Here are 3 practical tips for leading spontaneous worship:

1 | You can't spontaneously overflow from an empty cup

Spontaneous worship is the product of a heart that has been saturated by the presence and power of God to the point of overflowing.

Simply put: you can't overflow from an empty cup.

As you probably know by now: what you do in private comes out in public. And what that means for spontaneous worship is that your private time with God will prepare you for it.

You don't step on stage to lead your church and suddenly have a new song to sing without first getting alone with God and allowing him to pour into you.

So, if you are having trouble forming words of worship spontaneously, first take stock of your private worship life.

If that's in order, move onto the next tip.

2 | It's okay to practice in advance

This means two things.

First, you aren't magically going to be able to lead spontaneously worship if you don't practice it in private.

You wouldn't try playing guitar on stage before first practicing in private. The same is true of leading spontaneous worship.

If it's something you're interested in, practice doing it when you run through your set list for the week. Learn how to create moments of spontaneous worship in private before you try to lead your church in it.

Second, spontaneous worship need not be spontaneous in the moment you lead your church. It's equally valid to use a moment of spontaneous worship that happened in your preparation.

That looks like you worshiping through your set list before Sunday morning, allowing moments for spontaneous worship, running it through the filter of "Will this be beneficial to my church?", then incorporating it into your Sunday morning gathering.

3 | Remind yourself it's about your CHURCH and not about YOU

At the end of the day, your responsibility while leading worship is to lead with your church in mind. If something isn't beneficial for them, a corporate worship gathering is not the time to use it.

So, learn how to discern whether a moment of spontaneous worship is edifying to everyone in your church or is just a private moment between you and God.

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