- draws attention to self by: dressing in revealing, loud, or ultra-trendy styles; contrived, too big, or too many gestures; talking too much; focusing on own experience; singing and/or playing too loudly; exaggerating movements when playing instrument; displaying vocal or instrumental "virtuosity" for show; monopolizing front and center stage
- clones his/her "worship leading" style from the Christian subculture
- strings together a series of prefabricated gestures and jargon
- tries to "work the crowd" to manipulate
- tells how/pressures people to respond
- inflexible with the worship order; does everything according to plan
- searches crowd for signs of approval
- disallows or interrupts silence
- dislikes giving up the microphone to others
- visibly depressed by smaller crowds; goes through the motions
- takes "worship as a life" seriously
- lifts up God
- leads people to worship by worshiping
- consumed with a passion for God and an integrity of heart
I ask only one thing, LORD: Let me live in your house every day of my life to see how wonderful you are and to pray in your temple. -- Psalm 27:4
You were told that your foolish desires will destroy you and that you must give up your old way of life with all its bad habits. Let the Spirit change your way of thinking and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy. -- Ephesians 4:22-24
- keeps Christ's redemption at the forefront; relates God's story to people's own stories
- personal goal: invisibility
- deflects attention from self by: dressing in style but modestly; using gestures as natural expressions of personal worship; talking only to provide context or reveal more about God; focusing most on the character and works of God; heard but not distracting; playing to express, not for an "effect"; offering skill to God as a sacrifice of praise; occasionally moving to the side to become less visible
Experiencing Worship, The Study
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
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Experiencing Worship, The Study