The Hardest Part of Being a Worship Leader
- Posted by: Todd
- Posted on: Wed, January 24, 2007
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I was asked this weekend, what’s the most difficult about leading a music ministry? The discussion started off talking about the usual hot-button issues:
--volume levels
--styles of music (hymns vs. contemporary songs, and blended services)
--instrumentation (electric guitars, acoustic drum sets, pianos, three pianos, how many singers)
--how to choose music that makes everyone happy, etc.
--I would argue, however, that none of these issues is the most difficult issue to deal with as a leader of a music ministry.
Our toughest job is to understand what God wants from music at our church, to be convinced of it, and to not let the desire to please people sway you from pursuing the vision God has given you for music.
A tough questions to ask:
What is our mission?
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TAGS: Worship; Worship Leader; Church Leadership
FOR DISCUSSION: What do you think is the hardest part of being a worship leader?
Matt Heerema has a great post over at the RockWorship.com website on the most difficult part of being a worship leader. According to Matt, it's not dealing with volume levels or styles of music; the toughest job goes much deeper...
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drbob on Wed, January 24, 2007
I agree with the article about the culture of the church and area, also generations. I serve in a church in the panhandle of Florida which might as well be Southern AL. It has a large Southern Gospel mostly older congregation. While there are young families who like the newer Praise and Worship music, the “power base” as it were prefers the hymns. For four years i have been pushing the trend toward contemporary, which has caused me great trials by a strong faction of the church. I have realized that in order for unity and for more joint worship to take place I must bend toward the more “traditional” forms of worship. I once read a book that had a chapter called “Helping your church find their song”, and it spoke of the culture of the people you are called to serve. If you are standing up there worshipping and only a few are singing with you, you are not leading them to worship. I lay my weapons down, and will serve my church.
Matt Heerema on Sat, January 27, 2007
Thanks for the link. Indeed, it has been interesting discovering the exact styles, expressions, and direction music should take in our church. I think it is also a question we need to be asking ourselves (and God!). “Where are you taking us, Lord?”
Great site!
Brian on Mon, January 29, 2007
I believe the deeper issue is - helping the church to discover the difference between music and worship… and in the process, the pastor and worship leader discovering the answer to that question first.
The other “most difficult” part of being a worship leader - and the one I would put in the #1 slot - dealing with people - especially over time. I figure the only reason this isn’t listed as #1 is because most worship leaders aren’t in one church long enough for this challenge to develop. The Worship Arts attracts a disproportionate number of people with personality challenges - and the worship leader/pastor is usually one of them too!!! http://www.mondaymorninginsight.com/images/smileys/smile.gif
Matt Heerema on Mon, January 29, 2007
Brian, I definitely feel this pressure. But I would put dealing with people as the #2 hardest thing we do.
Until you have a vision and direction from God on where the ministry is to go, dealing with people is going to be fruitless.
SKD on Tue, September 18, 2007
I agree Matt. People can be a real source of stress, but I have found (most of the time) that when I have vision for an area passion follows.
Then those that have like vision rally together with great passion.
I find the most pressure comes when I don’t seek God for His vision.
twitter music backgrounds on Tue, December 08, 2009
A lot of modern day rock/alternative music bands have been inspired by new wave in terms of fashion style and music sounds- franz ferdinand, the killers, maximo park, bloc party, interpol, the editors - they are all ‘Post Punk New Wave Revivalist Bands’.
It would be a good idea to look at these bands as the new wave trend has come back over recent years in a modernistic approach and you can clearly see the styles and influences.
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