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The last lesson was more about what our roles are…
This lesson gets into how we get ready to serve in those roles.
We’re creating a space for God and his people to meet.
We’re helping to create an environment that intentionally encourages people to pursue God.
That doesn’t start the moment we show up for the service.
How To Prepare To Lead
1. Prepare musically.
How To Prepare To Lead
1. Prepare musically.You need to prepare both for the service AND for the rehearsal.
Techs, spend time understanding the flow of the service, so you can get the big picture of the journey of worship.
How To Prepare To Lead
How To Prepare To Lead
2. Remember your authority.
How To Prepare To Lead
2. Remember your authority.
You have been delegated the authority to be a lead worshiper and you have authority as a child of God.
How To Prepare To Lead
2. Remember your authority.
When we walk humbly in that authority that we’ve been given, that gives us confidence to lead and do our job well.
How To Prepare To Lead
2. Remember your authority.
When we walk humbly in that authority that we’ve been given, that gives us confidence to lead and do our job well.
This is NOT arrogance!
Authority isn’t there to give you some sort of manipulative power over people.
Authority isn’t there to give you some sort of manipulative power over people. It allows you to serve confidently in who God made you to be.
How To Prepare To Lead
3. Worship privately.
Your platform worship will never exceed your private worship.
How To Prepare To Lead
3. Worship privately.• worship with songs and lyrics of that week.
How To Prepare To Lead
3. Worship privately.• worship with hymns and worship songs that
help you connect with the Lord.
How To Prepare To Lead
3. Worship privately.• worship WITHOUT music.
How To Prepare To Lead
3. Worship privately.• worship WITHOUT music.
We need to stop equating worship with music.
You are a disciple of Jesus first,and lead worshiper second.
You are a disciple of Jesus first,and lead worshiper second.
Your private worship isn’t about preparing to lead. It’s about creating space for God to break in and work in your heart, and make you more like Jesus.
How To Prepare To Lead
3. Worship privately.• worship as part of the congregation
How To Prepare To Lead
3. Worship privately.• worship as part of the congregation.
It’s easy to be distracted out in the congregation.
How To Prepare To Lead
3. Worship privately.• worship as part of the congregation.
Be expressive when you’re part of the congregation.
“I just worship so much better on the platform.”
How To Prepare To Lead
4. It starts the night before.
How To Prepare To Lead
4. It starts the night before.
The more intentional we are on Saturday night, the more we’ll be ready to lead on Sunday morning.
Spend a little time on Saturday afternoon or evening reviewing the songs.
Intentional preparation the day before you lead…
Prepare everything you can the night before.
Intentional preparation the day before you lead…
Look over the service order or set lists and pray over them.
Intentional preparation the day before you lead…
Get to bed at a decent time.
Intentional preparation the day before you lead…
Serving the congregation as a lead worshiper on Sunday morning begins on Saturday night.
Like we learned in the first lesson, we have a crucial role to play as lead worshipers,
Like we learned in the first lesson, we have a crucial role to play as lead worshipers, and that means we have to intentionally prepare to fulfill that role.
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