Listening to a recording of yourself leading worship is one of the best ways to improve your leading. It's hard to critique yourself in the moment but listening to a recording afterwards gives you a chance to objectively critique how you led.
In fact, if you took the Saturday challenge this past weekend, you should have a recording of yourself leading worship. Now what? Maybe you already listened to the recording and heard a few things but you're not really sure how much you got out of it. Use the following questions to get the most out of listening back to your recording.
Here are 3 questions to ask while listening to a recording of yourself leading worship:
1 | What did I do well?
It's important to celebrate the things you did well! Don't start with focusing on what you did wrong. It's actually harder to identify the things you did right than it is to hear the things you did wrong. So, search for the "wins" in your worship leading. Did you nail a transition you'd been working on? Did your speaking transition lead your church well? What can you celebrate from how you led on Sunday?
2 | What can I do better?
If you really want to level up your worship leading, you've got to focus on areas of improvement. What stands out to you in the recording? Did you hit a wrong note? Could your speaking transition have been more concise? Was there a lot of dead air between songs?
Don't ask the question: "What did I do wrong?" Ask the question: "What can I do better?" We're all on a journey. No one's perfect. Each time you lead worship is an opportunity to improve!
3 | What's ONE specific thing I can do next time I lead worship that will make it better?
Finally, come up with a plan that you can actually implement that will help you improve next time - no matter how small that improvement is. You only need to pick ONE small thing. Too often worship leaders see their long list of answers from question number 2 and think they have to solve it all in one go. You've got plenty of time. Take it slow. Small steps taken consistently over a long period of time = big progress!
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