Comments on: The training of young worship leaders…how we can do more http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/ leading the church in worship through music and beyond... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lori Biddle http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Lori Biddle Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:41:54 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=147#comment-68 Thanks for the article. I am trying to bridge the gap in our ministry. I oversee the worship and technical areas of the church. I see our praise teams getting older, there is a strange absence of youth on out stage. And we run about 2,500 per weekend. To remedy this, I placed college information cards in our auditorium for several weeks asking parents/students to give us contact information. As a result of this info, we are preparing 50 care packages this week to send for finals, and have 2 new guitarists on stage, a 19 yr old and 24 yr old! Praise God. We are now strategically planning get togethers during every college break, as well as encouraging all the students to find an area to serve in over the summer. I am also including scripture readers, actors, guest musicians/vocalists from this group on our teams any time they are home for visits! It's working!! Thanks for the article. I am trying to bridge the gap in our ministry. I oversee the worship and technical areas of the church.

I see our praise teams getting older, there is a strange absence of youth on out stage. And we run about 2,500 per weekend.

To remedy this, I placed college information cards in our auditorium for several weeks asking parents/students to give us contact information. As a result of this info, we are preparing 50 care packages this week to send for finals, and have 2 new guitarists on stage, a 19 yr old and 24 yr old! Praise God.

We are now strategically planning get togethers during every college break, as well as encouraging all the students to find an area to serve in over the summer.

I am also including scripture readers, actors, guest musicians/vocalists from this group on our teams any time they are home for visits! It’s working!!

]]> By: Denise http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Denise Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:40:42 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=147#comment-67 I am so overwhelmed with joy at the postings to my thoughts. I am thrilled to hear that worship leaders are paying attention to the issue of rasing up the next generation. I agree wholeheartledly that sometimes churches get caught up in the performance, and only allowing "10" musicians to play, unfortunately it does not give room to usher in the younger talented musicians who haven't quite reached that level of perfection yet. I was appaled to learn of one church nearby that pays top dollar every week for their musicians, flys them up from around the state and sometimes out of state in order to have the "perfect" sound. And then that most of them weren't even believers, but professional musicians wanting a paid gig. In one way I can see the outreach there, but in another how can those who don't understand the beauty of worship, lead an entire congregation? Anyways, I have greatly enjoyed the conversation about this, and love that this site is a forum where I can discuss topics in worship, and learn from others. Have a great weekend! Denise I am so overwhelmed with joy at the postings to my thoughts. I am thrilled to hear that worship leaders are paying attention to the issue of rasing up the next generation.

I agree wholeheartledly that sometimes churches get caught up in the performance, and only allowing “10″ musicians to play, unfortunately it does not give room to usher in the younger talented musicians who haven’t quite reached that level of perfection yet.

I was appaled to learn of one church nearby that pays top dollar every week for their musicians, flys them up from around the state and sometimes out of state in order to have the “perfect” sound. And then that most of them weren’t even believers, but professional musicians wanting a paid gig. In one way I can see the outreach there, but in another how can those who don’t understand the beauty of worship, lead an entire congregation?

Anyways, I have greatly enjoyed the conversation about this, and love that this site is a forum where I can discuss topics in worship, and learn from others.
Have a great weekend!
Denise

]]> By: Daniel Strickland http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Daniel Strickland Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:47:42 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=147#comment-66 I find a similar disconnect with many worship teams in general. Sometimes, the "big" service is a closed door except for those musicians who are already at a level 10 with their skills. If that's the only opportunity for someone to be on a worship team, then that's a daunting obstacle to overcome, especially if you think your skills are at a 3 or a 4 and you don't know how to get to the next level. We should be giving our "best" on Sunday mornings, but we should also be discipling others in their giftings to help bring them up to the place they can minister at that level. I've been leading worship on Thursday nights, and I'll be coaching and mentoring my own team. We'll be starting a weekly Bible Study focused on worship, in which others interested in joining a worship team, or just in worshipping through music, can come and learn, and hone skills (vocals, guitar, etc), and gain confidence to step into an audition, and join the team. I had a similar experience as you Denise as I look back over my ten years diving into leading worship, I find that I had few mentors, even though I always was looking for one to take me under their wing. I just spent lots of time with the Lord, worshipping, and leading worship at Bible studies, then building from there, learning and gleaning with God's help and from small comments here and there from others. In the church I lead in now, my goal is to help build up other worshippers, musicians, worship leaders, and to spread the passion for worship that I have in my own heart. I will say, through everything, I had one person who always persevered encouraging me to press deeper in with worship, that's my best friend. And despite living 700+ miles away from each other now, that one relationship was probably the biggest influence I had in continuing to pursue ministry in music. I find a similar disconnect with many worship teams in general. Sometimes, the “big” service is a closed door except for those musicians who are already at a level 10 with their skills. If that’s the only opportunity for someone to be on a worship team, then that’s a daunting obstacle to overcome, especially if you think your skills are at a 3 or a 4 and you don’t know how to get to the next level. We should be giving our “best” on Sunday mornings, but we should also be discipling others in their giftings to help bring them up to the place they can minister at that level.

