5 Tips for Young Worship Leaders 

1. Pursue your relationship w/ Christ (don't put identity in job) 2. Pursue growth as musician (be prepared, attentive, send notes early) 3. Clear communications (email responsiveness, personal texts, call, in-person) 4. Be professional (clothing, high standard of social media) 5. Sheppard Leader: Know your team, Feed your team, Lead your team

This is great! I am 17 and have been leading for 3 years... This is the truth!

“If you’re making any changes, let your team know beforehand” There was a leader I had one time that wasn’t good at this. All the way leading up to Sunday service, up to the time I’m pulling my car up into the parking lot I’d be listening to the songs, still studying them to make sure they’re right in my head. And then I get in and he says he switched a song out. !!!

I’m 19, I’ve been worshiping on piano for 8 years, now I’m one of the worship leaders

I'm 19 and a song leader in our church for over 3 years already and as an introvert, It's really hard for me to communicate well with the team and hard for me to lead well. But now I'm really trying to be a leader.

Great advice!! I'm 61 and have led worship for 40+ years. I have learned these 5 basic tips and/or principles through the school of hard knocks. Thank you Luke and team for pouring into worship leaders solid advice and your commitment to serve the church! My hobbies are Riding and training Horses, fabricating and welding and woodworking! I love doing all of them! but they are just hobbies. The mission of the church to reach as many as we can with the Gospel of Christ. That takes precedence over all we do. Wether I'm with my horses, welding, work with wood or my job as a full-time worship leader, The call of Christ is to glorify our Heavenly Father through the life we live! God Bless all of you at Churchfront and the worshipministryschool!!

I love 2 draw what I see, write what I think & sing what I feel🧡

My hobbies are writing songs and rock climbing! It really clears the head

Hi! This is Great advice, I'm only 13 and have my first performance tonight. I don't want to fix my eyes on just doing the job well but I want this experience to humble me and I want all the glory to go to the Lord. Thank you for the wisdom.

This is some awesome stuff! I am 18 and have been leading for about 4 years now. Thanks for the wisdom on building healthy rhythms as a leader in the church.

Planning Center is a great resource for scheduling, programming, making agendas, sharing resources, and communicating with your team!

Love this. So good. 26 yr old audio technician for a small university in TN. I employ these tips every single week.

Started working in worship ministry in my early 20's and now in my mid 30's. Definitely learned these lessons the hard way and totally agree with those points. Now that I don't have the same energy that I use to have, I make sure I treat my days off as that. Also, go on vacation when you can to kind of reset your brain and your whole being. Just like any job, the time away can be just as helpful as what you do on the job.

Great video Luke! I always love the way you explain leadership and team building. It is so encouraging to me! My advice would be to connect to even one other person who has worked or currently works in ministry. Being able to sit down and voice my concerns and hear wisdom from someone who has seen it before has been a life-saver for me in my first years of Worship Leading as a vocation.

When it comes to dressing up and presenting yourself, I usually try to keep in mind the context I'm leading in. I normally lead in a more conservative church with older members, so I would go full suit and tie or atleast a dress shirt, but that can be a really distracting appearance in a more contemporary context so I tend to dress down a bit more there. But yes showering before is always a good idea!

I went into this video expecting some basic tips. This guy dives into who you are and how to be more yourself.. then the expected tips. Loved this

This is very helpful! I'm 22 years old, and have been leading worship for 3 years now. Thank you for this video!! 🙏🙌

This was awesome. Thank you for sharing.

So much of great powerful resources. Thanks a lot. I know it's all for free but it's not cheap. You have spent a lot of time and energy and efforts and resources to make this thing Happen. God bless you Brother

This is awesome i love everything you have said. We have had several series on our TV show teaching worship leaders how to avoid burning out.

Thanks so much, I'm 18 and have been leading in youth for 4 years and Sundays for almost 2 years. This video is just what I needed to see today!

