{"id":10174,"date":"2015-02-16T15:13:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T15:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=10174"},"modified":"2021-03-25T13:20:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:20:27","slug":"top-10-worst-ways-to-introduce-a-new-song-in-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/top-10-worst-ways-to-introduce-a-new-song-in-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 (worst) ways to introduce a new song in worship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before you begin the song:<\/h2>\n

TEN<\/strong>
\nTell your congregation,\u00a0\u201cThis is the best worship song EVER. Only a moron couldn\u2019t worship to this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

NINE
\n<\/strong>Spend 12-18 minutes analyzing the lyrics. Give personal, vividly-detailed testimony to back up each line.<\/p>\n

EIGHT
\n<\/strong>Dedicate it to the memory of your favorite childhood pet, Rufus the Gerbil.<\/p>\n

SEVEN
\n<\/strong>Point out the fact that the song has the same delayed-guitar riff and chord structure as U2\u2019s\u00a0\u201cWhere the Streets Have No Name.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Placement:<\/h2>\n

SIX
\n<\/strong>Put it at the very beginning of the service with no mention that it\u2019s new. Invite people to stand and sing along. Chide them midway through the second chorus for\u00a0\u201cnot praising Jesus loud enough.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Execution:<\/h2>\n

FIVE
\n<\/strong>Make sure you have thick 4-part harmony throughout the entire song. And while you\u2019re at it, don\u2019t tell the sound guy who\u2019s singing the melody.<\/p>\n

FOUR
\n<\/strong>Use marionettes to teach the song. If they’re fashioned to look like your senior pastor and his wife, even better.<\/p>\n

THREE
\n<\/strong>Don\u2019t practice the song. Then inform the congregation, \u201cWe\u2019ll be learning this together,\u201d as you strum what you think might be the introduction.<\/p>\n

TWO
\n<\/strong>Create demonstrative motions for every phrase. Verbally shame people into participation.<\/p>\n

ONE
\n<\/strong>Sell sponsorship for the song.\u00a0\u201cThis new song is brought to you today by Jim\u2019s Auto Part Palace and the good folks over at Ron and Edna\u2019s School of Taxidermy.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Stop mid-song for a brief word from Edna.<\/p>\n

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\n

Comments and Discussion:\u00a0Let me hear from you, any other thoughts on how to kill a song as your introducing it?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jon Nicol is a worship leader, blogger, teacher in Lexington, OH, USA. He loves helping churches and leaders build remarkable teams & ministries. You can read his blogs at\u00a0WorshipTeamCoach.com<\/a>\u00a0and connect with him on Twitter\u00a0@jonnicol<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0Other posts you might like:<\/h2>\n

How to introduce a new song<\/a>\u00a0(a serious take on this topic!)<\/p>\n

17 common worship leading mistakes and how to avoid them<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s Coming \u2013 funny video clip on worship leading cliches<\/p>\n

So you\u2019re going to be a worship leader<\/a><\/p>\n

What to say when leading worship \u2013 What type are you?<\/a><\/p>\n

Tongue tied worship leaders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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