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?

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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?

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There comes a time in everyone’s life that no one looks forward to.

That time where the train takes off. Life moves at deafening speeds. Where at one point you were on the front lines of ministry, it seems you’re now being replaced with younger people.

You’re struggling to keep up. You’re getting older.

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We all may not have climbed Mount Everest.

We all may not have run a triathlon.

We all might not have tasted octopus, done jury duty, or bun-jee jumped over the Grand Canyon.

But there is a story we can all tell. And that’s the story of an embarrassing moment.

Anyone who does anything on a stage will have embarrassing moments to share. Let’s be honest – sometimes words come out the wrong way.

In today’s post, I’m going to share a couple real-life embarrassing moments I’ve had as a worship leader (you’re also going to swallow your pride and share your embarrassing moment(s) in the comments, right?)

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Dear Young Worship Musician,

Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing your gift into the local church.

Though it’s popular to avoid putting roots down in a church and getting connected, thank you for going against the tide.

We love you, pray for you, and enjoy watching God launch you into your destiny.

Your creativity helps us see a new shades and colors of God’s glory.

Your heart inspires us to love Jesus.

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