We all know we’re supposed to love Scripture – to meditate on it day and night, as Joshua tells us.

We’re supposed to read it, memorize it, quote it, write it, and place it on our walls.

But how many of us really do? On our worship teams, how rooted and connected to Scripture are we?

This is what fills my mind and heart today.

If I’m going to disciple my team, they need to grow in their love of Scripture.

Their lives must be rooted in God’s Word.

But in our worship teams, Scripture is oftentimes a passing glance, a quick reference, an in-one-ear-out-the-other system.

We’d much rather talk about gear, arrangements, excellence, and creativity. But in all honesty, our souls are starving for something more.

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Trust me, I don’t mean to frighten you.

But what if you took a survey, asking your congregation how your music and worship leading connected with them?

What would their answer be?

Because we all know that the best worship leaders aren’t just great singers or musicians.

It’s not even that they really love Jesus a lot. You can have both of those and still leave the room scratching their heads.

The best worship leaders work hard on connecting with people.

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I hate to break it to you, but the greatest value you offer your church is not that you have a great voice.

It’s not that you can play guitar with the best of them. No, your greatest value is shown in who you’re reproducing – the teams you are building.

This isn’t going to change. You can’t just do ministry. You must become skilled at equipping people for ministry.

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Can I tell you a secret?

You have to make sure you don’t tell this to anyone, because if this spreads, we just might see a revolution in local church worship leaders around the world.

And who would want that to happen? Shhhhh!

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[Today’s post is an excerpt from my most recent newsletter. Due to such positive feedback, I wanted to feature it on the blog. If you’re not subscribed to my newsletter, I suggest you do. I consider it the “Insider’s” group and it’s one of my favorite things to write. You can sign up here.]

When it comes to preparing for a worship service, what is the first question you typically ask?

What songs am I going to do?

We all ask that.

We get in frantic mode to pick the best songs everyone will like, that every church is doing, that is on the radio. Then, when it comes time to lead worship, we sing through our songs.

A job well done?

Well, not exactly. I want to share with you a different approach to preparing for (and leading) corporate worship.

It doesn’t start with a frantic hunt to find the most popular songs.

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