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We all want to become better, don’t we?

Isn’t that why we attend conferences, read books, and study our heroes? I’d imagine that’s why you’re reading this post. You want to take your worship leading to another level.

I’m always pondering ways to become a better worship leader. The more I thought about what has been instrumental in my development, the more I thought I needed to share this with you.

Some of these points are weird, non-typical. But what I’ve found is that the most helpful lessons I learned weren’t just lectures taught in a classroom.

They were caught in real life.

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As worship leaders, we love those times when the congregation is with us.

We ask them how they’re doing, and they respond. They sing the songs we chose. They are visibly expressing themselves to God.

Maybe they’re even chanting your name as you take the stage. Ahhh…worship leading bliss.

But what happens when people don’t worship – when the room feels frozen over?

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There’s a tension we worship leaders face each and every week.

Sometimes it’s paralyzing. Stressful.

We want to worship God, but we also want to sound awesome.

We want to the church to sing, but we also want to do our favorite songs.

We want the glory of God, but we also want to progress in our creativity.

So often, its either one or the other.

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We’ve all been there.

Sunday is almost here and we’re not quite sure what to sing. What do we do? Throw it together.

When in doubt, just find some killer songs and sing them, right?

But what about being present? If you think about it, every service is unique. Never again will that exact group of people gather together at that exact place at that exact time.

It’s about presence – being present.

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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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