One of the biggest struggles for worship leaders in the age of online worship leading is...
Loneliness.
Worship leaders are no longer able to connect with their church, worship team, or pastors in the same way they had before.
If you are struggling with loneliness in this season of ministry, YOU aren't alone.
So, how can you fight this season of loneliness?
Here are 3 ways to combat loneliness in the age of online worship leading:
1 | Meet BEFORE worship on Zoom
One of the key connection points worship leaders are missing are the Sunday morning connections.
You know - those moments where you would hang out with your worship team in the lobby before church started and greet people as they walked in.
What if you tried replicating those moments in an online environment?
Set up a Zoom call and invite people from your church to hang out on Sunday mornings. Then, pray for your service before it starts.
2 | Include others in your service
Another connection piece worship leaders are missing is doing ministry with others.
Don't believe the lie that you have to do ministry alone in this season!
Sure, it's more work but include others in your online service.
Have them record themselves leading a song OR praying OR reading Scripture (literally any smartphone from the last 8 years is sufficient quality!).
Now is not the time to pull away from other people in your worship ministry. Put in the extra work and figure out how to equip them to do the works of ministry with you.
3 | Connect during the week instead of doing ANOTHER worship night livestream
This is more of a pet peeve of mine... but more and more I see worship leaders complaining about loneliness while they're trying to do 3 worship livestreams a week.
There's nothing wrong with doing a worship night BUT you will not find connection through them.
And you've got to take care of yourself so that you can continue to pour into others.
So, instead of hosting your 4th worship livestream this week, try just hanging out with some friends from church on Zoom.
Focus on connection and not just quantity.
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