this idea ?
• Congregation react to different worship leaders besides me ?
• Team feel about someone else leading – or a guest team replacing us all a few times a year ?
If you ’ re a “ 53 out of 52 weeks a year ” worship leader , you probably won ’ t be able to make that leap right away to monthly time off – or even every other month . Nor should you ! The transition to acceptance by your church , team , and leadership will likely take longer . as you ’ re able to train and unleash those worship leaders to help you deliver exceptional Sundays , you ’ ll be able to take even more Sundays off .
Which means …
• You ’ re more excited and refreshed for the Sundays you ’ re on .
• You ’ ve got better emotional health .
• Your family gets more of you .
• Your team and leaders learn to step up without you .
• Your church learns to enjoy multiple worship leaders .
NOT that person . You ’ re more than ready to find a way to triple your time off . So get your copy of Exceptional Every Sunday to keep reading , because the rest of this book will help you move in that direction . Or , if you want my team ’ s help intentionally taking time off , check out the link in my bio below .
I just want you to know how much I care about you and your emotional and spiritual health as a worship leader . My team and I would be honored to be a part of that journey towards building healthy rhythms of rest and work in your life .
Instead , aim for once a quarter . And then , after nine to twelve months of that , work to increase the frequency slowly . After a while , your church will acclimate to other leaders , and you ’ ll be able to speed up the pace at which you add Sundays off to your schedule .
While you ’ ll likely have a few loud complainers , you ’ ll probably be surprised how quickly your church embraces multiple worship leaders . And ,
If that doesn ’ t sound fabulous to a worship leader who is currently leading almost every Sunday , chances are he ’ s an unhealthy person who derives his self-worth from being the ONE – the Dude – THE worship leader . 1
But if you ’ ve read this far , I ’ m guessing you ’ re
1 There ’ s a female version of this leader , too . Men aren ’ t the only ones whose egos prevent them from taking time off . I just happen to see it more often with the male variety .
Jon Nicol Jon lives in the middle of Ohio with his wife Shannon and their four kids . He ’ s the founder of WorshipTeamCoach . com and WorshipWorkshop . com , two sites that help worship leaders make every Sunday exceptional . If you ’ d like to connect with Jon for coaching or mentoring ,
visit this page . WorshipWorkshop . com WorshipTeamCoach . com
( No matter who ’ s scheduled and without burning out you or your team .)
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