One of the best ways to keep your team in good spirits is to honor them. Treat them like you would want to be treated if you were being led on a team. Think about teams you were previously on: what were the pain points? Use those experiences to help lead your team.

I first met Brian at Creation Festival a few years ago. He was leading worship during the week and I loved how he had a heart for not performing but actually leading worship in a festival environment. He really struck me as a true worship leader.

I challenge you to make worship team rehearsal different this week.

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Do you feel like you need to constantly buy new gear to make you a better musician? If you just had a better guitar, you know that you'd sound better. If you just had Ableton and could run click tracks, your band would be where you want them to be. If you just had x, y, z, that's what it would take to take you to the next level.

Have you ever been stuck when it comes to what to say between songs? You feel like you need to say something but you don't really know what it is. So you either stay completely silent or ramble about something that doesn't really have a point.

I challenge you to wake up 15 minutes earlier tomorrow.

Yesterday we took a look at the power of starting your worship gatherings different. Now let’s learn some practical ways you can actually start your gatherings differently!

Over the past 6 months, how many of your worship gatherings have started exactly the same? "Hey everyone! Welcome to church! Let's stand and worship!" (transition into fast song). It's easy to find a worship gathering structure that flows well and stick to it. From there, it's plug and play. "I need 5 songs - 4 before the message and 1 response song after." Plug the songs in and continue the system into eternity.

Incorporate these 5 simple tips to instantly improve your worship leading!

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The average person spends nearly 2 hours a day on social media. There's no doubt that social media has a growing influence on our day to day lives. What if you could use social media to improve your worship leading?

I challenge you to own your role tomorrow.

Worship rehearsal can start to feel like a chore after a while. Changing things up just a little bit can go a long way. Making a simple change can allow your team to look at things in a new light. Changing environments can increase creativity. Don't feel like you need to be locked in to the same routine every single rehearsal.

Generally, when we think about rest, we consider it terms of ourselves needing rest. But the overall rest of your team is just as important. The truth is most people will not rest from serving unless you ask them. This is especially true in smaller churches where there is only one person who fills a role.

There are two types of people on a worship team: those who fill a role and those who own a role. If you've been on a team for any amount of time you can instantly identify both types of people. Those people who go all in show up early, have their music memorized, and always go the extra mile. They don't just fill a role, they own it! They take ownership of their responsibility to the team.

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Have you ever had one of those Sundays where it's time to start but no one is in the room yet? You don't want to start before people arrive so you push your service starting time back a little bit further every Sunday until eventually you find that you're starting your service 15 minutes late. What can you do?

It's hard to say no to someone who wants to join the worship team. Sometimes, no is the right answer. Your role as worship leader is not to say yes to everyone - it's to do what's best for the church. In fact, it's impossible to say yes to everyone about everything because people have differing points of view.

Routines are important because they provide a system of things that you can do without thinking. They are a series of habits that you develop over time. If you instill the right habits, then you're Sunday morning routine can be beneficial. If you simply wake up late, get a shower, and arrive at rehearsal a minute before it starts, there is more you can do to help you lead well.