Worship Musician April 2019 | Page 99

one. Get some friends together and meet once a stage yet, who want to grow. And they are are the steps, not in any special order, but just a month, twice a month, and just worship asking, “How do I grow? How do I become a in the natural progression. For some people Jesus. There is nothing that is too small when leader? How do I become someone that people these things could happen in a shorter period it comes to growth. God will use that, God will want to follow?” And all of what you are about of time, maybe the span of a couple years, for see that, and God will honor that. Anything that to read, or hear, or learn, are things that I have some people this is something that happens we are willing to give, and being faithful with learned in my personal journey and growth with over a longer period of time. what you’ve been given. Maybe you were not God as a woman and as a worship leader. given a position on the platform, but maybe you For me this natural progression was many, have been given a position in a home group. There is a natural progression to growth. It is many years. Jesus Culture is celebrating Don’t complain about it, just use it to the best not without work, and it is not without effort. twenty years, and in all of those twenty years of your ability and take it as far as you can. But I promise that if you are willing to put in it has just been growing and changing and Treat that position in a home group as if it is the time, and put in the effort, and put in the becoming the best version of myself through the position on the stage, and maybe one day work, you will be completely thrilled with the the whole process. And in that pursuit of you will find yourself promoted onto the stage. outcome and what is on the other side of all of becoming the best version of myself, in my But I can guarantee you that the person who that. The growth, companionship, and working pursuit of growing my relationship with Jesus, is just moping and complaining and whining with a team that you love and that loves you, has come this beautiful fruit of becoming a the whole time about what they don’t have, and that you all believe in each other… the worship leader, a good leader, a good mother, they are not the people growing and getting creativity that comes out when you are working and a good friend. If growth, leadership and promoted, it just doesn’t work that way. in partnership with God. The life that just flows being the best version of yourself is something out of you when you have an active and alive that you long for… and want to see in your I have heard from so many worship leaders relationship with Jesus and are walking with life and in the lives of your teammates… who are volunteers, worship leaders who are that. Not just on a Sunday morning on the this is a really great place to start. on a paid staff, worship leaders who are not on stage, but through every day of your life. These April 2019 Subscribe for Free... 99