Reflect
Twenty-four hours ago, I was leading worship. How did it go?
How do I know the answer?
How I felt? How many people thanked or affirmed me? A sense from the LORD? How the music was? How it fit with the rest of the service content? If we stayed in our allotted time? How many times I had to stop the click? If the pastor said something kind about the worship team from the pulpit? If I was able to worship personally? How few people sat down before the end? How many hands were raised? If the congregation’s singing carried it or the band carried it? If I felt like I was singing straight to Jesus…in the room? If there were no train wrecks? If I felt like I was being honest? If I had a “good week” in my walk with God? If my monitor mix was pleasant? If the electric guitar player remembered the lick? If I felt like I belonged at this church today? If I or we had an experience with God’s manifest presence? If we had enough tech problems before the service to evoke a “this is really going to be a good Sunday because there’s warfare against us” from a team member? If I said the right kinds of words to encourage the congregation? If the songs seemed to fit together with each other? If I had picked enough familiar songs? If I did the songs in the best keys? If I noticed my kids singing?
How do we know? We need to know how to know.
I propose three questions:
God, were You pleased?
God, was I obedient to what I felt You told me to do?
God, were Your people blessed?
-Dave Helmuth
(purchase my book, "Worship Fertilizer: (the first hundred)" HERE)
ps. This would be a great discussion to have with your team. It can be an opportunity to teach them what’s important and to go deeper than “y’all sounded great today!”
Reflect (Nº 316)
