Worship Podcast
It’s a scary thought, isn’t it? Considering the moment where you’ll sing a song you or your team has written on Sunday morning. In front of your church. For real people. Your song.
I know the feeling. It’s easy to gloss over the idea of leading an original song and just stick with what is popular; what is working.
But why not the songs of your team? What is holding you back?
Could it be that it is our calling is to reveal the secret things of God to our brethren?” – George MacDonald
I love those songwriters who remind me of the power of a song. In a culture obsessed with quick, catchy, & easy, it’s refreshing to hear songs of substance that make you think, feel deeply, and help you worship.
I, for one, am grateful for Andrew Peterson. In this interview we discuss his songwriting process, self-doubt, insecurity, moviemaking, the new record, and more!
This is one of my favorites.
Enjoy!
Is your team on a pursuit? Is that how you would describe the culture of your team?
The Apostle Paul was all about it:
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:12-14).
Press on.
Forgetting what lies behind.
Straining forward.
The upward call of God.
Let’s explore two aspects of what makes for a healthy worship culture.
I love those conversations that leave you feeling convicted. Challenged. Called higher.
After talking with Steffany Gretzinger I had to repent of my apathy. This girl is a bright flame for the glory of God. And her new music isn’t half bad either 🙂
We talk about the new album, stage presence, parenting, songwriting, mending relationships, and more.
This is so, so good!
On a scale of 1-10, how engaged is your church?
Do you look forward to worshiping on Sunday or are you worried that everyone in the room hates you?
It’s frustrating, isn’t it? To put so much time and effort into preparing for Sunday…to be met only by staring (sometimes glaring) faces. Why don’t people engage?
While you’d like to blame it on their lack of spiritual depth, it’s most likely something you can work on. Of course, that’s a general statement. There are other factors at work. But this is something I’ve observed in my own leadership for 18 years as well as coaching many other worship leaders and teams.
How should we approach engagement? Should be obsess over it, counting the number of hands that are raised? Is that worship leader success?
Or should we forget about it and just pursue Jesus? I’ve seen both. The right answer is somewhere in the middle. We can’t ignore engagement, because we’re called to lead the church. It’s our responsibility to help them discover their voice in this midst of their victory and trial.
But we also can’t obsess over it because that’s just an adventure in missing the point.