A great way to lead students in worship is to have them lead each other. Put together a team and mentor them in their worship leading.

When people start leading worship, they often just see their set list as separate songs. Different segments that they're in charge of leading. This affects the way that you prepare for worship.

The most powerful way you can prepare is to run through your set understanding that the songs were meant to work together. Next time you prepare to lead worship, run through your set in order just like you would if you were actually leading worship.

When people start leading worship they often don't realize that that comes with extra responsibilities. One of those responsibilities is communicating from stage. At some point in your worship leading you will need to communicate from stage.

It's best to make your worship team devotions specific to your team. This is the one time a week where you have the opportunity to specifically pour into your worship team. This isn't just a random group of people - these are people that are gathered together for a specific reason.

Incorporate this chord into your worship leading!

Have you ever had one of those moments when you have to lead worship but you just aren't feeling it? Maybe you're tired. Maybe you're mind's preoccupied with something else. Maybe things just feel a little off.

I challenge you to prepare for distractions.

When developing new worship leaders it's important to give them gradual increased responsibility over time. Don't just throw them into the lion's den and hope for the best.

There will come a time when you want to say "no" to your pastor. Maybe they give you an idea that you just don't think is going to work. Maybe it's a song suggestion or something to incorporate when you're leading worship.

Incorporate this chord into your worship leading!

Have you ever had one of those moments when you're leading worship and you realize you're not even thinking about the songs that you're singing? You're thinking about what you're going to have for lunch. Or some other responsibility you have to take care of after church. It happens to all of us. So what can you do when your mind wanders while leading worship?

Let's assume you've taken the necessary steps to create margin in your planning and now you have extra time. The magic only happens in the margin if you know what to do with it. So, what do you do with it?

The struggle in today's workplace is that there seems like there isn't any margin. There's no blank space. "My schedule's filled up." You've got to get songs planned for Sunday. You've got to prepare a devotional for your worship team. You've got to get the lyrics set up. The list goes on and on...

There's a space that exists in worship leading that sets apart the good from the best. That space is the margin.

The margin is that moment between songs. It's that chord progression between the chorus and the bridge. It's those first seconds after the countdown hits zero and you're about to strum the first chord.

Worship team devotionals are an important part of any rehearsal. They allow you to feed your team spiritually and communicate your team's role in the church. The problem is it's easy to be ineffective during your devotional time.

Have you ever gotten distracted while leading worship and missed a chord or a lyric? Maybe it was that screaming baby in the front row. Or those kids in the back of the church playing tag. Or that lady who randomly brought a tambourine to church last Sunday.

Incorporate this chord into your worship leading!

I challenge you to thank your tech team tomorrow.

The Nashville number system is one of the most powerful musical tools you can have in your arsenal as a worship musician. It allows you to transpose songs between different keys, learn songs by ear, and quickly communicate with other musicians.

Celebration is a great way to reinforce the things you value. When you celebrate something, it shows that it's important. People love to be celebrated and it makes them want to do what they were celebrated for again.