Innovate: Live Blogging Leading Worship – Jason Miller

Talking about worship leadership. Live blogging after the jump.

  • GCC worship format
    • weekend service
      • focused for seeker
    • midweek service
      • deeper for believers
    • one weekend a month for the youth
  • This session is mainly about the Thursday setup
  • Filters
    • live in the tension between sensitivity and intentionality
      • we all lean one way or the other
        • intentional: worship planning – detail oriented – never deviate from the plan
        • sensitive: who needs a plan?
      • the answer is to know which moment is appropriate for each focus
      • Psalm 78:72
      • Integrity in heart – you're in tune with what's happening so you can lead from the heart
      • Can't forget the details, but some moments require deviation
    • remember what you're trying to accomplish
      • what's the effect of what you're doing?
      • does it achieve the goal or distract?
      • more than anything else: God is worth everything
      • just because people don't like to sing doesn't mean they're not spiritual
      • the point isn't to get people to sing it's  to show that God is worth everything
      • focus on the lifestyle of worship
      • singing is still important – and it's one of the few things you can do in a group of 1,000 people
    • what's helpful?
      • more important than what's new
      • more important than what's innovative
      • some things are helpful for your church and others are not
  • Sometimes we fail to teach what worship really is – both in the church and in the world
    • what is worship?
    • why is it important?
    • what does it mean to sing together? Why do we do it?
    • sometimes it's good to call a time-out and go back to square one
    • 3 week series about worship
    • no band first two weeks
    • Week 1: Why do we worship together?
      • is it optional?
      • is it essential?
    • Week 2: Being awake to the fundamental nature of God's presence when gathered together
    • Week 3: all out music
    • video (10:50)
    • showing stained glass – made of lighting gels with words, written by the congregation on each piece.
  • Q&A