tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post233686494832158823..comments2023-06-01T10:52:44.280-04:00Comments on The Gospel-Driven Church: Tips for Worship LeadersJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-39280973914728041822012-02-24T17:54:51.594-05:002012-02-24T17:54:51.594-05:00Wow this really helped me! I'm leading the wor...Wow this really helped me! I'm leading the worship in a big event tomorrow and was really nervous but this helped a bunch thanks! I'm a very young worship leader (14) and a girl so it makes it harder. It doesn't help that I don't have a great voice and that all my musicians are older than me. But I know that the music is for God not a concert so I just hope he'll give me the words to say to encourage the youth at this event. Thanks for writing this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-89528721959428498782011-10-04T11:18:28.568-04:002011-10-04T11:18:28.568-04:0012. and 13. made me LOL! I rarely laugh while read...12. and 13. made me LOL! I rarely laugh while reading a blog. Great article! I am going to go lead worship for our ladies' bible study for the first time and this was a very helpful read. Thanks for being a caring and observant audience. We musicians need you non-musicians to keep us in check. ;) God bless!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437045796541876261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-70328998460953417372010-09-06T22:42:36.594-04:002010-09-06T22:42:36.594-04:00Dave, yes about teaching the congregation. Nobody...Dave, yes about teaching the congregation. Nobody wants to feel like an idiot--better to at least say it's new and sing when you're ready...<br /><br />Also I have trouble smiling when I'm singing about how wretched I am and I think a lot when I sing, so I tend to look like my dog's been a victim of kicking. I try to look pleasant and as much as possible, eliminate the "music concentration" sort of grimmace, but to smile for no reason, I cannot do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-13050899365840811422008-08-20T15:42:00.000-04:002008-08-20T15:42:00.000-04:00No arguments with any of this. At the Worship Lea...No arguments with any of this. At the Worship Leader Conference in Austin, I saw a lot of what you're saying about male and female leaders. It's funny. When tenors lead, the keys are impossible. Women have no choice but to either sing in the rafters or the basement. Which you can get away with when your audience is 3000 trained musicians - but not so much with the average congregation.<BR/><BR/>When women lead, you get much more singable keys...but yes, a whole lot more vocal gymnastics. So on the whole, there was more participatory worship going on when the men were leading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-86006812193388179082008-01-14T12:46:00.000-05:002008-01-14T12:46:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tips! great. Thanks for sharing. ...Thanks for the tips! great. Thanks for sharing. We are all helpers one to the other. <BR/>God be glorified,<BR/>djAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-10537100093799596812007-09-04T23:30:00.000-04:002007-09-04T23:30:00.000-04:00Jared, A few questions here. Wouldn't it have been...Jared, A few questions here. Wouldn't it have been a bit more honest to position your "tips" as personal music/worship preferences? Did it really require twenty-four points of pontification to voice your disdain for speechifying, chiding and female-vocal gymnasticizing?<BR/>With so much commentary in the Christian and secular press regarding the lyrically lame nature of today's praise and worship music, why didn't you add a 26th point dealing with this equally conversation-worthy topic?<BR/>Just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-577428936438820562007-08-30T20:54:00.000-04:002007-08-30T20:54:00.000-04:00Jared, I would never chide the congregation for no...Jared, I would never chide the congregation for not clapping (see no. 13) ;-)<BR/><BR/>When we were a smaller church in a warehouse, the clapping would seriously mess up our drummer (we're pretty white, of course, the whole county is)<BR/><BR/>;-)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852140784488705886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-39110318030268569672007-08-30T19:12:00.000-04:002007-08-30T19:12:00.000-04:00I wish I had more time to read all of this but I n...I wish I had more time to read all of this but I need to build the worship slides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-73023962977882259102007-08-30T16:53:00.000-04:002007-08-30T16:53:00.000-04:00David, that's a good addition!---Daniel, I'll be h...David, that's a good addition!<BR/>---<BR/><BR/>Daniel, I'll be honest in saying some sort of "chiding" like that may be appropriate now and then. A good worship shepherd can do it well and humbly. I was mostly referring to when a congregation is chided for not clapping enough, being "excited" enough, not raising their hands, or otherwise not responding with as much enthusiasm as an enthusiastic leader would like.<BR/><BR/>Hope that makes sense.