This is so strong Luke. Well done! I'm nearly 30 and have been leading since youth group days. My hobby is woodworking and the advice I would give my younger self is to follow your lead Luke on sitting down with older/wiser people to grow in wisdom and leadership. I currently have 5 coaches in my life. Two for over spiritual development/leadership, a vocal coach, a personal trainer, and a nutritionist. Try to be well rounded as a person and grow to be healthy in body, mind, and soul. Don't be afraid to go after someones time that you look up to. You can always honor them by paying for their time, even if you are simply paying for the lunch you sat down over together.

This video is a prayer answered for me. Thank you!

This was so great, thank you!

Awesome. Thanks, bro.

This was SOOOOO helpful!

Thanks for this video! it's been incredibly helpful as someone who has just started out as a worship leader :)

Thank you for your massage

so good!! thank you

This is so good!

Love it bro ❤ Young worship leader from a international protestant church here in Morroco

I'm 20 and i'm new to worship leading. I hope this can help me effectively

Thank you very much for these tips! Bless! +

Thank you for the tips.helps me a lot.God bless

Right on point.

I very much blessed by this video. God bless you

Really beneficial tips and biblical. THANK YOU!

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Fishing is an absolute great grounding hobby

Thank you so much I believe these tips will help me

I’m 15 and am (helping to) lead worship at my small church for about a year now. I’ve been a guitarist and background singer for for the most part, but I’ve recently been getting more opportunities to lead vocally, as well as be the actual leader of the team. I appreciate the tips very much, and plan to incorporate them into my life and leadership when I lead. 😊🔥

This is applicable to any job

Just awesome to see someone that really love`s Jesus The Body of Christ and their calling. I`ve never heard burnout put that way before,(it comes from misaligned identity ) that can help a lot of people. This is a Powerpack Video A lot of Love was put into making this. Father God Thank You for My Brother. 5* video

Amen

I'm an atheist, but I subscribed to this channel, when I saw HOW american churches are equipped! It's like a rock star setup, I can imagine how people can be involved into faith with that gear(and passion for Christ ofc)!

Facts!

I'm from coimbatore, India. It's a pleasure to have you as a tech guide. Thank God for you. Im a believer and I'm responsible for editing church video. I have a system that can render 1920 px but for camera side, all we got is a redmi note 7 pro mobile camera. We are planing to make a decent tech setup within 50,000 rupees. I watched all your video can gathered something. But still it's exceeding our budget. Now all I need is your prayers. Good bless your ministry - Amen

We had to switch churches just so we could learn to say "no". Appropriate boundaries are key to not burning out. I've only ever been at churches where we're all volunteers and there will always be a need for more people. Be honest with what you can do and what you can't. Know yourself well enough to know to be able to set those boundaries and be open about them. Edit: I'll also add, if you're scheduling others, to help them with boundaries as well. Some I trust to tell me when they need a break but I try to have all my musicians play twice a month max to give them time to worship off team and be with their families.

Tech Advice I wish that I had from a small church: Ask people to help, or at least start by, "Hey would you be interested in checking out the system, and seeing what we do?" Don't do it all by yourself. I know there are a bunch of one man bands who get by doing it themselves. Maybe it runs just fine with you being in control, but you should alow others to serve too. It will be rewarding for everyone. Yes there WILL be mistakes as new people learn. But Tthat's how we learn. Let them make a mistake every once in a while, and it will teach them. Be gracious, and loving. We aren't running a concert. We are worshipping God. Keep that in the forefront. God won't be mad if they miss a lyric, or cause some feedback in the PA. Coming from someone who did it solo for 3+ years. Seeing my teams skills grow from never touching tech, to running it now. It's a huge blessing.

Pursue Jesus and praise Jesus! The one true son of God

Maybe I’m pasé, but treating a church band as more of a band than a full time career makes it a lot more fun. And with the right mix of people, you even get more passion and commitment when people don’t see playing music at a church as a job. Just how I always liked to approach music in general. To each their own.

