Chapter 1 of Keys to Becoming an Effective Worship Leader talks about Tom Krauter's experience of worship. He talks about the importance of having a good relationship with God. Having a relationship with God is the foundation of worship. Without that strong relationship, worship becomes about the technical stuff and not about the gratitude we should be expressing to the almighty God of our universe. We of course should work on the music and different techniques, but we should always have God as the sole purpose of the worship.
I really liked how Tom Krauter told us about how he was too focused on the input that the congregation was giving him. He only focused on perfecting the music. As a worship leader at my church, I can relate to that. It can be easy to lose focus of God. But God is the whole reason why we are here and why we worship.
I love that you made this chapter so applicable to your life. I totally agree that it's so easy to focus on the music. However, we need to focus on God. I think you did such a good job pointing worship back to God with what you wrote.
ReplyDeleteAs worship leaders, it's so easy to get caught up in the "leading" aspect and forget about the "worship" accept. The worship part is definitely what should come first since it is our purpose and motivation to praise the God we love. This was a really good reminder to look for God always.
ReplyDeleteI love how you talked about the technical stuff and not just the gratitude that Tom was trying to portray. Also how you focused on how we dont need to make music perfect to have it be for God.
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