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-63650442584574961302007-08-30T16:33:00.000-04:002007-08-30T16:33:00.000-04:00david - good point. Counterpoint: when we do a new...david - good point. Counterpoint: when we do a new song, typically the leader/team will do the first verse and chorus twice. He won't overtly say, "Hey this is a new song," but he does give folks a chance to hear a bit of it before pressing on.<BR/><BR/>Plus our church is large enough (with 3 services) that I'm sure a song or two are always new to someone.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653405304069881340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-45176353888624091542007-08-30T15:05:00.000-04:002007-08-30T15:05:00.000-04:00No. 14: Can you chide them for looking like someoo...<I>No. 14: Can you chide them for looking like someoone kicked their dog week in and week out while we are all singing about how Jesus set them free? ;-)</I><BR/><BR/>Haha, it is really tempting isn't it? I'm certainly guilty of doing it, and I've done it more than once. However, I've learned that God will be lifted up no matter how the audience responds (and once in my chiding, I told them that). God will be lifted up no matter what.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206539300949747066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-25735229571435399172007-08-30T14:48:00.000-04:002007-08-30T14:48:00.000-04:00Can I add a # 25? If you're introducing a new son...Can I add a # 25? If you're introducing a new song to the congregation, teach it to them. Step out of "worship" mode for just a minute, and just teach the congregation like you taught your worship team singers. At least a verse and a chorus. Maybe it breaks our idea of "flow", but when everyone realizes that they're all learning it together, they will be more confident in singing it with the band.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great "nuts and bolts" suggestions.David Regierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766862583586784668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-27629087992375363602007-08-30T13:54:00.000-04:002007-08-30T13:54:00.000-04:00Another great post, Jared.As a female vocalist, I ...Another great post, Jared.<BR/><BR/>As a female vocalist, I appreciate your pov about the female vocalist.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I most appreciate about our worship leader is his sense of balance - he puts together a good set of songs and integrates pertinent Scripture or some other reading. There is always prayer and he often ties the set to the message. The Gospel is always present as well.<BR/><BR/>I've taken the next semester off from the worship team because of other commitments. This post almost makes me regret that, although I know that this is what God wants me to do for now. Thanks.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653405304069881340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-80996680467168523702007-08-30T13:13:00.000-04:002007-08-30T13:13:00.000-04:00worshipmatters.com has a great post with some grea...worshipmatters.com has a great post with some great resources right now. Check it out. Bob Kauflin has some great stuff.Vitamin Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327369978082172135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-34654464245161577072007-08-30T12:41:00.000-04:002007-08-30T12:41:00.000-04:00As one who has morphed into the role of worship le...As one who has morphed into the role of worship leader (i.e. I didn't go to school for this - I initially just wanted to play the guitar in the church band), here are some of my thoughts:<BR/><BR/>No. 5 is something I probably struggle with. I want the congregation to understand the thought behind the words to the song and I have the tendency to get too wordy. I'm working on that one.<BR/><BR/>No. 8: Yes!!! A Million times yes!<BR/><BR/>No. 9: See No. 8.<BR/><BR/>No. 10: Quite the fine line isn't it between praising God on the stringed instruments and being highlighted for a wicked cool guitar solo?<BR/><BR/>No. 11: See nos. 8 & 9<BR/><BR/>No. 12: It's vital to know where you are and the community of worshipers you are in. Our heavy metal drummer doesn't always like playing boom-chuck-boom-chuck country songs but our congregation loves it.<BR/><BR/>No. 13: Oh yeah!<BR/><BR/>No. 14: Can you chide them for looking like someoone kicked their dog week in and week out while we are all singing about how Jesus set them free? ;-)<BR/><BR/>No. 16: Females also tend to sing higher so it's harder to follow. It's not sexist, it just is ...<BR/><BR/>No. 18: 'Streets' works if you have the right congregation. Typically, it works better on the younger set even though that song was written in the mid-80s.<BR/><BR/>No. 19: You're right, not always possible, but, yeah, absolutely. For a church full of the unchurched, this actually helps them learn the Bible.<BR/><BR/>No. 22: I get aggrevated by the constant talk of counting the number of times you say "I". You're correct, it's the verbs that follow them that are more important.<BR/><BR/>No. 23: I'm screwed if I trust myself, trust me. :-)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852140784488705886noreply@blogger.com