What Constitutes a Powerful Worship Service?
As I was browsing my twitter feed this morning I came across this article and it occurred to me that we, the people of the Most High God, often either misunderstand what constitutes a “good” worship service or we simply lose the primary focus of worship in the church. The following excerpt from Worship Pastor David Santistevan of Allison Park Church, offers practical insight
into what makes for a powerful worship service.
You don’t have to be a worship leader or pastor to apply these 3 essentials; to quote the author “Come to worship services prepared to encounter God. It’s your responsibility, not Joe Worship Leader.”
Please let David know your thoughts by following the link to the complete article.
3 Essential Keys To A Powerful Worship Service
“Have you ever thought about what makes a worship service powerful?
Is there a certain form to guarantee a great service every time we lead?
On the one hand, I don’t think that’s a very productive question. We don’t want to pursue “feelings-based” worship.
Just because worship “felt” good doesn’t mean it was.
We’ve been talking about the highest compliment we can receive as worship leaders and how to not miss the main point of worship. It only makes sense to tackle this question of what makes our worship services powerful?
No matter what type of leadership role you fulfill in your local church, whether worship leader, pastor, or small group leader, it’s important that you know these 3 keys to a powerful worship experience.
3 Keys to A Powerful Worship Service
1. WORD
The most powerful worship is in response to God’s Word connecting with the hearts of God’s people.
Truth inspires worship in the hearts of worshipers.
We sing a powerful lyric, hear a powerful word, listen as God’s Word is declared, and respond with heartfelt adoration.
Worship divorced from God’s word is mere emotion.
To be honest, it’s rather easy to manufacture feelings based worship – get the right lighting scheme, the most airy keyboard pad, massive cymbal swells, and you’re on your way.
But true worshipers worship the Father in Spirit and TRUTH. It’s a response to objective truth, NOT subjective feeling.
Worship leader, get to know God’s Word.
What’s the takeaway?
- Fill your worship services with the declared Word of God
- Sing songs about who God is, not just about how passionate we are
- Respond to the Word in spontaneous worship
I’d love to hear your thoughts as well!
