The document discusses the art of leading worship through song. It emphasizes that the worship leader's goal should be to lead people into God's presence. It outlines several skills and areas of preparation required, including: having a vision, understanding your personality, preparing songs that have been on your heart all week, ensuring the worship team understands the songs, and focusing on flow and theme rather than just groove between songs. It also provides tips for leading on Sunday morning, such as starting as planned unless directed otherwise by the Holy Spirit, not panicking if things go wrong, and landing safely while allowing for flexibility if needed.

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3. Stay in touch with your personality. From the film Ray , “Who is Ray Charles?” Nobody if you don’t know.” Understand that not everyone will like you. Doing what God said you should do is not a guarantee that everyone will like you. [Luke 9] The art of leading worship

4. Set of skills required for worship leading: Not just singing. The art of leading worship

5. Prepare to appear: - What’s been going on in your mind all week? I mean God themes. What’s God ministering to you? - What songs have been on your heart and lips all week? Preparing for Sunday on Tuesday afternoon concept. The art of leading worship

6. - Worship team knows and understands songs to be done. Not just the notes and parts. Both qualities will aid interpretation of the song so that the song takes on a body. The art of leading worship

7. - Settle issues pertaining to keys, intros, syncopations, modulations and even spontaneous moments! Agree on communication skills. Once everyone knows this then you can be less rigid. Try and cut down on non-essentials during rehearsals. Let everyone have a copy of the music and lyrics ahead of time. Someone to set up before everyone comes in. - Always see the big picture. What’s happening before P&W? Who will I be handing over to? The art of leading worship

8. Song selection - Always ask yourself, in which direction is each song heading? Always have at the back of our mind that each song has its ideal tempo. - Start: Why are we here: as we gather may your Spirit walk within us, we are here to praise you, I just want to praise you, The art of leading worship

10. - Songs of intimacy: Draw me close, He knows my name - Repentance & consecration : Be magnified, Take my life and let it be, I surrender all - Appropriate substitution of YOU and I - Explore the potential of fusing hymns and contemporary songs in worship. The art of leading worship

11. - The Holy Spirit needs the sustain pedal and mind of the keyboardist to link together the entire worship moment. Don’t overplay so that the leader can find a landing place to take off from. - Establishing flow: Theme more than groove. The next song emphasizing what the previous song said. Eg It’s all about you – Matt Redman’s It’s all about you. The art of leading worship

12. 6. Wow its Sunday morning! - Be bold, retain your confidence but always say that silent prayer: God I depend on you and it’s just about you - Think before you speak. Always watch that opening statement. If you can, lighten the atmosphere. Enter appropriately – discuss examples The art of leading worship

13. - Start as planned. Except the Holy Spirit wrings your neck – which He won’t! – or you have an extremely strong leading to abandon your plan. Consequences: accompanying singers, band, multimedia etc - Ok you’ve stuck to the plan, but then something(s) goes wrong. Power outage, sound problems, not so encouraging looks. DON’T PANIC! The art of leading worship

14. - Most times knowledge, experience, initiative and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit will bring you through whatever situation. - Keep your eye on the clock and adjust accordingly. How many minutes did we have to prosecute today’s assignment? - Land the “plane” safely. Don’t crash land! Stay back awhile, you might need to take off again. The art of leading worship