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[This post is part of a series on Your Guide to Selecting and Leading Songs for Worship. Check out the rest here.]
Choosing songs for worship is hard. It’s an acquired skill, akin to riding a bike in that you can eventually learn to do it well every time. Over the years I have made some mistakes in choosing a setlist and I hope to spare you the pain.
[This post is part of a series on Your Guide to Selecting and Leading Songs for Worship. Check out the rest here.]
You may not consider yourself a “talented songwriter”. You may even feel that you just get by picking out songs and leading a band on Sunday morning. That’s OK. This post is still for you. Writing songs for your local church may seem like an daunting task.
I hope to convince you otherwise.
First off, why should you write songs for your local church?
I love this verse from the book of Hebrews:
“For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do” (Hebrews 6:10).
We all know we’re supposed to have love for God and love for people. But what drives your desire to serve – to be a small group leader, to pastor, to lead a worship team, to work with disabled children, to work with young people, etc?
What sustains your leadership and keeps you from burnout?
According to this verse, it’s love for God – the honor of His name.
If you pursue ministry for any other purpose than love for God’s Name, you will burn out. Love for God sustains service for God.
Question: Do you agree? What sustains you in your service for God?
[This post is part of a series on Your Guide to Selecting and Leading Songs for Worship. Check out the rest here.]
We all know that certain songs stand out above the rest. But what makes them so unique? As a worship leader who picks songs each weekend and a songwriter who wants to write engaging songs, what are the qualities I should look for?
What should you be looking for?
Here’s my take, which I call the SEAT method:
Sometimes it’s really hard to worship corporately.
I don’t like the songs.
The band is awful.
The people around me are annoying and can’t sing.
“Make a joyful noise” = “Make a noisy mess”.