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I have been leading worship in small and large meetings around the world for the last 25 years, and I believe it is time those of us who are experienced encourage others who are following! The purpose of this article is to share with you my top five worship leader tips, ideas and techniques that I have proven again and again on stage, in hope that it will encourage you in your ministry if you're just starting out.
Worship Leader Tip 1: Choose Your Songs Carefully
One of the best worship leader tips I can offer is that you choose your songs carefully. One of the classic mistakes young worship leaders make is that they choose songs that they like, rather than ones that the audience enjoys. Only ever introduce one new song, and make sure all the other songs are known and loved by your congregation. In fact, even if you lead poorly, if you have chosen the right songs that people love and enjoy (and know) then you'll be popular!
Worship Leader Tip 2: Keep to Time
If you want to avoid criticism one of the best worship leader tips I can offer is that you keep to time. To go grossly over time is disrespectful of your pastor and also your congregation, but young worship leaders often get so caught up in what they are doing they think that everybody is enjoying it as much as they are. So whether the worship goes well or badly, always make sure you keep to your allotted time.
Worship Leader Tip 3: Blend Your Songs into a Continuous Experience
Blending your worship songs into each other provides a continuous experience for your listeners, and one that they will enjoy far more than a series of stop-start songs. If you are competent musicians, try to select songs in a similar key that allowed them to be run together, and if all goes well your audience will lose themselves in worship!
Worship Leader Tip 4: Read your Audience
One of the most important worship leader tips I can offer is actually a skill that you need to develop. It is important that you learn to read your audience, so you can see if they are with you or not as you worship, and you can encourage them along the way. Many novice worship leaders are worshiping on stage, but the congregation are yawning and checking their phones! You need to read your audience and lead you audience into a deeper experience of God.
Worship Leader Tip 5: Get Some Training
One of the most important worship leader tips is to get some training. There is some great worship leader training courses, and many of these are far less expensive than attending a conference! However, because you can read the material many times over and slowly but surely apply to your own ministry, the right sort of worship leading training can make a vast difference in your ministry.
As a long-term and experienced leader, I have many ideas and techniques that I've made available to the young worship leader. If you take the time to study the right material, you can supercharge your leading by incorporating the right worship leader tips into your own ministry.
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