Comments on: The Not So Obvious Worship Leader: How is an instrumentalist a worship leader? http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/16/the-not-so-obvious-worship-leader-how-is-an-instrumentalist-a-worship-leader/ leading the church in worship through music and beyond... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:49:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chris Moncus http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/16/the-not-so-obvious-worship-leader-how-is-an-instrumentalist-a-worship-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Chris Moncus Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:24:22 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=125#comment-42 Easy. Romans 12:1. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices. Summarized... Serving God is an aspect of worship. Instrumentalists prove that you don't have to be a public speaker or an extrovert or a diaper changer to serve God. Many times the band is the easiest place to get certain new believers into. Several people in our band at church first got involved there, developed their relationship with God, and are now leading others into the church by way of the band - to worship God. They lead others into worship not just through music but by being a community that helps people find another way to serve (worship) God. And now to put a spin on it... replace "band member" with "door greeter" or "sound guy" or "__________". Serve God = worship God. This form of worship is part of a healthy lifestyle of worship alongside the other parts like Bible reading and prayer. Put them together and you got someone who understands true worship. Easy. Romans 12:1. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices.

Summarized… Serving God is an aspect of worship. Instrumentalists prove that you don’t have to be a public speaker or an extrovert or a diaper changer to serve God. Many times the band is the easiest place to get certain new believers into. Several people in our band at church first got involved there, developed their relationship with God, and are now leading others into the church by way of the band – to worship God.

They lead others into worship not just through music but by being a community that helps people find another way to serve (worship) God.

And now to put a spin on it… replace “band member” with “door greeter” or “sound guy” or “__________”. Serve God = worship God.

This form of worship is part of a healthy lifestyle of worship alongside the other parts like Bible reading and prayer. Put them together and you got someone who understands true worship.

]]> By: The Not So Obvious Worship Leader: How is an instrumentalist a worship leader? | Rich Kirkpatrick's Weblog http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/16/the-not-so-obvious-worship-leader-how-is-an-instrumentalist-a-worship-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-41 The Not So Obvious Worship Leader: How is an instrumentalist a worship leader? | Rich Kirkpatrick's Weblog Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:02:34 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=125#comment-41 [...] John Carlson is an outstanding musician, sax player, arranger and music director who I have had privilege of working with while teaching with him at a worship conference.  His recordings and such can be found at www.johncarlsonmusic.com.  His artistry is one thing, but he also has a huge heart for people.  He is contributing a blog post at Tehilla Music. Early in ministry I often wondered, being solely an instrumentalist and an instrumental music director in our church, how I was a worship leader. What role did I play in leading worship? How good of a spiritual leader was I? I felt woefully un-gifted in some of these areas, yet highly gifted in others that pertained to my job – many that were less visible. Over the years God and others helped me figure out a lot of those questions and I grew to find good balance. Continue reading → [...] [...] John Carlson is an outstanding musician, sax player, arranger and music director who I have had privilege of working with while teaching with him at a worship conference.  His recordings and such can be found at http://www.johncarlsonmusic.com.  His artistry is one thing, but he also has a huge heart for people.  He is contributing a blog post at Tehilla Music. Early in ministry I often wondered, being solely an instrumentalist and an instrumental music director in our church, how I was a worship leader. What role did I play in leading worship? How good of a spiritual leader was I? I felt woefully un-gifted in some of these areas, yet highly gifted in others that pertained to my job – many that were less visible. Over the years God and others helped me figure out a lot of those questions and I grew to find good balance. Continue reading → [...]

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