A worship leader sent me this question: “Our team has been growing in building musical dynamics that really create openings for people to enter in.”

Stop right there! I’ve never heard it said quite like that: “Musical dynamics create openings for people to enter in.”

One of the most biblically mandated yet commonly neglected roles in worship ministry is discipling those on our teams. Why? We over-focus on the weekly grind and under-focus on the long-term spiritual formation of our team.

Experience is NOT the best teacher. Experience can be cruel. It can flatter you. It can lie to you. But evaluated experience is a fantastic teacher. Debriefing after leading is a must.

As we continue the series on how each Fader approaches the main tasks of worship ministry leading, today, we explore that moment of leading worship.

Every professional athlete has a pregame ritual.

Here are five unique and famous pregame rituals that athletes are known for:

Today, we highlight the strengths each Fader brings to preparing for great rehearsals.

See creating chord charts through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

See choosing songs through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

See scheduling through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

See auditions through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

Today begins a series to teach you how each of the Five Faders accomplishes the tasks in our to-do lists.