“Man, this is organized!”
This is Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey Church and those are the words of a guest worship leader that I recently asked to lead at The Journey. And Senior Pastor, before you tune out, let me assure you that today’s blog is for you, too so keep reading . . .
After joining us for load-in, set-up, our timed sound checks, focus time, and cue-to-cue he told me backstage that it was one of the most organized and efficient Sunday morning run-throughs he had experienced. And because the level of stress was low, everyone on the team was able to focus on their role as lead worshippers that morning.
I’ll be honest . . . it made me proud of our church. We have incredible volunteers who work hard and our system for staying on track and reducing the stress of Sunday had struck him as something out of the ordinary.
I tell you that to tell you this . . . Awhile back I had the opportunity to be a guest worship leader at a friend’s church. Unfortunately, I didn’t walk away with the same feeling. All the volunteers were great, the church was great. But that Sunday morning was stressful and you could see it on everyone’s face. The service went fine, but it took a lot of energy to pull all the last minute details together in the minutes before the service. Have you been there before? Was I leading at your church 🙂
It got me thinking . . . why the distinct difference in experiences? It wasn’t the hearts of the volunteers. They both had hearts of gold. It wasn’t the equipment. Both churches had the equipment needed for excellent services. It wasn’t even the Pastor or the Worship Pastor.
As I dug deeper into it the answer finally emerged. The difference wasn’t in what was happening on Sunday, but in what had happened long before we got to Sunday.
The difference was in how we saw the worship planning process.
Believe it or not, the experiences would have been much more alike if it hadn’t been for 3 BIG differences in the worship planning process.
Unfortunately, I see these 3 differences in many of the churches that I talk with and coach. These differences are really not differences of philosophy, but rather simple (but costly) mistakes that can be corrected quickly.
There’s more to it than what I can explain in this blog post, and that’s why I want to invite you and your Pastor / Worship Pastor to join me for a FREE webinar on Wednesday, September 21 OR Tuesday, September 27 where I will not only reveal these 3 mistakes, but also teach you how to avoid them in your worship planning process.
Here’s a sample of what I want to share with you:
- How to identify the TOP 3 OBSTACLES that are keeping you from planning the worship services you want to have in your church.
- How to work together with your Pastor / Worship Leader to create powerful worship experiences every week.
- How to break the week-to-week mindset and begin creating “WOW” moments in worship
- The Paradigm Shift that will TRANSFORM how you plan worship services.
- How to overcome procrastination and eliminate the stress of last minute planning!
- And much more!
In this new 75-minute webinar you will discover how to overcome the Top 3 Mistakes that are keeping you from making your worship services the very best they can be.
Here are the details:
TWO DATES TO CHOOSE FROM:
Wednesday, September 21 OR Tuesday, September 27
* 2:00pm – 3:15pm Eastern
* 1:00pm – 2:15pm Central
* 12:00pm – 1:15pm Mountain
* 11:00am – 12:15pm Pacific
This new webinar is designed for both worship pastors and pastors. Space is limited so please, register today at the link below:
Sign me up for Wednesday, September 21 at 2:00pm EST
Sign me up for Tuesday, September 27 at 2:00pm EST
The webinar is only about 75 minutes and you will walk away with some practical ideas for how to maximize your worship planning process this week. I hope to see you there.
Your partner in ministry,
PS – Today is the last day to take advantage of over $373.00 in free Early Bird Bonuses for my new Tele-Coaching Network. To have your worship pastor apply for my new network, visit www.worshipleaderinsights.com/coaching today!
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