Why its so hard to be on a worship team

[Determinedheart]

Of course we know the enemy dose not like us But I believe he goes straight for the worship because there is power in unity ! and he loves to try to divide that ! But sometimes its good to go through hard times and trials, going through these trials will only make us stronger and it is amazing the things we learn after the trial is over Does Any body got their own opinions about why you think being on a worship team is so hard or maybe how you overcame something being a part of a worship team?? I would love to hear them

 

[huntertim]

Of course we know the enemy dose not like us But I believe he goes straight for the worship because there is power in unity ! and he loves to try to divide that ! But sometimes its good to go through hard times and trials, going through these trials will only make us stronger and it is amazing the things we learn after the trial is over Does Any body got their own opinions about why you think being on a worship team is so hard or maybe how you overcame something being a part of a worship team?? I would love to hear them

Why do I think it is so hard???? I'm going to be blunt here....

The reason it can be hard is because alot of us never do anything that even looks like worship or sounds like worship until 10:30 - 11:00 am on Sunday mornings (and maybe we throw in a Sunday night and Wed night just for good measure). I have been on that worship team.... I have led that worship team.

If the enemy sees a weak spot, he will attack. We are alot of the times weak with our worship. I have been the guy just going through the motions.

I finally got to the point that I had to make a change. I absolutly could not stand worship because I was a weekend warrior. God will never honor that. Oh... and I know what most of you are saying... "worship is a lifestyle".... then live it. Actually, Holiness is a lifestyle that worship compliments.

Determinedheart - I am not directing this at you, I am speaking mostly about my past and others I have seen... Be what your name says and let others see it. Let the rest of the team see you be a Determinedheart.

I am blessed to be part of a sold out, on fire, comming to church worshipping (not comming to church to worship) praise team. They have confidence in me as their leader and I have confidence in them. I know that they are sold out and surrendered.

We do not have the normal worship team problems... I know... its hard to believe. I honestly have never been part of any worship team like this in my life. I guess what I am saying is be bold, be surrendered and be a determinedheart. You come to church worshipping and the enemy will reallize that you do not have a weak spot.

blessings
T

 

[Frame1520]

Why do I think it is so hard???? I'm going to be blunt here....

The reason it can be hard is because alot of us never do anything that even looks like worship or sounds like worship until 10:30 - 11:00 am on Sunday mornings (and maybe we throw in a Sunday night and Wed night just for good measure). I have been on that worship team.... I have led that worship team.

If the enemy sees a weak spot, he will attack. We are alot of the times weak with our worship. I have been the guy just going through the motions.

I finally got to the point that I had to make a change. I absolutly could not stand worship because I was a weekend warrior. God will never honor that. Oh... and I know what most of you are saying... "worship is a lifestyle".... then live it. Actually, Holiness is a lifestyle that worship compliments.

Determinedheart - I am not directing this at you, I am speaking mostly about my past and others I have seen... Be what your name says and let others see it. Let the rest of the team see you be a Determinedheart.

I am blessed to be part of a sold out, on fire, comming to church worshipping (not comming to church to worship) praise team. They have confidence in me as their leader and I have confidence in them. I know that they are sold out and surrendered.

We do not have the normal worship team problems... I know... its hard to believe. I honestly have never been part of any worship team like this in my life. I guess what I am saying is be bold, be surrendered and be a determinedheart. You come to church worshipping and the enemy will reallize that you do not have a weak spot.

blessings
T

That's a powerful testimony!

I would encourage you determinedheart, to pray. Prayer feverently. James says The prayer of a righteous man is both powerful and effective. Get with your worship team, and set aside time for prayer. We recently added some new worship singers, and they brought this mentality, and it has been a God send. Worship has been much better, and a lot of it is prayer. And like what HunterTim said, be in worship before you even get to worship practice or sunday morning. It will pay of in God's blessing on what you all do!

 

[Jenster]

Of course we know the enemy dose not like us But I believe he goes straight for the worship because there is power in unity ! and he loves to try to divide that ! But sometimes its good to go through hard times and trials, going through these trials will only make us stronger and it is amazing the things we learn after the trial is over Does Any body got their own opinions about why you think being on a worship team is so hard or maybe how you overcame something being a part of a worship team?? I would love to hear them

Can you tell us a little more about why you find being on a worship team difficult? Is it interpersonal conflict? Is it something else?

