The Top 5 Reasons To Be A Worship Leader

This is an irreverent clip that, in my mind, would be used to open up an open house type meeting for those interested in finding out more about serving in worship ministry or perhaps a rehearsal that might introduce new members to the team and go over some principles/guidelines for being part of the worship team. In one of the Vineyard churches I was a part of, they had a meeting night for those coming on board as part of the worship ministry. This clip would be good for something like that.

Dan Wilt talked about the 9 roles of a worship leader. I would try to incorporate that in some form or another for those meetings. I think it would be relevant for all people on the worship team even if some or most might not ever become a worship leader themselves. It sets up the stage for encouraging all those in the worship ministry to see where the worship leader is desiring to go and lead and to help them - whether musician, vocalist, sound tech, lighting, visuals, etc. - think about their role in helping the worship leader to move forward to that place of leadership. Again, I think showing something like this video clip beforehand just serves to reinforce the absurdity of a worship leader putting himself or herself first. Then one can lead into what the heart of a worship leader or worshipper should really be. Of course, this clip can be used as is, but since the pics are of me, it would be advantageous for one to make their own video clip. If you have a mac and have iMovie '11, then you can probably just edit this video to put in pics of whoever is the worship leader at your church.

Hope you find it humorous. If not, well, I tried!