Tips For Taking Your Worship Team to the Next Level

in Worship Leaders with 23 Comments

I’m super excited about this new blog series for worship leaders. If you lead a worship team, you’re probably always wondering how you can take your team to the next level, but don’t know where to start. Sunday comes too quickly for you to get your head above water and catch a vision.

I’d love to help not just by giving you easy answers but by helping you think through what is best for your worship team and your local congregation. We’re not all called to look the same but we are called to excellence.

Improvement = 1 simple step at a time

There is not a “one-size-fits-all”, worship team mold we all should fit in. God moves in different ways and uses different methods to accomplish His sovereign purposes. My purpose here is to simply “stir the pot”, get you thinking, and help you figure out what would work best for your team.

As always, I love when you leave comments and I promise to read and respond to every one and help in any way I can. That’s the reason I do this!

As for the series, here’s what we covered:

Question: Are there other topics I should have addressed? Let me know in the comments!

23 Responses to “Tips For Taking Your Worship Team to the Next Level”

  1. Rob Still February 22, 2011 at 1:31 pm #

    A great topic, David. BTW – I’m kind of new to your blog but it is really excellent. Additional suggested topics:
    1) Taking Smart Risks
    2) Excellence with Authenticity

    Reply
    • David Santistevan February 22, 2011 at 1:34 pm #

      Thanks Rob. Your blog looks great as well. I will definitely work these topics into the mix. I really appreciate the suggestions!

      Reply
  2. Clayton Brooks February 22, 2011 at 1:41 pm #

    Love these topics. One other suggestion, especially for larger teams: How to help your volunteers feel valuable and significant.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • David Santistevan February 22, 2011 at 1:44 pm #

      Clayton, great suggestion man. That is essential!

      Reply
  3. Fred McKinnon February 22, 2011 at 3:20 pm #

    Looking forward to it – if you’re willing, let’s syndicate some of this over on TheWorshipCommunity.Com as well!

    Reply
    • David Santistevan February 22, 2011 at 3:23 pm #

      I am willing. Let’s do this.

      Reply
  4. Dave Edwards February 22, 2011 at 5:08 pm #

    Dave,
    Looking forward to this series, always room for improvement. I am a volunteer worship leader in a small church with a small volunteer worship team.

    Thanks,
    Dave

    Reply
    • David Santistevan February 22, 2011 at 5:30 pm #

      That’s awesome, Dave. Thanks for reading. Hope it helps!

      Reply
  5. Bryan Nelson February 23, 2011 at 4:35 am #

    Looking forward to catching “The beginner’s guide to clicks & loops in worship” — something that has really helped our bands go to the next level.

    Reply
    • David Santistevan February 23, 2011 at 5:28 pm #

      Thanks Bryan! Can’t wait to start writing. What have you used as far as clicks & loops go?

      Reply

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