Our view of discipleship is skewed. For this reason, the church is not developing leaders because it is not creating disciple-makers. We need to reverse the course.
The task of Christian leadership comes with high standards – the highest, we would hope! Therefore, every emerging leader must learn to choose accountability.
Every leader has a blind spot or two, or more. God is aware of our blind spots. He knows our weaknesses and vulnerabilities far more deeply than we do. This process cannot be achieved apart from the assistance of trusted friends and mentors who love us and love God.
Of course, this is good advice for all ages (and not just pastors), but the majority of questions I receive are from younger pastors. I’m not sure what it says about us older pastors but it has been true in my ministry that the younger a pastor is, the more willing to heed advice.
The title varies (e.g., Minister of Music, Worship Pastor, Song Leader, etc.), but the task is generally the same. Here are some of things others have most affirmed about worship leaders, followed by concerns most often raised.
I have often watched leaders struggle to recover from a mistake made that probably didn’t have to be as personally or professionally damaging to them as it was. They simply didn’t respond well enough and it cost them more than it should have.
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