On a scale from 1-10, how well would you say your church engages in worship? Is it a 1 and they just stand there and stare at you? Or is it a 10 and they sing at the top of their lungs?

Helping your church engage in worship can be one of the most frustrating/rewarding things for worship leaders. If you are pouring your heart and soul into your preparation and doing everything you can to help people engage in worship and they just stand there and stare, it's frustrating. But, on the other hand, when they finally latch onto where you're leading them, it's the most amazing experience you can have while leading worship.

So, why don't people always engage during worship?

Here are 3 reasons your church doesn't engage during worship:

1 | They don't know they're supposed to

I know, it sounds stupid and you're thinking to yourself, "People KNOW that when they walk into church on Sunday we're going to sing and they're supposed to sing along." But the thing is... they don't know that.

The average person in your church didn't watch the newest video Elevation Worship put out this week, they don't regularly attend worship conferences,... they don't even come to church every week!

So, take a second to remind them why you're singing next time you lead. It's not just a band performing, it's your church focusing your sole attention and praise on God.

2 | You're trying to SING them into worship instead of LEAD them into worship

If your band just sounded good enough and you played songs that people liked, they'd sing along, right? Wrong! You can't SING people into worship. You have to LEAD them. Music is just a method of worshiping God together in a corporate environment. It takes pointing people to Jesus to actually fulfill your worship leading responsibilities.

3 | Your understanding of "engagement" is flawed

Maybe engagement in worship doesn't always look like people having their hands raised screaming at the top of their lungs. Sometimes, it looks like quiet reflection. Other times, you can't see it at all. Reconsider what it means for your church to be "engaged" in worship.

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