I’ve been leading worship on Thursday nights, and I’ll be coaching and mentoring my own team. We’ll be starting a weekly Bible Study focused on worship, in which others interested in joining a worship team, or just in worshipping through music, can come and learn, and hone skills (vocals, guitar, etc), and gain confidence to step into an audition, and join the team.

I had a similar experience as you Denise as I look back over my ten years diving into leading worship, I find that I had few mentors, even though I always was looking for one to take me under their wing. I just spent lots of time with the Lord, worshipping, and leading worship at Bible studies, then building from there, learning and gleaning with God’s help and from small comments here and there from others. In the church I lead in now, my goal is to help build up other worshippers, musicians, worship leaders, and to spread the passion for worship that I have in my own heart.

I will say, through everything, I had one person who always persevered encouraging me to press deeper in with worship, that’s my best friend. And despite living 700+ miles away from each other now, that one relationship was probably the biggest influence I had in continuing to pursue ministry in music.

]]> By: Matthew Daniel http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Matthew Daniel Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:35:08 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=147#comment-56 My dad was crazy passionate about releasing young worshipers. He would us teenagers as subs for weekend services, and set us up to lead a few songs every few weeks on a sunday night. The biggest driver of all of it was that our pastor believed and regularly said that there was no Holy Spirit Jr. I'm so thankful for that night, and the opportunity to get involved... mjd My dad was crazy passionate about releasing young worshipers. He would us teenagers as subs for weekend services, and set us up to lead a few songs every few weeks on a sunday night. The biggest driver of all of it was that our pastor believed and regularly said that there was no Holy Spirit Jr. I’m so thankful for that night, and the opportunity to get involved…

mjd

]]> By: Rich Kirkpatrick http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Rich Kirkpatrick Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:32:05 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=147#comment-55 As I said in my blog, I was amazed to hear from Denise and her encouragement from being in my ministry. Today, we are creating a "farm system" where students lead, but our worship team members are there to coach and mentor along the way. We are just beginning this and I have high hopes to see God raise up a whole bunch of young people like Denise! As I said in my blog, I was amazed to hear from Denise and her encouragement from being in my ministry. Today, we are creating a “farm system” where students lead, but our worship team members are there to coach and mentor along the way. We are just beginning this and I have high hopes to see God raise up a whole bunch of young people like Denise!

]]> By: jan owen http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/comment-page-1/#comment-54 jan owen Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:08:45 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=147#comment-54 BTW, love the contribution by a fellow chick worship leader......thanks for that! BTW, love the contribution by a fellow chick worship leader……thanks for that!

]]> By: jan owen http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/comment-page-1/#comment-53 jan owen Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:08:23 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=147#comment-53 I have our students serve on SUnday mornings about every three months and I also have them serve WITH us as well, even encouraging our adults to sing back up for them, etc. We've developed great relationships and have enjoyed one another. They do a great job. I have our students serve on SUnday mornings about every three months and I also have them serve WITH us as well, even encouraging our adults to sing back up for them, etc. We’ve developed great relationships and have enjoyed one another. They do a great job.

]]> By: Peter Park http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/11/10/the-training-of-young-worship-leaders%e2%80%a6how-we-can-do-more/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Peter Park Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:29:19 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=147#comment-52 That's great. That's what we are doing at our church. For a congregation of abou 80 people we have 7 worship leaders. Four of them are in college. We just started training them at the beginning of this year. That’s great. That’s what we are doing at our church. For a congregation of abou 80 people we have 7 worship leaders. Four of them are in college. We just started training them at the beginning of this year.

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