Ever had someone ask: "How'd it go today?" after you've led worship?

How do you quantify your response? What defines a "good Sunday" from a "bad Sunday?"

If we're being honest, most of the time we let the definition of worship leading success hang in the ether of unmeasurable, unquantifiable preconceived notions about what "good worship leading" looks like.

And then we answer... "It was good."

But, deep down we're not really sure what "good" looks like.

OR if we do have a definition of "good" it consists of criteria that we can't control.

It's important to understanding what a measurable win looks like when you lead worship.

Here are 3 "wins" you can actually measure (and control) to see if you've succeeded on Sunday:

1 | Did you prepare in a way that allowed you to lead confidently?

The easiest thing to control in your worship leading is your PREPARATION.

Did you run through your set list?

Did you craft speaking transitions that lead your church well?

Did you set your worship team up for success?

All of these things are things that YOU can control. You either prepare properly or you don't.

2 | Did you provide the opportunity for people to respond?

Your main responsibility as a worship leader is not to GET your church to respond. It's to PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY for your church to respond.

You can do that through putting songs in a key that your church can sing in.

You can provide the opportunity to respond by preparing speaking transitions that aren't just information but lead your church to a response.

Then, it's your church's responsibility to take the opportunities presented to them to respond.

If you've provided the opportunity to respond, you've succeeded.

3 | Did you pray for your time of worship?

You can control whether or not you've earnestly prayed for your time of corporate worship.

There is no bigger win in worship leading than surrendering your time of worship to God and allowing him to do what he wants in your time together.

While our preparation is important, it is ultimately God's Spirit that leads others in worship.

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