What if I told you not every worship set had to start with a fast song?

What if I said you could plan spontaneous moments in your worship set in advance?…

Okay... we've all been there at least once in our worship leading: It's Saturday afternoon (or Sunday morning) and you realize you haven't picked out what songs you're going to lead at church.

Hopefully, after leading worship for a little while, you realize that it's best to plan your set list out a little further in advance than that. And so, you start preparing at the beginning of the week.

But, what if you took it a step further and started planning your set lists for the entire month?…

I challenge you to figure out what your set list is communicating before you lead tomorrow…

Anyone can create a worship set list that sounds good...

You pick a good balance of fast and slow songs, you try to match the keys of songs as best as you can, and you pick songs people know...

But, just because a worship set list SOUNDS good doesn't mean it serves your church well!…

Most worship leaders have made it to the point where they understand that, in order to lead worship well, you need to know how to play the songs you're leading well…

A couple weeks ago over on the LWW YouTube channel, we took a look at "How To Make A KILLER Worship Set List." If you want to learn the 4-step process to crafting a great worship set, go check that video out.

There are, however, a few more things that are helpful to keep in mind when planning your worship sets…

Creating set lists is an essential skill to leading worship. It's the foundation of what you do when you lead. It sets the structure for what is going to happen (of course, God can still choose to work outside of that structure - but God honors our preparation. Especially if he's involved in the process of planning and not JUST when you lead on Sunday)…