 

[HisSong]

Of course we know the enemy dose not like us But I believe he goes straight for the worship because there is power in unity ! and he loves to try to divide that ! But sometimes its good to go through hard times and trials, going through these trials will only make us stronger and it is amazing the things we learn after the trial is over Does Any body got their own opinions about why you think being on a worship team is so hard or maybe how you overcame something being a part of a worship team?? I would love to hear them

Hey, I'm new here!

I've been a worship leader for 3 years now and yes, it has been difficult at times. Something I've noticed from the beginning was the heated battle that goes on during worship! People come in from a long week of being in the world, and I think some of the spirits and struggles that have been persecuting them all week come right in with them. Our team has taken to praying for our congregation that the Lord would just send a powerful army to battle for the hearts and minds of the people during worship and that the Holy Spirit would just lift their hearts.

Each time, I go in knowing there will be a battle and that it will be exhausting. But knowing this, I can pray and get prepared spiritually. Most of the time, I sense "pockets" of struggle as we stand looking out over the congregation as we lead. I find that I pray for them as I sing.

Something else I noticed is that just reading the Word intermittently throughout worship is so powerful. Or giving people an opportunity to speak words of testimony and/or encouragement is so edifying! The very words of God "break" something in the "battle" and lifts the spirit of the whole congregation. We "added" someone to the worship team; one of our elders reads whatever verses the Lord has given him and it has served to edify the body. This particular elder happens to have the gift of encouragement!

The Lord put this weak-minded, silly girl in this ministry, and I used to question why. I didn't feel worthy because of the way I had lived my life. But He knew I needed the struggles to strengthen me in Him. Our job as a worship team is to point people to Jesus, and satan doesn't want that. He wants the people to stay in their worry and distraction and sin and to have Sunday morning be a total waste! But praise God, the battle is His and we can be victorious and help the people see Him and to glorify Him --- pray, pray, pray!!!

Sorry, I'm just so excited about everything the Lord has done! That's my soapbox for the day!

 

[HisSong]

That's a powerful testimony!

I would encourage you determinedheart, to pray. Prayer feverently. James says The prayer of a righteous man is both powerful and effective. Get with your worship team, and set aside time for prayer. We recently added some new worship singers, and they brought this mentality, and it has been a God send. Worship has been much better, and a lot of it is prayer. And like what HunterTim said, be in worship before you even get to worship practice or sunday morning. It will pay of in God's blessing on what you all do!

Amen. You are right on! Our focus must be Jesus all week and our walk with Him. A statement you made: "I absolutely could not stand worship because I was a weekend warrior...." I had mistakenly read this as a "weakened" warrior. But how true my mistake in reading was! How can we show Jesus to the congregation and lead them to Him when we aren't even there ourselves? How can we battle in spirit if we are weakened by our lack of walking wiith Him all week? How encouraging to know your team is focused on the Lord! May He pour out His blessings on you and your team and keep your hearts and minds set on Him.

 

[Determinedheart]

Can you tell us a little more about why you find being on a worship team difficult? Is it interpersonal conflict? Is it something else?

Well I can honestly say I am a overcomer and the enemy cannot fool me for to long .Thanks to the wisdom of the Lord !but sometimes people on our teams are not very far in their walk with the Lord and can say and do hurtful things over an over and over and sometimes for a brief moment it can be difficult I personally thank God he gives me love for others and patience and I can keep forgiving just as we all need to be forgiven .But I was wondering if this was a common thing on worship teams or if it is rare?? I guess thats really more of what I was trieing to say or maybe just to know that other worship teams struggled with the same sort of things?

 

[SGM4HIM]

I agree , at times it's a real struggle. Why? Because we are all different, and are moved by different styles. Usually there are a limited amount of songs or time and it's a precious commodity. Some leaders get hung up on a particular group and feel every song by them is the best and pass by other annointed music. Leaders also vary in what role they feel they should play. Some want to teach and preach, some want to force people and get angry if folks aren't as moved b y a song as they are. Some are just worshiping God and if the congregation wants to join in, fine. There are also differnet levels of personal ambition too. Some like songs that are difficult for the congregation to sing but shows off the leaders skills. Some songs have very great lyrics but are too wordy and you cant't keep up with it on the lyric screen. Some songs sound great in the car or minister to you at a particular time in your life, but may not minister to the congregation. Some songs minister to 15000 youths at Hillsongs church, but may not work at your church on Sunday morning.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? If not, maybe your team members all in agreement with you or they're keeping it inside , or venting it on the phone for hours after the service.
Just remember, We are all small earth creatures in need of the grace of God.

