WORSHIP TEAM
HEALTHY DISCOURSE WITH YOUR WORSHIP LEADER | Jon Nicol
Congratulations, worship team member! You
time of worshiping through music.
have been given your very own worship ministry
leader.
her on a job well done. Tell her how much you
appreciate her leadership. Your gratitude and
She’s accountable to the senior pastor, or encouragement provides care and feeding that
maybe another leader in the church, depending her soul needs. Even if she doesn’t realize it.
Worship ministry leaders can go by many titles, on the organizational structure. (If she’s not
like worship director, music minister, creative accountable to anyone, please make a hasty,
arts director, worship pastor, music pastor, but respectful, exit from your worship team).
worship leader, or some other fancy moniker
And third, support your leader.
Your worship leader is trying to lead your team.
that an overly-trendy senior pastor makes up, Your worship leader is called to lead you with If you want to care for her and contribute to
like Chief Artistic Congregational Experience that delegated authority and is accountable the health of the worship ministry, you need to
Czar. for the way she does it. And you are called to follow her lead.
follow her leadership. (Read Romans 13:1 and
Thankfully, yours just goes by the title of
Hebrews 13:17 for more on this topic).
Worship Leader.
So practice your songs. Show up early to
rehearsals and sound checks. Keep a good
Worship Ministry Leaders come in both genders.
“So what does that look like practically?” I’m attitude. And help hold your fellow team
glad you asked. That’s Step 2. members accountable to the worship ministry
Yours is of the female variety. However, all these
instructions apply equally to the male variety of
standards.
STEP 2: HOW TO FOLLOW YOUR LEADER
the Worship Ministry Leader.
Remember, your support is rocket fuel for her
Here are three practical ways to follow your
leadership.
(Note: they tend to have bigger egos and make leader. There are other ways, but if you start ruder noises than their female counterparts.) here, your worship leader will feel abundantly “But what if I disagree with her or feel like I can’t
cared for and fed by you. support a certain decision?” Hey, that’s another
You, as a team member, can contribute to the
health of your worship ministry in many different
fantastic question. I’m so glad you asked it
First, pray for your leader. because that’s Step 3.
properly care for, feed, and yes, even fight with She’s carrying a lot of leadership weight. Not STEP 3: DISCOURSING WITH YOUR LEADER
your worship leader. The following is a brief only does she have to learn the songs each instruction on how to do that. week, but she’s also responsible for running
ways. But one of the most critical ways is to
First, trust and assume the bes