While being thrilled with this new information you might have been saying to yourself, "I am up to my eyeballs with things I need to do to get my lesson prepared, house picked up a prayerfully prepared to receive guests let alone any traffic delay or surprises my kids have for me. Where am I going to find the time to do this preparation?" I am glad you asked. To prepare to lead worship as I've described, can take between 2 and 4 hours on average, about the same time you might spend preparing a bible study. The good news is, just like leading a bible study, you will get better at it the more you do it. To lead both the bible study and worship is an extraordinary time commitment which few people have the luxury to afford. Therefore, find someone who might be willing to lead worship (as I described above) for your group.
Being unique in your Christian walk and your ministry is a difficult thing. In Ps. 139, David discusses how God knows him through and through... from beginning to end. In David does not ask for forgiveness for being unique, instead, he glories in the fact that God knows him full well; in all David's uniqueness. Therefore don't be dismayed if the worship you lead is different; its uniqueness is a blessing that God is using to communicate His fullness.
Lastly, always be mindful of the worshipper and try to make it easy to worship and comfortable. You might experiment with the volume – usually you will find people more inclined to sing loud when the music is loud – but not too loud. Room temperature can affect how comfortable people are to worship; too hot and people will be lethargic too cold and they will be tense. Usually a little cool (68°F) is ideal but it depends on the demographics of your group. I have also found that dim lighting is preferable to brightly lit places, unless the light is sunlight. Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Church, promotes the use of things the remind people of nature like plants.
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