 

[Jenster]

IT's a good reminder to pray against spiritual warfare. The enemy looks for any way he can to weaken the church. Even when things seem to be harmonious, one never knows when conflict could arise.

 

[HisSong]

Well I can honestly say I am a overcomer and the enemy cannot fool me for to long .Thanks to the wisdom of the Lord !but sometimes people on our teams are not very far in their walk with the Lord and can say and do hurtful things over an over and over and sometimes for a brief moment it can be difficult I personally thank God he gives me love for others and patience and I can keep forgiving just as we all need to be forgiven .But I was wondering if this was a common thing on worship teams or if it is rare?? I guess thats really more of what I was trieing to say or maybe just to know that other worship teams struggled with the same sort of things?

I think that this is not rare because we're all works in progress and some people struggle with being loving and kind. We have 4 worship teams at our little church and we all love and care for one another, but one leader has a very difficult time. He has been gifted by the Lord in so many ways, but is very critical and unkind; and his team is all women! The keyboardist has perservered because she believes that this is the Lord's opportunity to teach her grace and submission under fire, until recently. One of his vocalists stepped away from his team for awhile because she just wants to worship the Lord and feels that with this leader it had become about performance.

We do need to pray for our leaders that if they are in sin, that the Lord would convict their hearts, possibly by our going to them as it states in Matt. 18:15-19. It's so easy for leaders to forget what this ministry is about, and satan loves conflict, strife, and ineffectiveness!

 

[huntertim]

This a great post. I certainly understand the problems that are associated with being on a worship team. As I stated before, it is of utmost importance that we strive to live a holy life. I like what Hissong said that we are a work in progress. We should never get to the point of thinking that we have arrived to some stage of greatness.

As we all know, coperate worship is very important. At the same time it is equally important that we spend time in the word, in prayer and in personal worship as often as possible.

For you worship leaders, I feel that you need to thank of yourself as a worship pastor. What you are doing is a very important ministry. You are not just leading the congregation into worship, you are leading your worship team into worship. You have a responsibility to care for them and show them respect... yes, even if you are not paid staff. You will notice a difference when you start caring for the team this way.

I have alway said that worship is for God and the word is for man. This is very true, but at the same time, how much more would we worship if we could get to the point of reallizing that we reap the benefits of the offering of worship that we give. I know that we are told by the word to worship, but our praise will never make God any more God than what He allready is. You see, when you worship, God turns it around and pours it out on you. God wants your worship just so he can bless you.

When the queen of Sheeba gave Soloman all that she could, he felt obligate to show her his glory so to speak. When she left, she left with seven times the gifts that she had brought. Seven times!

When we worship God in Spirit and in truth, he turns it around and sends it back to us. The remainder of this week leading up to Sunday, begin to thank God for even the little things in your life and dwell on God. When you worship, you begin to put pressure on the storeroom of God. He desires your worship, because he desires to bless you.

Blessing
T

 

[vanilla8]

I was having a hard time in the worship group. I dispaired about it for weeks. Then one evening, God showed me that my motivation was wrong.
My motivation for worshipping God was that His presence would fall, for there is absolutely nothing more I desire, so its not even a bad motivation, but its not pure enough.
God showed me that I should worship Him because He is worthy. Even if His presence never falls again during worship, He is still worthy of my upmost devotions.
This is probably obvious to you all, and I feel quite silly that it wasn't obvious to me but it has completely changed the way I approach worship times.

 

[Jenster]

God showed me that I should worship Him because He is worthy. Even if His presence never falls again during worship, He is still worthy of my upmost devotions.
This is probably obvious to you all, and I feel quite silly that it wasn't obvious to me but it has completely changed the way I approach worship times.

Thank you for sharing that, vanilla8. I like the way you said it. Good messages are worth repeating!

Thanks too to Tim for his thoughtful post.

 

[Alejandro]

I was having a hard time in the worship group. I dispaired about it for weeks. Then one evening, God showed me that my motivation was wrong.
My motivation for worshipping God was that His presence would fall, for there is absolutely nothing more I desire, so its not even a bad motivation, but its not pure enough.
God showed me that I should worship Him because He is worthy. Even if His presence never falls again during worship, He is still worthy of my upmost devotions.
This is probably obvious to you all, and I feel quite silly that it wasn't obvious to me but it has completely changed the way I approach worship times.

Amen to that!! And no it's not obvious for most of us, and I thank you for reminding me of that.

