better that way.