We\u2019re nearly at the end of our second week of 2023 and the chaos of Christmas services and New Year\u2019s day is over. Now it\u2019s time to focus on our goals and direction for the year. If your church is anything like the churches in my area, we\u2019re still at lower capacity than pre-2020, and with that, our team sizes.<\/p>\n
A goal for me this year is to build our team back up. But where do you start? While there\u2019s plenty of information and dialogue from worship pastors (and pastors in general) surrounding the practical methods of finding and recruiting new members, there\u2019s something that I don\u2019t hear talked about as much. That is: your current team.<\/p>\n
While growing a team is important, having a healthy team is more important since unhealthy growth is just swelling, which can\u2019t last.<\/em><\/strong> It\u2019s important that any new members are coming on to a healthy and functional team \u2014 not bogged down with ego, apathy, or unreachable goals. Focusing on the health of your current team actually works in your favor of growing your team. A healthy body naturally grows to its greatest potential.<\/em><\/strong> The way you care, lead and pastor your team correlates to how \u201cattractive\u201d your team is to new potential members. If your team is filled with high-caliber people who reflect Christ on and off stage, then people will see that want to be aligned with it; if your team consists of apathetic, low-skilled people who aren\u2019t growing spiritually or in their craft, that is going to be a turn-off.<\/p>\n How do we lead our team well? This starts with vision, first for you, then for your team. Vision within a worship team isn\u2019t \u201crecord an album this year\u201d or \u201csign a publishing agreement\u201d or \u201clead at SALT conference\u201d. These aren\u2019t visions, these are goals; goals should reflect the vision. The vision for your team shouldn\u2019t be complex. The fact is, the role of a worship team is lead people in worship through communication and example. There\u2019s flexibility in how this is fleshed out but ultimately, that\u2019s the vision. Once you have the vision, it\u2019s time to do what Habakuk 2:2-3 says and \u201cmake it plain and write it down\u201d. Remember, this is still just for you. Unless you\u2019re clear on the purpose of the ministry, you won\u2019t develop systems that align with it and you won\u2019t be able to communicate it to your team members.<\/em><\/strong> Once you\u2019ve written it down, analyze your existing systems; what serves this vision? What should be cut away?<\/p>\n Next, share it with your team. Vision needs reminded; it\u2019s not enough to say it once and move on. We must continuously refocus ourselves and our team on why we\u2019re here. This may look like communicating at some point during rehearsals, or sending a group text every few weeks. When your team can see the vision, they\u2019ll operate in the vision, and you\u2019ll be effective in serving the community God has placed you in with the vision He has given you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Growing your worship team in 2023 comes down to vision. 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