I’ll admit it. I have a worship team “values document.” You know the kind–you throw it together after hearing a speaker at a worship conference talk about how important it is. And since she was nice enough to include a sample of it, you (read:me) were able to lift several of the values from that church’s document. And of course, that document includes at two least bullet points pontificating the importance of personal preparation and team rehearsals.
Currently this document gets seen as people are interviewing (that’s the ecclesiastically-correct way to say “audition”). But beyond that, it’s rarely seen or referenced. When it comes to values, we can state them all day long. But the values that stick are the ones that we live out loud.
To make the value of preparation stick, we need to create a true expectation for personal practice. Here are some ideas to get us started:
Guest post by Jon Nicol – a worship pastor, guitarist, songwriter and all-around-lover of helping people use their gifts and abilities to worship Jesus. This series first appeared at WorshipMinistry.com and Jon’s site worshipteamcoach.com. Thanks for permission to reproduce.
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