I as well love fishing😝!

Thanks! I'm 13 it's my first year being worship leader on my youth team. I'm super nervous my teams first day is this Sunday.

A worship pastor I had at the church I attended was the complete opposite of being a godly leader. He was toxic, unqualified emotionally, personally and spiritually. He gossiped about people that saw through him and walked out on rehearsals because he knew no one liked him and he was unqualified in leading. He started his own private small group of fans and later quit because most of the church hated his guts. This is what I never want to be like. Sadly there's lots of leaders like this.

My hobbies are sports photography, poetry, movies, hiking and walks, etc…

I am Worship Leader since 14 years old

It’s hard to find balance when so many worship leader positions are part time, and unpaid or only paid a small stipend that in no way compensated for the time and care it takes to prepare a worship service and develop a worship team.

I enjoy the same hobby of fishing. I fly fish and tie my own flies also.

But what if you’re working a full time job and your volunteering your time leading a team? By the time you’re home from your job, you still have to lead a team.

This is really great advice but it is for an entire worship team. My church is pretty small and I'm the sole worship leader sometimes there is no drummer and the pianist doesnt always show up which leads to just acapella by myself. And it is very challenging to do. I pray our church grows soon so I can take this advice and run with it. Thank you so much. What do you think would be a good idea when it comes to a situation like mine ?

I do photography as a way to unplug or play piano for fun

The third tip though 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

A phone call. If this is not a priority of communication, I would severely doubt your desire to actually connect with people. It's not "old school" or "the way of the dinosaurs"; it's the next best thing to communicating in person. More often than not, I've seen texting and e-mails being used as a personal barrier, in the guise of being "efficient". The information being doled out is usually for a one-way benefit, not a two-way dialogue. Here's a thought: write personal hand-written notes. That will get people's attention.

I play disc golf to decompress

My hobby would be music 🤣

My advice - Model and share your growth in every area you want your team to grow in - personal devotions, personal practice and development of musicianship. Don't allow toxic personalities to remain unchecked. (ex. if it means you have no drums because the only drummer available is inappropriate? Your better off without drums.)

No such thing as a perfect worship set. However, the audience will not know or even register that the set was not up to the standard of the worship leader.

These are all great points, the being professional part is me laugh because for whatever reason some worship leaders tend to push the envelope concerning personal appearance and dress. That’s all fine when you’re 17 in Highschool. Inappropriate dress begins to take on the feel of this is all about me, and less of the message that I am a servant of Christ and need to take care to not distract from who he is.Just saying.

Is that John Mayer on the cover photo?

Pursue your relationship with Jesus Christ, constantly Abides in Jesus, read the word,

My comment is: when joining a new team... try to be respectful , even if you are the top gifted

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All good advice although I would like to add something which goes a bit beyond boundaries - I'm 66 years old and have been self-employed for most of my adult life - I'm a member of the tech team, a volunteer, that happens to be led by a capable individual - There are times when you need to go beyond your boundaries in order to pull something off in a professional manner - If you intend on going beyond boundaries most of your life that can cause issues to arise in your personal life - However, in life, and certainly when involved in a volunteer atmosphere, you will experience the need to go beyond what most would consider typical boundaries and how they relate to family time - As someone who owns his own company and someone who loves what he does for a career it is indeed difficult to watch the boundaries although I have gotten better about it in my old age - it also helps to be married to someone who understands the boundaries just may get broken - all in all good tips to follow.

So....the fact that I'm watching this video at home would seem to indicate that that whole work/life balance isn't too great..... lol

I’m 17, and since some months ago I’m on the worship ministry so... I know nothing

Stay miles away from potentially morally compromising situations

Don't get up on stage wearing leggings if you're a woman especially if your top doesn't cover your hips, butt, it should come down to at least mid thigh. When your dress or skirt is above the knees, all the men see at eye level is thighs and legs. Avoid showing cleavage. Guys don't wear those muscle shirts it's too distracting