{"id":525,"date":"2023-01-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:00:00","slug":"9-tips-for-worship-team-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/?p=525","title":{"rendered":"9 Tips For Worship Team Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a lot that comes with serving on a worship team and no two teams are the same. Whether you\u2019re new to the team or a seasoned veteran, we all need reminders here and there. In no particular order, here are some tips on how to serve your church and your team well.<\/p>\n

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    Be on time<\/h1>\n

    Musicians can be notoriously late. There are only a few things worse than everyone being ready to get started with a soundcheck and you\u2019re still waiting on the last person to show up. Show up prepared and be on time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Practice beforehand<\/h1>\n

      While some teams may use a different model, most teams have made the switch from \u201cpractices\u201d to \u201crehearsals\u201d. The difference here is that a practice is where members learn the songs, whereas a rehearsal is where everyone comes together after practicing on their own and runs through the songs together as a team. This means that rehearsals aren\u2019t the place to learn your parts, only to perfect them. For this reason, listening to the setlist, learning your part, and practicing it before is essential for the team workflow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Enjoy what you\u2019re doing (and look like it)<\/h1>\n

        As worship leaders, we lead not only musically but through body language. If you would rather not be serving that day, others will be able to tell from your face and body language. And if you don\u2019t want to be there, why should the congregation want to be there. It\u2019s important that we show up ready to worship, not just go through the motions, and that we let our faces know that we\u2019re excited to be there. This doesn\u2019t mean having the widest smile possible through the entire set, but it does mean flashing a smile when appropriate and engaging with your face and body, not just your voice or instrument.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Continue challenging your skills to higher levels<\/h1>\n

          It can be easy after being on the team for a while to start to get lax in your personal skill development. It\u2019s important that we continue not just using our gifts but also investing in it so that we can continue to lead in excellence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            Listen to worship music<\/h1>\n

            By joining a worship team, you\u2019re joining a world-wide ecosystem filled with countless songs and styles that portray the person of God. While learning the songs that you\u2019re about to lead is important, it\u2019s also important to be aware of the songs that the global body of Christ is connecting with. There\u2019s so many different things to learn from different worship expressions found around the world and one of the best ways to do that is to listen in to what they\u2019re singing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              Listen to non-worship music<\/h1>\n

              Sometimes, we can get caught up and lost in the worship ecosystem. At that point, we also lose ears of the different things happening musically. While maintaining awareness of what\u2019s happening in the music industry isn\u2019t critical to leading worship, it can be helpful to see what sounds people are connecting with and implementing them in your team\u2019s style.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                Worship off stage<\/h1>\n

                The reason we lead worship is to facilitate an encounter between God and those we\u2019re leading. Leading others in worship begins with leading ourselves in worship. It\u2019s critical that we develop a well-worn path to the throne so that we can easily lead others there. This looks like worshipping whole-heartedly in the congregation even when we\u2019re not on schedule, setting aside time to worship alone throughout the week, and praying for those attending. Keep the main thing the main thing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  Interact with non-worship team members before service<\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  The second piece to leading others in worship is knowing who you\u2019re leading. If we don\u2019t know who we\u2019re leading, we won\u2019t be leading anyone.<\/em><\/strong> Conversations before and after services can help give insight to who we are leading and where they\u2019re coming from spiritually and emotionally.<\/p>\n

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                    Stay aware<\/h1>\n

                    It can be easy to get \u201clost in worship\u201d or focused on your part. But there\u2019s a group of people who have come to be led in worship and as leaders, we have to be aware of them and ensure that they\u2019re following (connecting). If the room hasn\u2019t connected with a song, but you\u2019re deep in it and unaware, you will no longer be leading, only worshipping alone, which isn\u2019t the goal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    There\u2019s a lot that comes with serving on a worship team and no two teams are the same. Whether you\u2019re new to the team or a seasoned veteran, we all need reminders here and there. In no particular order, here are some tips on how to serve your church and your team well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[36,22,37,15],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-practical","tag-health","tag-team","tag-tips","tag-worship"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unsplash-image-IaA_5KNVAR4-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josiahpalmer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}