It is always a struggle to plan worship. How does one plan for something that is not for the sake of the one who is in the pew but instead to bring honor and glory to God? It certainly is not about performance, but more about giving God our best and leading others to bring their best as well.
One of our worship leaders, Jayme Thompson, pointed me to this excellent post by Greg Wilbur:
• Worship is not performance
• The role of leading and facilitating worship is for the purpose of encouraging the congregation in worship, not to worship “at” them
• Arrangements and songs should be chosen that are ecclesiastically appropriate—what is appropriate in other venues may not be appropriate for corporate worship• The criteria for what is ecclesiastically appropriate refers to text, music, the combination text and music, arrangements, and execution
• Worship should be accessible yet excellent
• As musicians, we should be growing in skill and depth—musically and theologically• Craftsmanship is a biblical concept; originality is a humanist concept
• How we play and lead should be different than how we play and sing at a recital, coffeehouse, or concert• God is the standard of beauty and excellence—our worship should seek after biblical excellence and objective beauty, goodness, and truth
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