{"id":18198,"date":"2017-09-06T10:42:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T10:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=18198"},"modified":"2019-07-16T10:42:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T10:42:50","slug":"worship-leader-leadership-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/worship-leader-leadership-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Expert:  Is it possible to receive too much direction from your Church Leadership?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Worship and worship leading are often considered to be \u2018high profile\u2019 ministries by virtue of their \u2018front and centre\u2019 position in church meetings.\u00a0 Musicians\/worship leaders should reasonably expect to be held to high standards, and receive a certain amount of direction &amp; input from the church leadership when it comes to the delivery of their ministry, but is there such a thing as too much?<\/p>\n<p>A post from one of our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/musicademy\/permalink\/10154686435201987\/\">Facebook Group<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0members struggling with this topic has generated some interesting comments \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 so we thought we\u2019d open it up to you all on the blog.\u00a0 Here goes\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>Is there a point at which the Pastor and leadership are no longer directing and guiding but doing?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In specifying all or some of the detail around what is required from a worship set &#8211; song choices, playing styles, tempos, keys and \u2018feel\u2019 \u2013 can church leaders become too involved in what they should be trusting their worship team to do?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Consider what level of direction would usually be given to other ministries that operate within the church. \u00a0For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Would a Pastor expect all those who preach\/speak in services to deliver a message the same way? Would they specify that every sermon should have the same \u2018feel\u2019 to it?<\/li>\n<li>Would a Pastor ever imply that someone isn\u2019t praying properly because it doesn\u2019t sound\/feel the same as someone else?<\/li>\n<li>Would they tell the children\u2019s workers exactly how to deliver a programme\u2013 going further than advising on what topics to cover\/helping with resource selection, to specifying\u00a0 the exact words, phrases and even tone of voice they should use in a session?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Amber\u2019 is an experienced volunteer worship leader in a UK church of roughly 120 people who has been struggling recently with the level of direction she has started to receive from the Pastor &amp; leadership.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She feels that most of it is centred around her playing style (chord improv based keyboards &amp; strong lead vocal) and song choices. She admits that she tends towards a more reflective, mid-to-slow overall \u2018feel\u2019 but, out of respect to her leaders has been trying to follow their direction over the past year, choosing more up-beat, fast songs particularly at the start of the service, and trying to keep a lively feel on the mid\/fast ones.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Musically she is reasonably well accomplished and tries to adapt her playing style as much as she can, as she is often asked to lead without a \u2018full band\u2019 (something she doesn\u2019t personally mind or feel to be a problem). She\u2019s tried hard to arrange &amp; deliver songs\/sets that meet the Pastors requirements but doesn\u2019t find it easy as rehearsal time with her rota\u2019d band is extremely limited \u2013 often non-existent<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She understands the desire of the Pastor to create a consistent worship experience for the church.\u00a0 But she is feeling restricted by the detail of the \u2018direction\u2019 she is being given and unable to lead the way she believe God wants her to . The way in which she is being compared to the other worship leaders in the church is making her wonder whether what the Pastor really wants is actually \u2013 to put it simply &#8211; the other worship leaders.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please post your thoughts in the comments section\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 we\u2019d love to hear your advice for \u2018Amber\u2019 and your idea\/experiences around all of the points raised.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Worship and worship leading are often considered to be \u2018high profile\u2019 ministries by virtue of their \u2018front and centre\u2019 position in church meetings.\u00a0 Musicians\/worship leaders should reasonably expect to be held to high standards, and receive a certain amount of direction &amp; input from the church leadership when it comes to the delivery of 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