True worship is the highest and noblest activity of which man, by the grace of God, is capable. — John Stott

Often throughout my worship leading career the word ‘worship’ has been relegated to only the musical portion of a Weekend Church service. As John Stott reminds us, true ‘worship’ is SO much more than just music and it is SO much more than something that only happens for a few minutes, one day a week!

Worship is less about the ‘what’ and more about the ‘who’. As followers of Jesus, we worship the Living God the Scriptures tell us about. Because of ‘who’ God is and all he has done for us we respond in worship. Worship is our response to God’s provision.

As a worship leader, our job is to first be a true worshipper and then lead others to true worship.

We need to spend our whole lives in pursuit of God. One of my favorite verses is Matthew 6:33 because it reminds us to ‘seek [God] first’ and He will take care of everything else.

Our second job is to show up ready to lead others to the God we have been seeking all week long.