Comments on: Worship Team Retreats: Why They’re Worth It! http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jan owen http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-3407 jan owen Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:10:59 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-3407 Luisa, It sounds like you definitely have some challenges with your team and I can totally understand your frustration and disappointment. I've served at very small church plants before with NO musicians so I feel your pain. But your team can grow spiritually. It just may take some patience. Here are a few things to consider: 1. Give it time. People take time to change. In the meantime, keep encouraging, showing love and modeling worship and investing in PEOPLE. Expect change to take time. While you're doing some of the things below, make sure you are remembering birthdays, inviting people to dinner, having game nights, and most of all, living what you are teaching. They will learn from your example, not as much from what you say. So love love love - Jesus and others. And constantly encourage them (not berate!) that what they do is so important and that they ARE leaders of worship! 2. Decide what your priorities as a team are and focus on those. Invite the team into the discussion as well. This is also a discussion you should have with your pastor. Maybe this idea of worship is all new to them. Keep teaching and modeling a life of worship and keep focusing on those priorities. It takes time to remake the DNA of a team. Don't be afraid to ask people if they can agree with and line up with the team priorities. 3. If you have to, have some hard conversations after you've done the above. If they really just cannot get on board, it might not be the best place of service for them. But I'd exhaust other options first because it almost sounds like they've just never been taught and perhaps need to learn to trust you. One year is not long, really. Stay encouraged! You have some great opportunities to teach with your life ahead of you. Gently but firmly shepherd your team. And always, always pray that God will tenderize hearts. Praying for you this morning. Luisa, It sounds like you definitely have some challenges with your team and I can totally understand your frustration and disappointment. I’ve served at very small church plants before with NO musicians so I feel your pain. But your team can grow spiritually. It just may take some patience. Here are a few things to consider:

1. Give it time. People take time to change. In the meantime, keep encouraging, showing love and modeling worship and investing in PEOPLE. Expect change to take time. While you’re doing some of the things below, make sure you are remembering birthdays, inviting people to dinner, having game nights, and most of all, living what you are teaching. They will learn from your example, not as much from what you say. So love love love – Jesus and others. And constantly encourage them (not berate!) that what they do is so important and that they ARE leaders of worship!

2. Decide what your priorities as a team are and focus on those. Invite the team into the discussion as well. This is also a discussion you should have with your pastor. Maybe this idea of worship is all new to them. Keep teaching and modeling a life of worship and keep focusing on those priorities. It takes time to remake the DNA of a team. Don’t be afraid to ask people if they can agree with and line up with the team priorities.

3. If you have to, have some hard conversations after you’ve done the above. If they really just cannot get on board, it might not be the best place of service for them. But I’d exhaust other options first because it almost sounds like they’ve just never been taught and perhaps need to learn to trust you. One year is not long, really.

Stay encouraged! You have some great opportunities to teach with your life ahead of you. Gently but firmly shepherd your team. And always, always pray that God will tenderize hearts.

Praying for you this morning.

]]> By: Luisa Rasmusse http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-3402 Luisa Rasmusse Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:22:04 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-3402 Me and my husband has now spent a year leading our church worship team, it has been a tough year for us we have our highs and lows, as a small church its not so easy because theres no back up mucisian when the main ones dont turn up, our instrument players are all youth people, some are still at school, some are now working but we are still trying to address the fact to them that they have to be worshippers before they joined the worship team, now we have stressed all ideas to try and bring this team together to connect with each other, they are good players and singers but they seemed too withdrawn from us their leaders no matter what we do to try and get them to talk to us about whats bothering them, its like just turning up to play for the service then go home they are not respecting us not respecting their callings as worship team members, its so hard for us to try and address anything anymore because they dont like praying they dont like worshipping during services and that i think its the big problem, anyways, i need your advise on this matter, we have one year on this ministry and I am praying to God to show us His will for the new year in how we can make a difference in this team.... Me and my husband has now spent a year leading our church worship team, it has been a tough year for us we have our highs and lows, as a small church its not so easy because theres no back up mucisian when the main ones dont turn up, our instrument players are all youth people, some are still at school, some are now working but we are still trying to address the fact to them that they have to be worshippers before they joined the worship team, now we have stressed all ideas to try and bring this team together to connect with each other, they are good players and singers but they seemed too withdrawn from us their leaders no matter what we do to try and get them to talk to us about whats bothering them, its like just turning up to play for the service then go home they are not respecting us not respecting their callings as worship team members, its so hard for us to try and address anything anymore because they dont like praying they dont like worshipping during services and that i think its the big problem, anyways, i need your advise on this matter, we have one year on this ministry and I am praying to God to show us His will for the new year in how we can make a difference in this team….

]]> By: Peter Webb http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-2135 Peter Webb Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:16:51 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-2135 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Retreats for a worship team? http://bit.ly/3BzFUW</span></span> Retreats for a worship team? http://bit.ly/3BzFUW

]]> By: tom cottar http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-1293 tom cottar Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:02:16 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-1293 Jan, I'd LOVE to see some sample schedules, retreat ideas, etc. Can you email to tom(at)fbcpville(dot)org or have you posted them elsewhere? blessings! Jan,
I’d LOVE to see some sample schedules, retreat ideas, etc. Can you email to tom(at)fbcpville(dot)org or have you posted them elsewhere?

blessings!

]]> By: Harry Walls IV http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-1105 Harry Walls IV Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:39:43 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-1105 I really enjoyed this article. I am a big fan of this idea and have used retreats as a way to build community with my team. I love the concept of 'running away with God'. That was really cool. I really enjoyed this article. I am a big fan of this idea and have used retreats as a way to build community with my team. I love the concept of ‘running away with God’. That was really cool.

]]> By: Mezei Fery http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-1104 Mezei Fery Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:42:18 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-1104 amazing worship leadres. cool many blessings amazing worship leadres. cool many blessings

]]> By: viju jeremiah traven http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-1103 viju jeremiah traven Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:28:48 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-1103 Run away with your God is a great idea. Run away with your God is a great idea.

]]> By: Jan Owen http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-1099 Jan Owen Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:35:34 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-1099 I answered Greg's questions via email, so please let me know if you have some specific questions you need help with, if you'd like to see some sample schedules, etc. I love to help people build community on their teams! I answered Greg’s questions via email, so please let me know if you have some specific questions you need help with, if you’d like to see some sample schedules, etc. I love to help people build community on their teams!

]]> By: graemearthur http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-2136 graemearthur Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:11:02 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-2136 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">read about why worship teams should "get away" http://tinyurl.com/dgeat2</span></span> read about why worship teams should “get away” http://tinyurl.com/dgeat2

]]> By: Greg Churchwell http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/worship-team-retreats-why-theyre-worth-it/#comment-1097 Greg Churchwell Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:44:48 +0000 http://www.theworshipcommunity.com/?p=544#comment-1097 I am sure this would be a great idea and I would love to do a worship team retreat. I am a part-time worship minister and have another job, so my time is limited. That, coupled with the fact that I am not very creative in that type of thing, makes it tough. I would love to hear what some of you have done for your retreats Feel free to e-mail me direct with details. I am sure this would be a great idea and I would love to do a worship team retreat. I am a part-time worship minister and have another job, so my time is limited. That, coupled with the fact that I am not very creative in that type of thing, makes it tough. I would love to hear what some of you have done for your retreats Feel free to e-mail me direct with details.

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