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“Make a joyful NOISE unto the Lord all ye lands” Psalm 100:1.
As a worship leader, I often have this Scripture quoted to me by people who have not been given, shall I say – the gift of song. “The Bible says, ‘make a joyful noise’ and that is just what I do”. Unfortunately, that is the same verse that many people use in defense of why they should be part of our Praise and Worship Teams. But I believe that the Lord has called us to something greater. Our lives and our ministries should be a living example of the excellence of the Father. Is your team lacking in their desire to become better musicians? Read on for some helpful tips on how to foster a Spirit of Excellence.
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When I entered worship ministry leadership, I had spent the previous nine years in student ministry. If you know anything about student ministry, you know we like to spend lots of time together and have lots of retreats, play crazy games and light lots of candles. I entered worship ministry and immediately carried these ideas over into my work with adults simply because I didn’t know any better! But it is an “accident of ignorance” that I thank God for every year. I scheduled our first worship team retreat in 1999 and the fun hasn’t stopped since! It would not be an overstatement to say that our yearly retreat is the highlight of the year for our team. We now take time to “run away with God together” each year. Retreating together has marked our team – and in a beautiful way.
Looking back over the past 12 years, if I could begin building teams all over again I would do many things differently. The main difference would be how I create teams. I would start all of them as Small Groups. Even the praise teams.
