Worship Podcast
If you’re a human and you’re a songwriter, you’ve been there before.
You’ve been to that place where you want to throw in the towel – where you feel your work is awful and not worth anyone’s ears. You’ve been to that place where ideas happen, but finishing seems foreign. It seems impossible to call a song “done”.
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If I showed up at your church and asked, “I feel called to lead worship. Can you help me?”
What would you say? Would you have a process in place to help me?
If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know we are all about discipleship.
But discipleship can be difficult if you don’t know how to disciple. What are the specific areas a young worship leader needs to work on?
If I were to ask your worship team what you cared about the most, what would they say?
A convicting question, but an important one. The question of what primarily drives your ministry not only says a lot about you, but also the kind of disciples you are making.
I was talking to a worship pastor friend of mine a couple weeks ago who loves what he does.
He loves his church, is engaged with the mission, and looks forward to what he gets to do. He and his pastor have a wonderful relationship.
I have another friend who seemingly wants to slit his wrists every time we have a conversation about his church and his full time job as a worship pastor.
This seems to be common. Many worship leaders I know love what they do and where they get to serve. Sill, many more seem completely dissatisfied and disillusioned.
This is a scary question, right?
Because often when lead, we’re not fully present. Our minds are somewhere else. And when we confront our true motives, we may not like what we see.
But I want you think about this. What is on your mind when you lead worship?
My mind races through a million things, from: