KIDS WORSHIP
THE WISDOM OF BEING HEARD | Yancy
In the middle of a winter storm, I was reading a book by Levi Lusko where he shared“ We carry on with blind spots, completely oblivious to our obliviousness.” I immediately thought back to a couple recent conversations I was having at a ministry conference. The subjects of the two conversations were totally different. The next steps and even what the two leaders needed from me out of the conversation may have looked different, but the process was the same. Helping them see what they couldn’ t see. Or another way to put it would be showing them what they were missing. Because we really can be oblivious to our obliviousness and even blinded to our blind spots.
Do you have some big decisions to make? Is there a big deadline or ministry launch on the calendar that is equal parts exciting and stressful? Are you struggling to“ put the puzzle together” or feel like you’ ve searched all over ten times for the missing piece you can’ t seem to find? If there’ s anything I’ ve learned about ministry leaders is because their work never ends and the Sundays are always only seven sleeps away, they have blurry vision. Why? Because they are looking at whatever it is: their to do list, the volunteer slots to fill, the holiday event to plan and prep for and the list goes on and on. Don’ t forget to take a few steps back. Zoom out and see the part of the picture you’ ve been missing because you were too focused on a different or even the wrong part of the image. I love to back up a few steps and use the arial view. I believe it’ s a perspective change we need. As a worship leader I use that tool with my song sets and arrangements. When you look at it through the perspective of the set, it might change details about the song. If you focus only on the song, you many have the wrong perspective you need to make the overall set be stronger. I digress.
I would encourage you to talk through whatever you’ re working on and brainstorming about with a listening ear. Maybe it’ s a peer, your boss or spouse or even someone on your team. Don’ t just think about it all by yourself. Talk through what you’ re trying to do with someone. Because once you lay out the facts and speak it aloud, the person you’ re talking to will likely hear something in what you described that is a detail you’ ve overlooked. They will have insight to something that was stumbling you. They will hear what you can’ t. It’ s amazing what a fresh perspective can do. You can also try this by recording a voice memo talking it through to yourself. Then play it back for yourself. What can you hear now that you’ re listening to yourself talk about it? What is so obvious to see now that you’ ve heard the facts that you were missing only thinking about it?
I remember the conversation with the one leader. She was so concerned about a staff change that was happening. She had factored every worst-case scenario about what that could mean for her church, her job and the leadership there. But because she was only looking at every single negative thing that had the potential of happening because of it, I was able to listen in detail and then shift her perspective to realize. It’ s an invitation. It’ s a sending out. It’ s a going and a stepping into. It’ s a call to her team to pray. This isn’ t just practical wisdom it’ s a scriptural principle. Proverbs 27:17“ As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.“( NIV) and Ecclesiastes 4:9-10“ Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.”( NLT)
Imagine sitting down to a table and only being able to see one of the walls around you. Remember there are four walls in every room. So figuratively or maybe even literally, get up and sit in a chair facing a different direction. What do you see that you couldn’ t before?
You can’ t do this on your own. You need others. You need your superiors. You need your peers. You need those serving on your team. This year let’ s choose to give and receive iron sharpening iron relationships. We don’ t have to be oblivious and blinded by our blind spots. May we have ears to hear and eyes to see so we can work, serve and love the Lord with everything we’ ve got.
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Yancy Yancy is a worship leader and songwriter with a passion for kids worship. Every week her music is used in thousands of churches around the world. Her Dove Awards winning music helps kids fall in love with Jesus one song at a time. This spring she’ s on tour with True Girl, leading worship for Moms and daughters. Yancy loves the Church and has authored the book Sweet Sound: The Power of Discipling Kids in Worship to help your church raise every generation to be worshipers. Through her program CHORUS, she coaches worship leaders for Next Gen Ministry. Stained Glass Kids is a podcast she hosts for PK’ s, ministry kids and anyone on staff at a Church. Yancy lives with her husband and sons in Nashville, TN.
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