There’s something that every worship leader loves.

Without an ounce of disagreement, we all crave of a well prepared band. Worship leaders lead better when the band is awesome.

But what does awesome look like? Well, it’s when musicians:

• Know the songs
• Know their parts
• Balance creativity & simplicity
• Carry a passion
• Have a great attitude

Wouldn’t it be beautiful if our team members were like this? There’s a couple routes we can take.

First, we could moan and complain that our worship team isn’t like Elevation Church – that we don’t have a lot of people, resources, or talent. Or, we could take baby steps towards creating the culture we want to see.

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I have a scenario for you. What happens when you gather a bunch of musicians in a room?

I like to call it an insecurity-fest.

We take our music very personally. Criticism can kill us. Our hearts sink to the floor when we see someone who’s better than us.

We like to take every chance we can get to impress someone…(in humility, of course).

It’s seems hilarious to write, but it’s so true: our art and our worth are inextricably linked.

But I’m about to drop a bomb on you.

You can turn back from this blog post now, if you’d like. I won’t be offended (actually, yes I will. I take this blogging thing very personally and if you don’t read it, I kick and scream and cry like a baby).

But here’s the truth: you’re not the best.

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When words aren’t enough, music speaks.

When you’re in a dry, difficult season, lyrics can fail you. But music can fill your soul.

If you’re a musician, you can play music like this. Don’t worry, it’s not as weird as you think.

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The idea of flowing in the Spirit can be a turn-off to many.

We’ve seen enough crazies to know we don’t want to be “that guy.” The problem is that worship isn’t simply a performance of worship songs. It’s participation in the living, ever-present, life-changing presence of God.

Yea, that changes things.

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We’ve all been in situations where background vocalists were out of place.

They distracted rather than enhanced.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Your role as a background vocalist is to lead worship.

You inspire people.

You model what it means to approach the throne of grace.

And this post is to help you get there – to give you confidence as you lead others in worship.

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