When it comes down to it, the church is all about relationships. It began with humanity’s perfect relationship with God in the Garden. That relationship was broken by sin, causing us to enter into a relationship of struggle with sin. Because of God’s love for us, and His desire to restore relationship with us, Jesus did exactly that on the cross. Now, God calls us to relationship with other people, both for the purpose of evangelism (introducing others to a relationship with Him) and fellowship (strengthening others in their relationship to God.)
As local worship leaders, we have every opportunity to build relationships in both ways. Here are some ways we can do that:
- Pray for your ministry participants by name.
- Meet with volunteers and encourage them. Ask them how they are doing and if there is any thing they are struggling with, both personally or within the ministry.
- Teach volunteers to become leaders and them let them lead.
- Enjoy and respect your relationship with your pastor and other authority figures in the church. Learn from them.
- Do some fun stuff with your volunteers every once in a while. Forget about rehearsal.
- Befriend musicians in the community and share Jesus with them.
- Mentor those on your team that are from Middle or High School.
Enjoys these opportunities to build relationships.
