I used to be terrified to speak between worship songs.
I saw all of these other worship leaders speaking so eloquently and I thought to myself, “I could never do that… so why even try?”…
what to say between worship songs
Find it hard to speak between songs and have it come out authentically?
Maybe you've finally started incorporating speaking between songs into your worship leading but you're still reading them off a piece of paper.
There's nothing wrong with that when you're first starting out. But what if I told you there was an easy way to memorize your speaking transitions and have them come out naturally (so that you still sound like yourself!)…
Quit overcomplicating speaking between worship songs.
I remember when I first started leading worship I had absolutely no idea what to say when I led. As a result, I just kept my mouth shut and played some worship songs.
I thought speaking between worship songs was intimidating. It was complicated. It was a mystery that I couldn't figure out…
Don't know what to say while leading worship?
Maybe you just started leading worship. OR you've been leading worship for years and you still start every service by simply saying, "Let's stand and worship together."
You wish you could say something more but you're afraid you'll either say something unbiblical, unintelligible, or you'll end up babbling on and on for way too long…
Confession: It took me about 10 years of worship leading until I finally felt comfortable speaking between worship songs.
For the first few years, I would only speak between worship songs when it was absolutely necessary. Eventually, I moved on to saying something of substance between songs but I still felt uncomfortable every time I did it…
All too often we insert milquetoast, formulaic, noncommittal homilies between our worship songs...
You know how it goes... "Welcome to church. Please stand and sing with us." (repeated every single Sunday in your best Siri/Alexa voice)
But by learning just a few simple things, you can break out of the routine and speak with authority and confidence while leading worship…
One of the keys to good speaking transitions while leading worship is speaking with authority.
People want to follow people who have AUTHORITY: the power to influence others because of a recognized knowledge about something.
But all too often we insert milquetoast, formulaic, noncommittal homilies between our worship songs…