Worship Podcast
I had the tremendous privilege of interviewing two of The Oaks worship leaders, Clayton Brooks and Shane Barnard.
You may know Shane from the mildly successful 🙂 band Shane & Shane. Their church, The Oaks Fellowship in Red Oak, TX, just released their brand new live album Lift Up the Light (iTunes link).
Maybe that’s not a question you’ve considered before. But it may just revolutionize what you do. Consider how a great waiter makes your dining experience all the more enjoyable. When the service is poor, you have no desire to return. Even if the food was great, all you can talk about is the poor service.
I’ve found this to be true for worship as well.
A couple months ago my wife and I stayed at a local ski resort for a night. Inside our room when we arrived was a $25 gift card to a restaurant on the premise. Due to the kind gesture, we decided to try it out. A shuttle picked us up and dropped us off at the door. We were greeted by some very happy people. So far so good.
Have you ever thought about the feminine, romantic nature of our worship songs? How do non-Christians (and men in general) feel when we sing songs of such intimacy?
Matt Redman has some great insights in this brief interview.
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How is your worship leading…at home? You know, where you’re not known as “Worship Leader” or “Pastor” or “Reverend”. Maybe that is not something you’ve thought of before, but I think it’s more important than anything else you invest your life in.
Home is God’s highest priority for your life. If you can’t be a worship leader in your home, I question whether you can do it effectively in a church.
My wife and I recently started a weekly Bible study together where we are discussing Emerson Eggerichs’Â Love & Respect (affiliate link). This has got me thinking about the importance of not only improving what we do as worship leaders in church, but also as worship leaders in our homes.
Sounds like a nice idea, doesn’t it? I’m not gonna lie. It’s a tough process that takes intentionality and discipline.
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Aside from the fact that I may never see you in person or physically hear your music, I still may never sing one of your worship songs. To be honest, other worship leaders may never sing your worship songs either.
I wish that wasn’t the case.
Before you leave my blog, labeling me a total jerkface, let me explain. On the one hand, this is OK. We as songwriters should be writing for our local congregations and investing our lives there. That’s what truly defines success.
Faithfulness in the small things over time pays off in the end.
But that’s not what I’m referring to. Actually this post has nothing to do with that. Even if I was your captive audience for an hour and you shared your songs with me, I still may not lead them.