Worship Leader Wednesday is a series where we give you quick tips that you can put into practice today to become a better worship leader
In this video, Brian and Fuller have a discussion about whether we should allow non-Christians on our worship teams. This one is a little longer than others, and is framed more as a discussion – we do not claim to have the answer to this question. Rather, we believe each church should examine each case individually.
More Worship Leader Wednesday Posts
Tips for Creating an Awesome Set List
In This Episode, Brian and Fuller Talk About How to Plan Your Set Lists. We Will Discuss Song Selection, Transitions, & More.
The cost of raising up leaders
Today’s Worship Leader Wednesday episode is really all about humility. One thing all great leaders do is raise up other leaders. At the heart of the Great Commission is the idea of raising others up. As worship leaders, we should be raising up the next generation of worship leaders on our teams.
How to cast vision to your worship team
You hear us talking about vision often here at Worship Tutorials. We believe that vision is vitally important to our ministries, and we even read in the Bible, “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Prov. 29:18).
How to handle the Last Minute Pastor
In this episode of Worship Leader Wednesday, Fuller and Brian talk about how to approach the ‘Last Minute Pastor’. What do you do as a worship leader when your pastor consistently asks you to change songs (or other elements of the music portion of the service) at the last minute?
The Lord has always spoken to me through music, even when I was far away. It’s in my DNA and my parents and kids are the same way – excellent musicians and sensitive to God’s use of music to reach us. As a worship leader I have always looked for opportunities for my kids to join the team. My daughter went through a really rough patch and I was tempted to remove her from the team for a season to retain the “integrity” of the team. God was clear to me to leave her on the team as “this was His time with her.” My son, a floundering atheist, is also a terrific musician and God confronted my religious spirit when he asked to be on the team. I am happy to say my pastor and team wholeheartedly supported the choice to welcome him to the team. I believe this is God’s way of drawing my son back in and show him His heart. Don’t be religious! God is bigger than our fears and He has a great plan for musicians and singers. He put it in us and He will use it for His Glory, no matter how broken we are. Leg Him lead!
I think the heart of the person matters. It’s different when someone either hasn’t formed or is struggling in their faith vs. someone who has rejected Jesus outright. If they’re humble and searching on some level I think it’s great to connect them, if they’re not humble and are distracting people from the goal of entering the presence of God…then you can make it be about the core values of your team instead of their personal walk.