and team members .
• She ' s thinking about ( and will eventually be actively working towards ) a seamless succession to another leader .
Heart Check : If you still feel a strong draw to be the center of attention on the platform , you probably need to explore the guide mindset . Trust me , it ' s so freeing to step out of the spotlight .
2 . Concerned with Kingdom Legacy Another mindset of a second-half worship leader is his focus on legacy and Kingdom impact .
The second half leader still plans and delivers high-quality worship sets each week . But , he ' s becoming less concerned about ' this Sunday ' and ' next Sunday .' Instead , he desires to build something that will last far beyond him .
And this long-term work is about legacy , but it ' s not a self-focused legacy . He ' s concerned about the future of the church . The second-half leader prays the seeds he plants will continue growing long after people have forgotten him .
Those seeds include multiplying his ministry by developing other leaders . Ultimately , he ' s all about ' the Kingdom ' and takes 2 Timothy 2:2 to heart .
Heart Check : If you ' re focusing very little on the future of your ministry , what you ' ve built will fall apart when you leave .
3 . Bridges Generations The second-half worship leader bridges the generation gap — in both directions — without trying to be all things to all ages .
She ' s aware of modern trends in music and church and works to stay relevant . But she also understands that she needs to surround herself with younger leaders and team members to truly bridge the age gap .
As a result , she embraces multi-generational teams . In this , she encourages the younger generations to appreciate the hymns and older worship music that ' s paved the way for their music . But she also pushes the older crowd to stay current .
Heart Check : Being aware of new styles and songs has some importance . But no one wants a worship leader who ' s desperately trying to maintain the ' cool factor ' of someone a decade younger .
4 . Shepherds Worship The second-half worship leader also loves the people of the church far more than the music they sing or how they sing it .
He ' s more concerned that the church truly worships together than about singing the hippest new songs .
He ' s also actively shepherding the church towards the Biblical definition and practice of worship — which goes far beyond music . The second-half worship leader wants to help the church move away from the modern and shallow view that the " Sunday-song-time = worship ."
Heart Check : If the weekly worship platform is still something you need to fulfill an artistic desire or rockstar dream , please know there is freedom from that as a second-half leader .
5 . Holds the Old and New In Healthy Tension The second-half worship leader understands the need to rotate in current songs , so she taps into her younger leaders and team members for new song suggestions .
Many of these songs wouldn ' t be her first choice . But if they pass her other criteria for inclusion in the rotation ( congregational singability and doctrinally-sound lyrics ), she forgoes personal preference and trusts her younger leaders ' instincts .
She also balances those new tunes with the ' heart songs ' of the church . Those are the songs the church " sings from the heart " instead of just from the screen .
As a result of wanting both old and new , she practices a limited rotation of songs - knowing the team and church can only internalize so many tunes . Her " limited rotation " philosophy will never please everyone , but she ' s OK fighting that battle .
Some in the congregation ( not always the younger crowd ) will continually want more new songs . Others are happy to keep singing the same ones over and over . So she manages a healthy tension of bringing in new songs and retiring old ones - even ones that are her personal favorites .
Heart Check : Don ' t discount or dismiss the song suggestions from those a generation below you . But also , don ' t fall into " Top 20 Trap " - stacking every worship set with the latest hits .
6 . Values Team Culture More Than a Talent Pool A second-half worship leader is less concerned about stacking talent on his team than building a healthy team culture .
He ' s learned the hard way that toxic will always trump talent . That is , a team member ' s talent ( no matter how remarkable ) will never be enough to overcome a toxic personality ( arrogance / ego , heart issues , entitled , etc .).
The second-half leader wants to build a worship ministry with an incredible team culture . Because of that , he identifies and works to overcome dysfunctional team behavior — even to the point of asking some people to step down . He ' ll also say ' no ' in the audition process to talented musicians that he believes will erode the team ' s culture .
And more than ever in his tenure as a worship leader , he ' s concerned with the spiritual walk