Is worship as important in a dying church as in a thriving church? Should the focus of the church that is in its last days be worship, or finding a way to survive? Perhaps they go hand in hand. I am a part of a church that has been limping along for the past 5 years, I have only been there 15 months, and things have only improved in the youth area. For a long time I led worship, and I often wondered, are my talents and abilities being utilized to the greatest extent here, when I could be helping to cast a new vision, create new plans and try to resurrect this dying church? But I was hit with a realization . . . actually the guitar next to my desk fell and hit my leg, anyway. Continue Reading…
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The Not So Obvious Worship Leader: How is an instrumentalist a worship leader?
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…
Sound Guy As A Worship Leader? Bah!
Many, I know, would scoff at the idea of the sound guy as being a worship leader. Several worship leaders I have known simply cannot envision this concept. They view the role of the sound mixer as being a servant to the band, a minister with the gift of helps - and geeky knowledge of sound.
Thing is, though, worship leading is mostly a black and white job. You (presumably) schedule the musicians, pick the song selection, the song order, manage conflicts and the run the rehearsal, which is the same thing, really. Continue Reading…
Do you feel good about being a worship leader in a smaller church?
Gary Durbin is a worship leader I met at a conference earlier this year. Over at his blog he shares the following:
Most worship leaders are not in huge churches. Most worship leaders do not have big budgets, paid sound team members, paid musicians, and some are not even paid themselves. So, I have to remember, as the song says, “There must be more than this…”.
Read the full article here.
What is your experience with leading worship? I personally have led in small churches and in huge churches in the past years. Do you relate to what Gary is saying?
Worship Mythbusters: Check out this series
On my blog RKWL (Rich Kirkpatrick’s Weblog) I have a series for the past year where the myths we have with our weekend worship expressions are discusses. Sometimes controversial, this dialog needs to be had. Join the conversation!