WORSHIP TEAM
THE 4 CRUCIAL ELEMENTS FOR PLATFORM PRESENCE | Jon Nicol
Q: What has 14 arms, 7 noses, and never moves? the other is intentional and engaging platform
A: Your worship team. action.
Let me touch on each of these elements briefly:
PREPARATION
And unfortunately, the noses are all buried in
music stands, and those arms just aren’t sure The first side is all the different expressions You can’t physically engage when you’re
what to do. demonstrated throughout scripture: bowing, mentally preoccupied. Freedom of the heart
standing, shouting, raising arms, clapping, comes when you have freedom from the chart.
Maybe you and your team members are and so on. These are external expressions of If you want to be an expressive lead worshiper
engaging and expressive on the platform. internal convictions. (vocalist or instrumentalist), you’ve got to put in
the practice to know your music.
Likely, though, you have some teammates who
The other side of the platform presence coin is
are more statue than lead worshiper.
just knowing how to lead from a stage. It’s both We also need to put time into studying the
Some people are just naturally inclined toward intentional action to engage the congregation different biblical expressions, so we fully
expressiveness and others who are more stoic visually and also physical movement to match understand why we’re doing what we’re doing
by nature. But you can develop an engaging the music and mood. on the platform. Start with the Psalms to see
platform
presence,
even
if
you’re
different physical expressions of worship.
more
subdued than other team-members. And those So let me give you the elements for great
who are comfortable with physical expression platform presence expressed in an equation:
If you internalize your songs, that will give
on the platform still need to intentional grow
and mature in this area.
Preparation + Confidence + Experience x a you a mammoth dose of confidence. But
Worshiping Heart = Platform Presence. there’s a confidence that transcends musical
preparation. If you’re called on the worship
First, let’s talk about what platform presence is.
It’s two sides of the same coin:
Or if you want to get math-y: WH(P+C+E) = PP
team, you're called to be confident on the
platform.
One side is Biblical expressions of worship;
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May 2019
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