It seems like most of our problems as worship leaders would be solved by one solution: getting more people on our worship team. In the end, you know that having a larger team won't solve all of your problems but it does seem like it would help. So how can you grow your worship team?
Here are 3 tips for finding new worship team members:
1 | Ask people!
Sometimes we forget the most basic of steps. If you want people to join your worship team, it starts with asking them. All you need to do to get the conversation rolling is ask: "Have you considered joining the worship team before?" Either they will say they have no musical experience, they'll say they wish they could but they don't have time to commit right now, OR they'll say YES!
The caveat is - this has to be a personal conversation. The MOST EFFECTIVE way to recruit people in any area of ministry is a personal ask. People may join periodically through announcement slides and connect cards but the secret of getting any sizable number of people to join your team is to ask them in a one-on-one conversation.
2 | Have a system in place that assimilates new people into your team
Have you ever experienced asking someone to join your team and they say yes. Then a few weeks or a few months later they suddenly stop coming and never come back? That may be because you don't have a system in place that allows them to seamlessly join your team. If you want new people to join and STAY on the team, you have to create a system that slowly eases them into their responsibility until they feel just as confident as everyone who has been on the team for a while.
3 | Give your team permission to recruit others
You don't have to be the only one who invites people to the team. Give your other team members permission to seek people out and have the conversation with them. Equip them by teaching them to ask people the simple question: "Have you ever considered joining the worship team?" Then, determine what the next step is for that person based on the system you created (see tip 2).
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