team and I believe that He expects to use your they don’t want to rehearse or don’t have time I’m not trying to come down on you for this
team to build His kingdom through amazing, to rehearse are really saying is that they don’t because the Lord knows I have been here
authentic and inspiring worship. I believe that want to waste more of their precious time. many times but what I want to do is encourage
rehearsing is a necessary component of that.
you to realize that a lot of the obstacles and
Perhaps their previous experiences with having frustrations you may be facing now could be
While I admit that I truly don’t know the depths rehearsals have been very frustrating and removed if you could find a fresh energy and
of your unique situation, I would like to at least unproductive (which is most commonly the reason to challenge your team and yourself to
expose you to some of the amazing things that case in situations that I have seen). Most of us get to the next level. You deserve it!
I have personally experienced through effective have been a part of very poorly run rehearsals rehearsals that go far beyond the musical that have a lack of vision and end up just And can we be brutally honest? That sweet
results on Sunday. wasting everyone’s time. Nobody wants to be a elderly lady that tells you every week that the
part of that, including me. worship is the best thing she’s ever heard and
Let’s debunk some myths!
that you hung the moon, probably has a limited
But let’s just go ahead and assume that a perspective! If you really start asking the right
MYTH # 1 - OUR VOLUNTEERS DO NOT WANT TO well-run, organized rehearsal, that makes our people hard questions, and maybe bring in
REHEARSE team better, gives glory to God and builds some unbiased third-party evaluators, you will
community is definitely something that people most likely find that there are a lot of areas of
TRUTH - This is an extremely common excuse on your team are going to want to be a part of. growth for your team musically, spiritually and
I hear in conversations, among peers and in In part two of this article, we will address these as an entire production unit.
YouTube and Facebook forums! Most worship situations and help equip you with ways to leaders, myself included, are emotionally-driven make your rehearsal the kind of rehearsal that If you truly think that rehearsing will not make
and extremely exaggerative. The fact is that your team will be excited about. Stay tuned. your team better, it may be time to expand your
when one or two musicians have expressed
horizons or take a nice long vacation.
their disdain for rehearsals, we automatically MYTH # 2 - WE HAVE NEVER REHEARSED IN THE assume that nobody wants to do a weekly PAST AND OUR MUSIC IS PERFECTLY FINE MYTH #3 - WE LIKE TO KEEP IT RAW AND ORGANIC
rehearsal.
TRUTH - The reality is, if you are a leader that TRUTH – You’ve been reading too much stuff
If this is your thinking, let me ask you this thinks this, you have probably given up on the on the internet! This article is proof... kidding,
question: have you seriously asked every single idea of rehearsing because you’re tired, burnt I caught you! You have probably bought into
person on your team how they feel about out, or you no longer have a desire to take your a common lie that the Holy Spirit doesn’t like
rehearsal? I’m willing to bet you have not. I sure team to the next level. planning. I have witnessed the contrary, along
haven’t. What the people who have told you
with many other worship leaders. Ironically, the
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