Who Do I Play For?
Aug 14, 2008 Worship Planning
Posted by
Russell Martin
Imagine this situation. You are part of a group leading worship. In your group you have a bass player, keyboard player, drummer, electric guitar, three or four vocals and you. It is Sunday morning and you are ready to go. Your songlist is set, your media in place and everyone tuned and geared up. Its time for the first song, the drummer clicks off, one..two…three and then everyone it happens. No one plays their instruments or sings the words, but the drummer plays his heart out. Your whole band turns and just watches the drummer while he pounds away on the drums.
No matter how great of a drummer you have that simply does not make sense for the whole band to turn and watch the drummer and not join in the song. You see the drummer’s job is to keep the beat so that the band can play, and the vocals can sing. But it doesn’t stop there. The whole praise teams job is to facilitate the congregation in singing the songs. You see the drummer doesn’t play for the band to listen, and the band doesn’t play for the congregation to listen and watch. The band and congregation together sing to glorify God.
So what does that mean for us as worship leaders? Maybe asking a few simple questions can help.
Question #1 What do you do to help lead the congregation in worship?
Question #1 What do you notice you do that possibly could keep the congregation from worshipping?
Question #3 How can you emphasise to your congregation that you do not play for them, but that you play so that they can join in and worship by singing?
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Tags: band, drums, guitar, Songs, Sunday, Team, Worship, Worship Leader
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