tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713370180477911161.post2541376869735907878..comments2010-05-05T15:40:30.923-07:00pastor nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833051392155581142noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713370180477911161.post-57688116440671532352010-05-05T15:40:30.916-07:002010-05-05T15:40:30.916-07:00@steven ganz - to be honest, they are a work in progress. I do, however, know what some of them are. Here are a few:<br /><br />1. Preparation/administration<br />- I have to do a great job with the things I can control. It really is my choice how I prepare and if I prepare. I look at my preparation in a few different areas:<br />a) Prayer<br /> 1. Have a prayed over the service and prepared the way for the spirit of God to have freedom in our service?<br />b) Music<br /> 1. Have I memorized the music?<br />c) Leadership<br /> 1. Have I given the members of my team every opportunity to be successful? (i.e. do they have music in advance? Are their parts clear? Do they know what I want from them?)<br /> 2. Have I communicated clearly with them? <br />d) Personal Disciplines<br /> 1. Am I living a repentant life that honors God?<br /> 2. Am I consistently in the word and prayer?<br /> 3. Am I seeking God on a personal level, not solely a corporate one?<br /><br />2. Have I done what my senior pastor asks?<br />a) I am not the captain of the ship. Even though I have a large role, my ultimate role is to submit to the leadership and direction of my pastor.<br /><br />3. Removing obstacles<br />a) It&#39;s important for me, as the leader, to &quot;pave the way&quot; for people to worship God freely. <br /> 1. Do I take an aggressive approach at removing obstacles that hinder?<br /> 2. Do I train others at removing obstacles as well?<br /> 3. Am I considerate of others while still dealing with issues?<br /><br />These are just a few that I&#39;ve come up with so far. The problem with determining the success of a worship experience is that you can do all of this and still not feel successful or you can do none of it and God can just move powerfully. It&#39;s super weird. My point is to identify the things we can control and do them with excellence. The goal is to eliminate excuses and believe that God will do his part. :) <br /><br />What do you think?pastor nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833051392155581142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713370180477911161.post-68055067649791806812010-04-28T11:56:54.071-07:002010-04-28T11:56:54.071-07:00Nathan,<br />Thanks for the article. Thought provoking as usual. <br /><br />In thinking about this though, my problem is that I’m not sure what “measurable” goals there actually are in a corporate worship time that don’t turn out to be ultimately pretty superficial. I guess the general purpose of the worship team is to create an atmosphere of worship and facilitate the free move of the Holy Spirit in the participants. Neither of which can be measured specifically.<br /><br />However, having said that, it does occur to me that leading worship does parallel our Christian walk to a certain extent. We are trying to die to ourselves personally, and trying to be transparent (limiting distractions) in a worship leading environment. So as you point out, getting the words up at the right time, hitting the right chords, being tight and together, choosing the right songs that flow together, etc, can all be decent measurable goals. <br /><br />This would make a great live discussion I think.<br /><br />Thanks again. I always enjoy reading your posts.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252570074517523595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713370180477911161.post-84596913273392431362010-04-28T08:16:43.213-07:002010-04-28T08:16:43.213-07:00Are you going to let us know your criteria(s) for determining success?Steven Ganzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16103189295925793028noreply@blogger.com