Who’s on your praise team? Take a moment to name them individually to yourself – try not to forget a single person. When we are part of a team, we rejoice together, and we suffer together. We pray together and we care for one another. We function together as one. Not one of us, including the leader, is more important than any other member. The soundman and the lead singer, the drummer and MediaShout person -- all are equally important. Coming to grips with that fact should help keep us in our place as individuals. The congregation, whether they realize it or not, depends upon each and every one of us to do our part.
There should be an opportunity to communicate individual opinions – a good leader will listen to all of them and make a good musical choice. It’s the bringing together of individuals, with all of our idiosyncrasies, that gives the team its collective personality. God has brought us together.
Are we, each of us, offering the team our very best, in terms of preparation and developing our skills? Do we bring our best to rehearsals? Do we pray for the team, and rejoice in the opportunity before us to serve the church with our music?
As I’ve told members of my teams, music is living and breathing. If we want the song to have absolutely no variation each time we do it, we might as well put on a CD. The very fact that God is present, and WE are changed, means the song WILL change. So we maintain focus as a team as we move and flow together – as one. As individuals we bring our own set of experiences and talents – as a team we overflow with passionate love for the One Who made us.
None of us are perfect – we have our ups and downs on Sunday mornings. If any of us consistently fails to bring our whole heart, soul, mind and strength to the song, our worship as a team is lacking. We can’t hide that lack from the congregation, from the Lord, or from ourselves. The moment we consider it a ‘chore’ to bring our best to worship is the moment we should step down and let someone else do it.
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