Elevation Worship

Many times we spend all of our time focusing on the responsibility of leadership without embracing the opportunity it brings. In a worship context, we rightly must make sure that we are good stewards of the calling on our lives. Are we living a life that honors God? Are we fully prepared for our weekend experiences? Are we confidently speaking truth from stage? These are the fundamentals. The basics.

However, if you don’t have a vision for your calling or the platform God has given you, you will likely end up coasting through your ministry without taking bold steps of faith and walking in the power of the Holy Spirit. How has God uniquely gifted you or your team? Lean into those gifts and pioneer new innovations. Do you have a heart for students? Then lead a student small group knowing that the platform you have on stage gives you a unique ability to speak into their lives. Take your spiritual calling seriously and spend concentrated time in prayer for your pastor and for spiritual breakthroughs to happen in your worship experiences.

Leadership is more than just meeting all the requirements in a job description. God is looking for people who aren’t satisfied with “good enough.” He desires hearts that long to be used by Him. I want to be that man. I pray you do too.

Rock stars create the best stories. Like this one told from their biography:  U2 was in Chicago on their first US tour and the club they were playing had tables set up across the room, all the way up to the very front of the stage. Bono, still in his teenage years said, “We don’t play shows unless there’s standing room at the stage.” The club manager said, “Welcome to America…you don’t tell us what to do. The tables are staying.”

The show started, people filled the club, along with every table…even those surrounding the stage. And by the second song, in true rock star form, Bono left the front of the stage and made his way on to the tops of each table around the stage.

A rule of thumb that Pastor Steven has taught us to live by is we might not always have the luxury of thinking “outside the box.” We might not always be able to dream up the most out-of-the-box, elaborate element for a weekend. Besides, a true test of creativity and ingenuity is how to create while being INSIDE the box. Stop thinking that a portable campus, or a small stage, or lack of musicians, or limited resources are holding you back. Work what you got! God’s given you what’s before you, so get the creative juices flowing and think inside the box.

Let us learn yet again from the illustrious Bono. When you can’t move the tables, get on top of them and dance.