WORSHIP LEADERS
WORSHIP AUDITION FAILS // HOW TO AVOID THESE 8 BIG BLUNDERS | Matt Miller
AUDITIONING CARL “ Carl wants to play on our worship team !”
Carl ( not his real name ) was a pro-level keyboard player who had recently left another church and had been attending mine . Current team members who knew him passed along this juicy piece of intel .
As much as I wanted a player of his caliber , something wasn ’ t sitting right with me . But I proceeded to audition Carl and invite him on the team .
That series of events would lead to an epic train wreck of a service . I ’ ll tell you more about it in a bit .
But first , my goal for this article is to help you …
• find and invite the people who are the best fit ,
• say NO more easily and graciously to those who are not a good fit , or
• say NOT YET to those who have potential but aren ’ t quite ready .
Your qualification process ( how you find , qualify , and invite new team members ) is one of the most crucial systems in your worship ministry . Even if you only add one or two people per year , you ’ ve still got to get it right .
If you don ’ t …
• Your Sunday quality suffers
• Your team relationship and culture suffer
• Your standards suffer
• And you suffer .
( If you ’ ve ever had a team member who ’ s not a good fit , you know that the last one is true . Amen ?)
So , let me give you eight audition blunders that will ensure inviting the wrong people into your team . I ’ ve seen worship leaders make these blunders , and I ’ ve made these blunders , too .
But before we get to the blunders , let ’ s first look at who the “ wrong ” people are for your team . There are three “ wrong ” people that every worship should avoid ( or at least delay until they grow and mature ).
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1 : The Talented But Toxic Person . This tech , instrumentalist , or vocalist has fantastic skills but also has some ego or attitude issues .
# 2 : The Nice-But-Not-Ready Guy / Girl He or she has a good personality , but their skill level just isn ’ t there .
# 3 : The Solid-But-Slacker-Musician This person is a good player , singer , or tech , but you see signs that they won ’ t have the commitment level to serve on the team .
I can tell you that Carl was a potent mix of # 1 and # 3 , which you ’ ll see as we explore these blunders .
8 BIG BLUNDERS TO AVOID WHEN QUALIFYING NEW TEAM MEMBERS
1 . NO Clear Audition Process When I first started leading a worship ministry , my audition process was what I would later refer to as a four-chord / pulse check tryout .
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