What would happen to your worship team if you suddenly disappeared? Would they know what they need to do to keep serving well in your church? Or would they be completely lost?

Part of leading your team well means setting them up so that they can serve without you. It means making them self-sufficient. Make it your goal to be able to take a Sunday off and be confident that everything will run just as it usually does at your church.

Does that sound impossible - especially if you're serving in a small church? Well, it isn't... it just takes a little work!

Here are 3 ways to build a self-sufficient team:

1 | Give them access to the resources they need

Make sure your team has everything they need in order to thrive. Sure - get them chord charts and lyrics and whatever else they need but go beyond that! Don't just give them what they need, show them how to get what they need. Make it so you aren't the one who is always handing them everything. Train at least one other person who can get charts out to people.

This goes beyond physical needs too - show them resources where they can learn how to be better worship leaders. If you are the one who everything has to go through, your worship team will never be self-sufficient

2 | Give them responsibilities that will set them up for the future

Slowly give them more and more responsibility. Start by making a list of everything you do to prepare for rehearsals and worship gatherings (I know, it's a lot!) Slowly train people to fill those responsibilities. Give them one small step at a time to focus on - giving them more and more until eventually they're capable of doing the whole thing!

3 | Set them loose

Finally, let them lead the area you've given to them! You've walked alongside them and, in some aspects, that's the easy part. The hard part is completely handing over responsibility to them once you've trained them. Trust that you've trained them well enough and set them loose!