Solutions June 2018 | Page 42

I make sure the set is going to meet
them exactly where they are. The key
to leading worship is empathy. If you
are not genuinely compassionate and
truly empathetic, you cannot reach
your full potential as a worship leader.
I don’t sing “my songs” all the time.
It’s not my job to push my product or
showcase myself as an artist. You have
to get past the performance aspect
or the concern over how you look on
stage. Some nights the monitors might
be jacked and the band is off tempo.
The audience can tell when you’re
frustrated. But if a thousand people go
home spiritually hungry because I’m
having a bad day? If I tune out and go
through the motions because I’m mad?
That’s not leading worship. I have to
overcome my needs to meet the needs
of the people. In that moment, worship
must be selfless. But it’s the balance of
those things that is so hard to attain.
There are times I still get choked up
and struggle to continue. But you
don’t hide it from the people. You let it
happen and you let them inside.
Taken from Unexpected Places by Anthony Evans
Copyright © 2018. Used by permission of Thomas
Nelson. www.thomasnelson.com.
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Anthony
Evans
Anthony Evans has voiced the gospel
for more than a decade as one of
Christian Music’s premiere male
vocalists, songwriters, and worship
leaders. With eight solo projects,
multiple music videos, and inspirational
literary collaborations with beloved
pastor and international speaker Dr.
Tony Evans and sister Priscilla Shirer,
Anthony has vibrated the doors of the
church and ventured beyond.