As a worship leader it will
be significant that you
simply contemplate the
question of whether or not
an unbeliever might be a
part of your worship
program. I'm typically asked
this question when two
situations happen in a
church: there are few team
members obtainable for the
worship program, and the
person who just isn't a
Christian is a very proficient
individual. You probably
have a large church with
many proficient musicians
then the question could not
have an effect on you as
much, but if your team is
small and a very gifted
musician or singer is in the
wings, are you able to
willingly accept them into
your worship program with
a clear conscience?
What is the Worship
Program Really About?
When considering your
team, it's essential to cease
for a second and ask your
self what the worship
program is all about. Is it
about having an important
sound, or being professional
or rocking the
congregation’s socks off? Or
is it about leading your
church family right into a
deeper, more meaningful
relationship with the Lord?
I might counsel to you that
the worship program must
be about leading people to
God in worship. Certain, we
want to be professional and
to play and sing to a high
and exquisite standard, but I
might suggest that these are
secondary concerns in your
worship program. A worship
program is a spiritual
occasion, not a live
performance, so the
concept a non-believer can
be part of your team is
unquestionably out of phase
with the goals of your
worship program team.
Who Qualifies Somebody to
Take Half in the Worship
Program?
In groups that I've lead,
one of many core
requirements of crew
members is that they know
Jesus and have a
relationship with Him. Non-
believers can undoubtedly
play effectively, sing well,
and doubtless perform
properly, however they
haven't any idea of the very
central concept of the
worship program: nearer
communion with the Lord.
Yes, we wish it played and
sung brilliantly, however we
do not want to compromise
the spirit of our worship
program simply to sound a
bit better.
One of the first main
worship program teams I
assembled featured an
excellent drummer who was
not a Christian, but who
proved to be a demanding
and slightly aggressive team
member. We had a backup
drummer who was relegated
to percussion, and who was
just happy to be a part of
the worship program at all.
When the unbelieving
drummer didn’t trouble to
show up to observe twice
over because he mentioned
he was ok, I appointed the
Christian guy. He could not
play as properly, however
he had an amazing spirit and
understood what humility
and serving within the
worship program was all
about.
Can the Worship Program Be
a Instrument To Reach
Team Members?
In most fashionable
churches, the pressure is on
worship leaders to sound
great and act professional
(and this implies accepting
talented people whose lives
should not proper with the
Lord) and I consider that
worship leaders have to
make a stand in their
worship program. I have
heard of non-believers
becoming Christians due to
their involvement within the
worship band, but I don't
really feel that that is the
way we should be
operating. Why not lead
them to the Lord first (when
there isn't any ego
opportunity at stake), then
introduce them to the entire
idea of worship, both
personal and corporate.
Using worship team
involvement to win a
proficient unbeliever to
Christ is a bit like marrying
an unbeliever to witness to
them and lead them to
Christ. It's across the wrong
way! It's troublesome to
seize a true spirit of worship
when the workforce to your
worship program is
unequally yoked!
So, worship leaders and
pastors, let us make a stand
for what is right and ensure
our worship crew is focused
on the true activity of
leading folks to Christ. We
must worship in Spirit and in
reality, not simply have
skilled music and
presentation. Don’t permit
your worship program to be
held to ransom by talented
non-believers.
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