Comments on: Sunday Recap - Right Title, Wrong Song! http://iamanoffering.com/blog/2008/06/30/sunday-recap-right-title-wrong-song/ blog tips for worship leaders in the local church Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:39:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ryan http://iamanoffering.com/blog/2008/06/30/sunday-recap-right-title-wrong-song/#comment-190 Ryan Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:05:38 +0000 http://iamanoffering.com/blog/?p=230#comment-190 Good thoughts, Drew! I had never thought of things that way before. Could you read through today's post looking at it in more detail and contribute your thoughts? Good thoughts, Drew! I had never thought of things that way before. Could you read through today’s post looking at it in more detail and contribute your thoughts?

]]> By: drew http://iamanoffering.com/blog/2008/06/30/sunday-recap-right-title-wrong-song/#comment-189 drew Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:35:18 +0000 http://iamanoffering.com/blog/?p=230#comment-189 I've been leading when all of the above happened (add broken guitar strings in there) The best thing you can do is tactfully halt things, solve the problem and begin again. The worst thing you can do is pretend something isn't wrong - it not only throws off the congregation, but a stubbornness to stop also leads them to believe that the Worship Leader puts their own needs (to finish the song, to make it sound good) before the corporate worship needs of the church. I think things breaking is a bonding time with a congregation - through it, we, as worship leaders, own up to the fact that we are human and that things do screw up and that we accept our imperfection. I’ve been leading when all of the above happened (add broken guitar strings in there)

The best thing you can do is tactfully halt things, solve the problem and begin again.

The worst thing you can do is pretend something isn’t wrong - it not only throws off the congregation, but a stubbornness to stop also leads them to believe that the Worship Leader puts their own needs (to finish the song, to make it sound good) before the corporate worship needs of the church.

I think things breaking is a bonding time with a congregation - through it, we, as worship leaders, own up to the fact that we are human and that things do screw up and that we accept our imperfection.

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