WORSHIP LEADERS
31 SUMMER WORSHIP IDEAS TO LEVEL-UP YOUR MINISTRY ( PART 2 ) | Matt Miller
If you missed Part 1 from last month :
Here ’ s the recap :
• Leading a worship ministry in the summer is like driving a car with three wheels or trying to win a race in high heels . It ’ s tough because you ’ re dealing with three big challenges :
• First , your team is busy with summer sports , vacations , family reunions , and just wanting to relax after a hectic school year .
• Second , your congregation is just as busy and often disappears for most of the summer .
• Third , you and your family want a break too . Plus , you ’ re planning for the fall kickoff and Christmas , which adds more stress .
• To help you out , we ’ ve written a threepart article series with thirty-one summer worship ideas to level up your ministry . These ideas are designed to help you embrace summer limitations , build your ministry , and get some much-needed rest . You don ’ t need to do all thirty-one — just pick six or seven that work for you .
• Each idea is tagged with one or more of these categories : Rest & Restoration , Ministry Growth , Future Prep , and Embracing Summer Limitations . This way , you can stay strong through the summer without burning out .
• If You Missed Part 1 , click Here .
Here ’ s 11-20 :
11 . ROTATE IN YOUR EMERGING WORSHIP LEADERS MORE OFTEN . [ Embracing Summer Limitations / Future Prep / Ministry Growth ]
Summer is often a time when worship gathering expectations aren ’ t as high , so there ’ s less pressure for your newer worship leaders to be perfect .
Be direct about what you ’ re doing , both with
the team and the leaders-in-training .
Once you ’ ve gotten buy-in from your leadersin-training , make sure you communicate it to your team .
“ Hey team , I ’ m going to schedule Cassie and Jamie a little more often this summer to help develop them as worship leaders .”
That will prevent some team members from seeing the extra rotations as favoritism .
And as you give your potential leaders extra time on the platform , you might be surprised . It might be just what they need to lead by themselves before the summer is over . ( And that means you can take a week off .)
12 . PLAN AT LEAST TWO CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS A MONTH . [ Ministry Growth / Future Prep ]
Chances are , you have some critical
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