I challenge you to create a system.

It can be difficult to find the balance between leading worship and personally worshiping during worship gatherings. If you focus too much on the logistics of leading worship, you can miss out on the personal connection with God. If you focus too much on personally worshiping, you aren't fulfilling your responsibility of being a worship LEADER. What if you could do both at the same time?

In recent online conversations about preparation, more than a few people have expressed how they simply plan the bare minimum because they want to allow the Spirit to move when they lead worship. They might pick songs out but they let the Holy Spirit lead them in the moment.

This chord works well in the key of G along with these chords…

There are two types of worship musicians that many have conflated. Those two roles are worship ARTIST and worship PASTOR.

Keep in mind, it isn't wrong to fulfill either of these roles. God has called some to be worship artists and some to be worship pastors (and even some to be both). The problem comes when both of these roles try to fulfill each other's purpose.

There is a fine balance in worship leading that every leader has to deal with: How much do I focus on my own personal worship and how much do I focus on leading? Focusing too much on your own personal worship means that you aren't leading because you're focused on your connection between yourself and God. Focusing too much on leading means that you don't engage with God during worship on a personal level. Personal worship is how you model what worship looks like to your congregation.

Most worship leaders are creatives. We have that spark of creativity inside of us and we thrive on creating. The problem is that a lot of us are tasked with creating on a regular schedule. Sunday is over and you have to prepare for next Sunday and so on and so forth into eternity.

Have you ever had one of those moments where you're leading worship and it's time to say something? So you find yourself with words flowing out of your mouth but you're not even sure what you're communicating. That is called rambling. Rambling is when you fill dead air with unnecessary words. It's talking just to fill space or because you don't know how to end your thoughts.

I challenge you to review your gathering after it's over tomorrow.

Use these three websites to discover new songs for your church!

This chord works well in the key of E along with these chord shapes…

Have you ever been lost when it comes to worship rehearsal? Maybe it just feel monotonous - like you're doing the same thing over and over again? For some of us, rehearsal just involves running through the set for Sunday and going home.

Systems are essential to your worship team running smoothly. They create consistency in your worship ministry. People can anticipate what is going to happen instead of guessing. Systems also create boundaries - they let people know how things work and they limit your options (in a good way) allowing your decision making to be streamlined.

Your church has a unique voice. Part of that is stylistically - what works in worship - but it also includes the songs that can be birthed in your church. Songwriting is a great way to respond to the unique circumstances that are happening in the lives of your church members.

Over time, as you introduce new songs, the list of songs your team knows grows. All of the sudden you have 40 songs that you have to keep track of. It's best to keep these songs in an organized list so that you can easily access them.

Starting out in worship ministry at a young age can be confusing. You're just learning your instrument. You're just learning what it means to lead people. And at the same time you see those leaders who have been leading for 15+ years and you wish you were instantly there. What should you do when you just begin leading worship?

Eventually we'd all like to see our teams grow - both in size and maturity. One of the best ways to do this is to delegate responsibilities.

This helps your team grow for two reasons: it frees you up to do other things because you have more time and, more importantly, it develops more leaders on your team.

I challenge you to ask for feedback tomorrow.

Reviewing your Sunday gathering is an integral part of pursuing excellence. The only way you can improve is to look at the past and see what you can make better. This review process should be part of your weekly routine.

This chord works nicely in the key of D along with these chord shapes…