Effective worship teams spend time evaluating
every worship service. Provide an evaluation sheet that can be used by both the
worship team and on occasion given to the congregation to gather feedback. Of course,
you will need to adapt it to your particular situation and order of service.
This kind of poll provides a way of saying to the congregation, “We really
value your input in our worship services because we want to do what we can to
bring greater excellence in all we do.”
When the congregation gathers to worship God, it
is one of the most important things that the church does. It is easy to forget
that worship is addressed to God and in the presence of God. “There is no room
for pretense in our worship,” writes one experienced worship leader. “God sees
us for who we are. He knows how we are feeling and what we are going through
each time we approach the throne in worship. He knows our shortcomings and our
sin. He offers us the opportunity to pour out our hearts to Him and ‘be in the moment.’
We don’t have to pretend that everything’s OK. We don’t have to pretend that we
have it all together.
“Worship is our opportunity to draw strength
from a place of brokenness. It is an opportunity to affirm to ourselves and
those around us that God is sovereign and in control, and is able to meet us
where we are. It is an opportunity for God to convict us of our sin and allow
us to get right with Him. All of these facets of worship allow us to reach the place
of wonder and awe and consider such a great and awesome God who loves us and
desires relationship with us. Worship is where that happens.”
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