There’s a tendency I notice among worship leaders.

It’s a love affair with songs. But if all you focus on in songs, you’ve got worship leading backwards.

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There are dangers to being front and center all the time.

The stage isn’t merciful to the human heart.

You no longer answer altar calls.

You no longer engage with the entire service. You check out, do your own thing.

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How can you test if someone really loves to lead worship?

Have them do it for free.

I realize that there are thousands of worship leaders out there who don’t get paid for what they do. I would actually venture to say that most worship leaders are bi-vocational.

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Worship leader, there’s something that your church needs from you ever time you lead.

It’s not your excellence, your skill, or your stage presence.

Once again, I was listening to the amazing Louie Giglio in a podcast interview and something he said struck me between the eyes.

We all believe in excellence, right?

But how often do you get on your face before God and say, “God, thank you for our excellence. Thank you for our hard work.”

Never.

It’s beyond silly to come into the presence of God and boast in yourself.

What does your congregation need from you?

They need you to need God. They need you to be dependent on Him.

They need you to shine a light beyond yourself.

Excellence is important, but not as much as living what you sing – showing up on Sunday morning ready to bare your soul.

Desperate for God.

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Just because you’re the leader doesn’t mean you’re the best at everything.

Matter of fact, you probably have many areas of weakness.

The best leaders know that…and create space for others.

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