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Monday, July 31, 2006

Suggested Good Practices for a Worship Team
I've been in places that have the following positive characteristics and it is a wonderful situation. I've also been in other places too, so have you!

Variety - Having accessible, meaningful songs that aren't repeated too much

ESP - Sensing what God is doing as you lead worship & giving him space to break out. I am referring to Extra Sensory Perception as a literal (but not new-age) term here!

Critical listening - if you do this, other people won't as much! Be aware as you play of your

-Intonation (vocal and instrumental, as well as the others)
-Noise level and contrasts
-Texture (avoid droning on with the same sound/noise at all costs)
-Even if you are playing an "anointed" song or riff, consider ending it while it is still fresh rather than risking it turning stale! The people will still be hungry and you can transition into something else and likely retain that high level.

A great way to start is to incorporate some of these ideas in your private worship times. If you lead a band, it can be more challenging to communicate these ideas depending on the skill level and teachability of your players.

Note: If you lead a Seeker Sensitive type service, you can probably disregard a lot of this, particularly the one about not repeating the same songs each week. If you are in this situation, you should probably not learn more than about 20 songs annually, or else people could complain about "too much new music" and that wouldn't go over well! Don't take any of this blog's advice if you are in a SS church!

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