Is your worship team visible or invisible?
I'm not talking about when you're on stage leading worship - of course your church sees you then. I'm talking about the other 75% of your Sunday morning.
An INVISIBLE worship team is nowhere to be seen until the countdown hits 2 minutes and they magically materialize on stage in a puff of haze like Houdini.
A VISIBLE worship team looks like a regular church member who hangs out in the lobby before the service starts.
If you want to truly connect with the people you're leading in worship, you have to be VISIBLE when you're not leading worship.
Here are 3 times your worship team should be visible:
1 | Before and after church
I know there's a lot you have to prepare to get ready for church. You've got gear to set up and songs to run through.
But, a dialed in guitar tone and polished song arrangements mean nothing if you never take the time to form relationships and build trust with the people you've been given the responsibility of leading.
So, make yourself visible before and after church. Hang out in the lobby before church starts. Greet people as they come in. And, after your service is over, get off stage and say hello to a few people.
2 | Sermon
Your worship team is leading worship throughout your entire service - not just when they're on stage playing their instruments. People look to them as leaders in the church.
If we're to teach our church a holistic view of worship, we should minimize the separation between worship in the form of music, giving, praying, and studying God's word.
So, be visible while your pastor is preaching. Go find a seat among the other people in your church.
It communicates that everything is worship and that you aren't just a group of musicians who magically appear to play some songs when the hazer kicks on.
3 | During the week
The best time to build trust and relationships with the people of your church is not on a Sunday morning. It's the other 6 days of the week.
Have your worship team be involved in small groups or something else going on at your church so people don't just see them as "that guy" or "that girl" who plays music on Sunday mornings.
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