What Every Pastor Wants Their Worship leader to Know"
Here are Pete Sanchez Jr.'s notes
Texts: 1 Chronicles Ch. 15/16
1 Timothy 4:11-16
Ephesians 4:10-16
Ephesians 5:15-21
A. Local Pastors are "the" worship leader (I Cor. 3:10)
1. By design and call, pastors may be compared to architects; musicians to builders
2. Cheif musicians are stewards of the vision of local pastors. 1 Peter 5
3. Together, achitect and builder form a relation team committed to one purpose- bringing God's vision to pass in the life and ministry of God's church. (Eph 4L; I Cor. 12)
Key Question: Are you committed to my leadership?
B. Most Pastors want worship leaders they can live with.
1. Who value people over programs, relationships over performance: a shepherding heart.
2. Who value faithfullness over "image", character over charisma: a discerning heart.
3. Who value excellence over perfection, compassion over control: a community heart.
4. Who value diligence over excuses, intergrity over self-interest: a committed heart.
5 Who value being led as much as leading, serving as much as being served: a servant's heart.
Key Question: Are you committed to our common mission?
C. Most pastors are genuinely committed to your growth and success; be committed to theirs.
1. Tell us what you need in order to do your job most effectively.
2. Courageously communicate your heart to us about worship.
3. Invest yourself in the total non-musical life of the church.
4. Learn to take redirection or the word "no" graciously.
5. Challenge but don't drive us in worship.
6. Love people as much as we do.
7. Be candidly open about your fears, disappointments, and failures.
8. Be as passionate about the success of your family as you are about the success of worship. (OUCH!!!!!)
Key Question: Are you trustworthy??
D. Pastors will never be perfect leaders. Protect them in their times of weakness/
1. Love us enough to tell us when we hurt you.
2. Love us enough to pray regularly for and with us.
3. Love us enough to respectfully challenge our paradigns and biases.
4. Love us enough to stand by us and for us.
5. Love us enough to invest as much mercy as you hope to receive in your times of trouble.
6. Love us enough to refuse gossip in any form.
7. Love us enough to remind us of what we've done right.
Key Question: Are you a "friend" for the journey?
E. Summary
1. Pastors are "the" worship leaders.
2. Most Pastors want worship leaders they can live with.
3. Most pastors are genuinely committed to your growth and success. Be committed to theirs.
4. Pastors will neer be perfect leaders. Protect them in their time of weakness.
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