[This post is part of a series on Leading Your Team & Congregation Through Worship Tensions. Check out the rest here.]

We’ve all been in the situation once or twice. Actually you may be stuck there right now.

You have a passion for Jesus. You long for your congregation to experience God. You want the glory of God to fill your church.

But your band doesn’t look like they agree.

Actually, they look depressed, exhausted, and barely awake. They can seem to talk for passionate hours on gear and new music, but when it comes time to showing some enthusiasm for worship, all you get is silence.

Blank stares.

Is it possible to have excellent musicians who worship with passion?

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Lead pastors are awesome. I serve with one of the best in the world. I’ve written a lot on the blog about owning your senior pastor’s vision and understanding your pastor’s values.

So, let’s have some fun today. Worship leaders, because your pastor is so awesome, you might want to keep your vocabulary free from these sayings:

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[This post is part of a series on Leading Your Team & Congregation Through Worship Tensions. Check out the rest here.]

When was the last time you were desperate for God?

When was the last time you lost track of time worshiping?

When was the last time you cried in the presence of God?

When was the last time you talked about Jesus, rather than just your favorite songs?

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[This post is part of a series on Leading Your Team & Congregation Through Worship Tensions. Check out the rest here.]

There has always been a tension between crafting an effective songlist and flowing in the Spirit. We want to be organized, but we also want to follow what God is doing in the moment.

It’s important that you learn how to do this. Great worship leaders plan powerful setlists, but also follow the Holy Spirit, wherever He may lead.

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This new blog series is all about the differences we have when it comes to worship. Head and heart. Skill and passion. Unbeliever and Christian.

We all come from many church traditions. Everywhere we’ve been affects what we believe and where we are going. What you value may be different than what I value.

The question is, do you now what you value? Why do you do the specific things you do as a worship leader? In this series we’ll face these tensions head on and discuss practical ways to lead our teams and our congregations through them.

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