{"id":3686,"date":"2010-03-25T08:40:02","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T08:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2019-08-05T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T10:10:07","slug":"what-do-you-say-when-leading-worship-what-type-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/what-do-you-say-when-leading-worship-what-type-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you say when leading worship? What type are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year at the WorshipGod conference<\/a> I had the opportunity to teach a seminar called, \u201cWhat Are You Talking About? What to Say When You\u2019re Not Singing.\u201d I wanted to address the age-old question of what to say, if anything, when you\u2019re leading people in congregational worship.\u00a0What words can inspire people to worship God as we sing, and what words might hinder them?<\/p>\n

I began by sharing that our first focus isn\u2019t what we say in public, but what we pursue in private.\u00a0Saying the right things without having the right heart leads to hypocrisy. We shouldn\u2019t expect the church to be affected by truths that we ourselves haven\u2019t been affected by.<\/p>\n

I went on to share some of the common stereotypes I\u2019ve encountered over the years, either in myself or in others. Maybe you\u2019ll recognize some of them.<\/p>\n

The Teacher<\/strong> – From the ten minutes of explanation he provides between every song, you sense he wishes he were the pastor or thinks he should be. Wants you to know he\u2019s much<\/em> more than a mere musician.<\/p>\n

The Emoter<\/strong> – You know he\u2019s moved by something but you\u2019re not sure what. At various times he exhibits tears, laughter, changes in volume – if only you knew why he was so affected. \u201cJesus! He\u2019s just amazing. I mean, it\u2019s incredible, whoa\u2026like I can hardly believe it\u2026you know what I mean?\u201d
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The Mute<\/strong> – You don\u2019t know if he doesn\u2019t have anything to say, fears speaking in front of crowds, or just wants you to figure everything out on your own. Sometimes accompanied by long pregnant pauses between songs.<\/p>\n

The Reporter<\/strong>– He unemotionally provides you with information, details, stats, facts. Helpful for someone who works at an information desk. Doesn\u2019t work quite as well when you want to direct people\u2019s hearts to worship God.<\/p>\n

The Wanderer<\/strong> – You\u2019re not quite sure where he\u2019s going or where he\u2019s been, but you\u2019re hoping he makes sense to someone.\u201dIn Christ Alone. Like, a-looooone, man. I\u2019ve been alone. Like, it\u2019s a bad feeling. Aloneness. Don\u2019t wanna be alone. No way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cheerleader<\/strong> -Wants you to be excited from start to finish and will use any number of techniques to get you there and keep you there – jumping, shouting, waving hands, moving from one side of the stage to the other, prolonged eye contact, etc.<\/p>\n

The Philosopher<\/strong> – Likes to consider possible interpretations and implications of lyrics without coming to any definite conclusions. \u201cYou know when we sing that line, \u2018Light of the world you stepped<\/em> down into darkness\u2019 it makes me wonder what kind of step we\u2019re talking about. Was it like a stair step or more like a leap? You know, was it really a step? Was it one small step for Jesus but one giant leap for mankind? I dunno.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mystic<\/strong> – Steve has a distinctive \u201cworship leading\u201d voice that differs from has \u201cnormal speaking\u201d voice. It might be a breathy whisper or loud shouting. In either case, you wonder if the Spirit is in the business of voice-modulation.<\/p>\n

With all the ways to get it wrong, you could think it\u2019s better not to say anything at all. Actually, I think there are good reasons to say something when we lead worship. I\u2019ll share them in my next post.<\/p>\n

This post was written by Bob Kauflin and first appeared on his Worship Matters<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

It would be great if you would like to “confess” your worship leading style in the comment box below. A little mini survey of sorts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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