Worship leaders are more than song leaders.
They are more than entertainers who warm people up before a message. What do great worship leaders do? They:
1. Love Jesus
2. Spend time with Jesus
4. Empower other musicians
5. Accept constructive criticism
6. Don’t take themselves too seriously
7. Hold their talents loosely
8. Always improve
9. Worship behind closed doors
10. Study other worship leaders
11. Constantly seek the “why” behind the “what”
12. Submit to their lead pastor’s vision
13. Work hard on planning and preparation
14. Communicate to their team often
15. Share vision to their team
16. Encourage other worship leaders
17. Listen to the Holy Spirit
18. Flow spontaneously
19. Love their congregation
20. Engage people in worship
21. Pastor people in worship
22. Keep their eyes open often
23. Come with expectation
24. Constantly raise others up
25. Engage with the mission of the church
26. Believe in the power of singing
27. Anticipate a move of God
Question: What are some other qualities of great worship leaders? You can leave a comment by clicking here.
Can worship from the audience
often some worship leaders or musicians are great on stage…but when they sit out one…they just stand there in the crowd..maybe clap…or just goes outside…or goes to the sound guys…they do everything else but worship…
Preach it, Arny! Good point.
Stay humble, or humble themselves
Yep. God has a tendency to make this happen in my life 🙂
I’ve been feeling much more motivated, led, or ??? to be more interactive especially with other local worship leaders to encourage unity within the Church.
Great, great list! Love it!
Thanks Zac! Love your blog, bro!
They love their team members.
Yesterday, the Holy Spirit rebuked me about the way I was leading and treating my worship team, and He told me, “It’s not about YOU, as a worship leader, and about THEM (the singers and musicians in my team) (as two separate entities), it’s about all of you (leader and musicians and singers) working together in unity”. Indeed, until then, I had considered myself as above the musicians and singers, because I was their worship leader, and that I had been taken myself and my instabilities as a worship leader very seriously, however, I had forgotten the most important part, meditating on this word from the Holy Spirit, I realized that I did not have a relationship with my team members and I hardly knew them, and that made me feel ashamed. Indeed, I don’t ring them during the week to inquire how they are and I hardly pray for them. Also, until now, I had focused mainly on myself: What clothes will I wear on Sunday morning? Will I be confident enough? But the Holy Spirit taught me yesterday that a worship leader is a pastor, s/he CARES about his/her sheep, that is the people in his/her team.
Jesus said in John 10, “I know my sheep and they know me.” So, there is a relationship between Jesus, the good shepherd, and His sheep.
And “They know my voice and they follow me.” They follow Him because they know Him and they trust Him.
I realized that I could not work in unity with people whom I did not know, and also, that they could not trust me if they did not know me. Therefore, I have decided to build a relationship with my team members, to pray for them regularly and to share more about my life with them.
Yesterday, as I was meditating on the attitude I had had toward the members of my team, I learnt these lessons; that, even leading our team members, we must esteem them better than ourselves (Philippians 2:3), and that love is the bond of perfection (Colossians 3:14) which enables us to work in harmony with one another.
May God bless you.
This is such a great challenge! Thanks for sharing. We need to care for our team members like a pastor cares for his flock. God is challenging me to care for their spiritual development just as much (if not more) than their musical development.
Thanks so much! great insights everyone. learning a lot from you guys! God bless!
28. Worship leader worship must be a lifestyle
29.must have spirit of seventhood
30.Spirit of humbleness
31.Be faithful in all lead by example
Thank stay blessed
Ps Rudolf Mabasa