Lead Worshipers

I'm reading Rory Noland's "The Worshiping Artist", and he makes a great statement that all people that serve on Sunday mornings need to hear.

He says this, "Some church artists don't readily view themselves as worship leaders. For so long, this title has traditionally been given to the "up-front" paid professional at the church - the person who puts the worship order together and speaks during transitions. However, today there is a growing realization that if you're using your artistic gifts to facilitate worship in any way, you are indeed leading worship. Whether you sing, play, write, paint, act, dance, mix sound, run lyric slides, or direct lighting, whether you solo or sing in the choir, whether you lead visibly "up-front" or labor behind the scenes, the congregation follows your lead. Hence, you are a worship leader. Or to use the phrase most people are using these days, you are a lead worshiper."

Whether you're leading worship at Cherry Hills this weekend or another church, I hope you realize this truth - you're a lead worshiper.