Worship Podcast & Blog
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:
Have you ever been in a worship service where the worship leader felt disconnected? Fake?
Maybe they seemed more into their music than their God. Maybe they seemed to be all about themselves rather than Jesus.
Whatever the case, sincerity is so important. Where you may lack a certain level of skill, your sincerity and passion for Jesus will make up for it.
I’m not saying your musical growth isn’t important. If you can’t sing on key or play your I IV V chords, no one will want to worship with you. But your church is looking for more than a good show and a fun sing-a-long. They are starving for God.
Around the holiday season, without a doubt, worship leaders are busy.
There’s Christmas productions, new year planning, and extra services happening.
It’s easy to fall prey to the rush – where you are simply pulling things off in order to survive.
Matter of fact…this feeling can continue throughout the year. Service to service. Just getting things done. Checking off the to-do list.
But what if you could be more present? Slow down enough to realize the miracle that is happening before you?
I want to pray for you.
My prayer for you is that…
If you took a survey of your congregation, asking them, “Why do you come to church?”, what do you think they’d say?
For religion? For friends? For music? Out of habit? For God?
Great worship leaders study this. A powerful worship ministry is so much more than a big voice and powerful music.
But that’s often what we focus on, isn’t it? We strive for CD-quality soundscapes every weekend. We try and sing like Israel Houghton. We work hard on writing songs like Matt Redman.
But what if I told you that this was counterproductive for you?
More often than I like to admit, I forget stuff.
I forget to bring what I was supposed to bring. I forget to send an email. I forget to communicate an important detail.
Sometimes, I forget the lyrics to a song while I’m singing the song (Has that ever happened to you? By the way, you might want to share your embarrassing moment over here.)
Of course, this shouldn’t happen. All I need to do is write it down and review my task list. I need to practice. But I’m just being honest…I still forget.
Maybe you do as well. But in this brief blog post I want to declare something that you simply cannot forget.
I want to shout from the rooftops a core idea for a worship leader that is essential. Without it, you’ve lost your way. Without it, you’re simply spinning wheels.
Here it is. Are you ready?