 

[Determinedheart]

I was having a hard time in the worship group. I dispaired about it for weeks. Then one evening, God showed me that my motivation was wrong.
My motivation for worshipping God was that His presence would fall, for there is absolutely nothing more I desire, so its not even a bad motivation, but its not pure enough.
God showed me that I should worship Him because He is worthy. Even if His presence never falls again during worship, He is still worthy of my upmost devotions.
This is probably obvious to you all, and I feel quite silly that it wasn't obvious to me but it has completely changed the way I approach worship times.

That is VERY true ,thanks for sharing and reminding us its so easy to get focused on the wrong stuff !

 

[mrsperez]

I will admit that I didn't read all the posts before I started this response, but I'm gonna get right to what I think about Worship Teams.

Growing up, we didn't have worship teams, the Pastor would just appoint someone to lead praise and worship each Sunday night, for the next week.

Having said that, we just started a Praise and Worship Team in my church. It's only been a few weeks and already the devil has attacked all of us individually in many ways. Why, do you ask. I'll explain...

Worship, to me, is designed to usher in the Holy Spirit. To help the congregation let go of whatever happened during the week and lead them into true, selfish worship to the Lord. Music breaks chains, destroys bondages, and soothes the soul. It has healing power, and creating this atmosphere is crucial to preparing the way for the word of God and for the Holy Spirit to move and change all of us, leaders and members alike.

The devil knows the power that music has. When he was an angel, he was the minister, or leader if you will, of the music. He is using music for evil all over the world.

But no music is better than the true worship we can give our Lord and Saviour. Keep praying, keep fasting, keep fighting Satan, and please, keep worshiping. It is an invigorating feeling, it shakes you up, and it prepares you for the week ahead.

Much Love...................

 

[Determinedheart]

I will admit that I didn't read all the posts before I started this response, but I'm gonna get right to what I think about Worship Teams.

Growing up, we didn't have worship teams, the Pastor would just appoint someone to lead praise and worship each Sunday night, for the next week.

Having said that, we just started a Praise and Worship Team in my church. It's only been a few weeks and already the devil has attacked all of us individually in many ways. Why, do you ask. I'll explain...

Worship, to me, is designed to usher in the Holy Spirit. To help the congregation let go of whatever happened during the week and lead them into true, selfish worship to the Lord. Music breaks chains, destroys bondages, and soothes the soul. It has healing power, and creating this atmosphere is crucial to preparing the way for the word of God and for the Holy Spirit to move and change all of us, leaders and members alike.

The devil knows the power that music has. When he was an angel, he was the minister, or leader if you will, of the music. He is using music for evil all over the world.

But no music is better than the true worship we can give our Lord and Saviour. Keep praying, keep fasting, keep fighting Satan, and please, keep worshiping. It is an invigorating feeling, it shakes you up, and it prepares you for the week ahead.

Much Love...................

AMEN !!! I agree with all of what you have said

 

[mightywarrior77]

Of course we know the enemy dose not like us But I believe he goes straight for the worship because there is power in unity ! and he loves to try to divide that ! But sometimes its good to go through hard times and trials, going through these trials will only make us stronger and it is amazing the things we learn after the trial is over Does Any body got their own opinions about why you think being on a worship team is so hard or maybe how you overcame something being a part of a worship team?? I would love to hear them

Because where there is praise, there is power! So look for an attack from the enemy. I sing in the choir and I am a worship leader. I also sing and play guitar for the elderly in the Nursing Home Ministry. I stay under attack! At our church the other praise and worship singers go through the same thing. But praise God, when that begins to happen, Wow, you know you are doing something right or you would not be experiencing this kind of thing. We have to be "Mighty warriors and step up to battle." Press on and you will see the delights of the lord!!!!

 

[Determinedheart]

Because where there is praise, there is power! So look for an attack from the enemy. I sing in the choir and I am a worship leader. I also sing and play guitar for the elderly in the Nursing Home Ministry. I stay under attack! At our church the other praise and worship singers go through the same thing. But praise God, when that begins to happen, Wow, you know you are doing something right or you would not be experiencing this kind of thing. We have to be "Mighty warriors and step up to battle." Press on and you will see the delights of the lord!!!!

YAHHHH!!!!
And praise God The enemy is under our feet and we can stomp on his head and nothing shall by any means hurt us! Isn't it great living under the power of God!

 

[underthesouthercross]

mate its not hard at all you may a bit of pride invoved and some dramas but in the end its how much you are willing to worship god without anyone effecting you at all