It's inevitable. There are going to be problems that come up in your worship team. Any time you work with a group of people - worship team members or any other group - there are going to be moments when you are let down.

In those moments, the default reaction is to blame the other person. "I don't understand. Why they can't just show up on time?" "Everyone else is prepared for rehearsal. Why haven't they learned their part?" - All of these are negative questions. They're focused on the other person.

The truth is - more often than not - the blame is not wholly on the other person. There's usually something that went wrong in our leadership that caused the problem. How do you find out what that thing was?

Here are 3 questions to ask yourself when someone on your worship team doesn't do what you want them to do:

1️⃣ "Have I properly set the expectation?"

Most disappointments come when the expectation is not clearly communicated. A lot of times leaders just assume the people they're leading know what they want them to do. Showing up to rehearsal on time should be obvious, right? Learning your music before you come should be obvious, right? These things still need to be communicated - no matter how obvious they may seem!

2️⃣ "Have I properly communicated the problem?"

Only once you've properly communicated the expectation can you communicate the problem. The expectation that you've previously set is what you should point back to when you have a conversation with a person who isn't meeting the standard of your team. You should say, "Remember how we talked about the importance of showing up on time to rehearsal - it allows our team to do x, y, and z. What's keeping you from meeting that expectation?" You can only ask them that question if you've set an expectation in the first place!

3️⃣ "Have my actions lined up with what I communicated?"

It's not enough to just say it - you have to live out the expectations you've communicated. If you don't, no one will actually believe they're the expectations of your team. For example, if you want people to come to rehearsal at 7:00pm - don't start your rehearsals at 7:15pm because "not everyone's here yet."

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