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What Worship Leaders Can Learn From Rockstars

We all want to be rockstars.

Ever since we were little boys and girls, we had our superheroes.

Whether it was Mr. Rogers, Superman, Blues Clues, Bono, Green Day, or Michael Jordan, we all want to influence a lot of people and have a popular name.

It’s in our nature to crave attention, pursue praise, and love popularity. It’s the very reason we’ve made poor decisions in the past and done stupid things.

Chris Martin from Coldplay working his magic

 Being a worship leader doesn’t change that. We want to be the Chris Martin of worship.

Contrary to what you may think, there are some attributes we can learn from rockstars to improve our worship leading.

I’m not advocating you begin a lifelong journey into sex, drugs, & rock & roll. If that was the case, this blog would be finished 🙂 Let me explain.

Here are 5 things worship leaders can learn from rockstars:

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Tips For Taking Your Worship Team to the Next Level

I’m super excited about this new blog series for worship leaders. If you lead a worship team, you’re probably always wondering how you can take your team to the next level, but don’t know where to start. Sunday comes too quickly for you to get your head above water and catch a vision.

I’d love to help not just by giving you easy answers but by helping you think through what is best for your worship team and your local congregation. We’re not all called to look the same but we are called to excellence.

Improvement = 1 simple step at a time

There is not a “one-size-fits-all”, worship team mold we all should fit in. God moves in different ways and uses different methods to accomplish His sovereign purposes. My purpose here is to simply “stir the pot”, get you thinking, and help you figure out what would work best for your team.

As always, I love when you leave comments and I promise to read and respond to every one and help in any way I can. That’s the reason I do this!

As for the series, here’s what we covered:

Question: Are there other topics I should have addressed? Let me know in the comments!

Worship Leading Secrets: Don’t Hide Your Suffering

[Have you seen my other “Worship Leading Secrets” post? Check it out here.]

I was inspired recently by a blog post from Carlos Whittaker, worship leader & blogger over at Ragamuffin Soul. The honesty that exudes from this post really got me thinking about my own journey and what I consider to be another “secret” for worship leaders to embrace:

DON’T HIDE YOUR SUFFERING

I think many church leaders are a bit confused in this area. They preach healing but don’t know how to reconcile their own pain with what they preach. Until the sting of suffering hits you, it’s difficult to understand. While I wholeheartedly believe in the healing power of Jesus, I also struggle with ongoing illnesses.


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How You Can Start “Raising Up the Next Generation” Today

There is nothing more fulfilling than seeing someone else raised up through your influence. To invest in someone else and see them fulfill their destiny in the kingdom of God. That’s what we’re after.

But all this talk about “raising up the next generation” can seem really idealistic, vague, and romantic. When it comes down to it, can it really be done? Maybe you have a full time job in addition to 15 hours a week you invest into leading a worship team. You just don’t have time to think about anything but what needs done for Sunday.

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