Worship Workshop pt 4 - Practical Realities

Mark shared on the practical realities of leading worship....

• Preparation is key i.e. prayer, reading your Bible, know your people etc
• Commitment - need a heart connection.
• Privilege comes with responsibility - help people to mature, to grow up. Some people may not be ready for the profile.
• Serve God by getting your hearts ready first. Know what pleases God.
• Chose and sing songs about Jesus. Serve the people by getting them to fix their eyes on Jesus.
• Understand where people are at. 'Work' the room to serve and minister. Be honest with yourself as well and lead yourself.
• Dress appropriately. Some modern fashions are revealing. Simple is best. Honour God.
• Be creative - can have dance where necessary, read scriptures etc.
• The trust factor is so important. Do everything out of humility as it breaks down barriers.
• Work in team. Have weaknesses and strengths.
• Greater humility, greater anointing!
• If you want to be a leader to someone, love them and help them: are there any 'dark' areas in their life?, Is there dependency? Are they in serious debt? Do they have sound doctrine? 
• The heart of discipleship is loving. be committed to people's futures.
• Minister from a place of REST. Don't sacrifice people for church growth. That's ambition, not love!
• Give people vision. Find the balance of releasing versus holding back. tell people who they are and let them fly.
• Protect people.
• Apostolic relationship is important. Sowing and reaping is a kingdom principle. Gotta model it.
• Leaders are keepers of the gate. Why do we have so many burnt out worship leaders? people are precious.
• Make things fluid. Everyone's a leader but you need a captain.
• Don't be too sensitive. Take risks and communicate. Find a language that works for your people.
• Live a life worthy of the calling. Don't stay small. You're a weapon.
• Key role of the prophetic: lead elder, administer what is going on. have a relationship with your leader. there is a difference between real wisdom words and the prophetic. have robust relationships.
• Called to contend for the presence of God. Know His presence and desire it and fight for it. Genesis 26:12.
• In the face of clean worship, real things etc, there will be opposition and disputes. persevere through quarrels and disputes and contend for the presence of God. 



Kathy and Mark preparing to lead worship

Summarised by Molly Manhanga