There’s a weakness in the life of every leader that can derail the best of them. It’s not lack of skill. It’s not even failure.
It’s a bit more subtle and easier to mask.
Archives for May 2011
If Worship Is A Lifestyle, Are You Living It?
[This post is part of a series on Leading Your Team & Congregation Through Worship Tensions. Check out the rest here.]
Cliches are an interesting breed.
We typically shy away from using them or roll our eyes when we hear them. We consider people “trite” or “inauthentic” who speak in cliches. They’re just giving easy answers to complex problems, right?
But there really is truth to be heard behind them.
“Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water” or “See the glass as half full” or “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today”. True statements, good lessons, but due to sheer repetition, they’ve become numb to our minds.
How about these: “We were created to worship” or “Worship is not about songs, it’s a lifestyle”.
15 Things You Might Not Want To Say To Your Worship Leader
We worship leaders are a sensitive bunch. That’s why posts like this are good. I had some help from a few of my Twitter friends on this one. Enjoy:
A Young Leader’s Guide To Following Well
Last week we talked about characteristics that make a leader worth following.
Something I didn’t mention is that great leaders are great leaders because they learned to be great followers.
Why The Praise of Man Is An Awful Measure Of Success
Do you love to succeed?
Do you love to hear that you did a good job?
I hope you do. It feels amazing, empowering, life-giving. But what do you do when it’s not there?
How do you truly measure success?
When I received the “call” to go into worship ministry it wasn’t just because I could play some music. In all honesty, I kinda sucked back then. But this I knew – the voice of God reverberated through my frame loud and clear:
“Your ministry will be an extension of your personal walk with Me.”