{"id":11657,"date":"2014-03-12T21:39:37","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T04:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharefaithblog.wpengine.com\/?p=11657"},"modified":"2017-10-26T18:02:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T01:02:40","slug":"create-system-coaching-developing-worship-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/create-system-coaching-developing-worship-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create A System For Coaching And Developing Worship Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If I showed up at your church and asked, \u201cI feel called to lead worship. Can you help me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What would you say? Would you have a process in place to help me? If you\u2019ve read this blog for a while, you know we are all about discipleship. But discipleship can be difficult if you don\u2019t know how to disciple. What are the specific areas a young worship leader needs to work on?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the exciting part: there may be called, gifted potential waiting to happen in your congregation. Without a process \u2013 a system of leading people \u2013 tremendous possibility could be overlooked. People don\u2019t grow unless they\u2019re given specific feedback on their performance. You must communicate your values and expectations.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In this post I want to outline my \u201cWorship Leader Checklist\u201d \u2013 the specific habits and leadership qualities I\u2019m looking to develop in my worship leaders. Feel free to use this or to help you customize your own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: large;\">My Worship Leader Development Checklist<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Early Preparation\/Planning<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Praying for the congregation<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Seeking the Holy Spirit\u2019s guidance<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Choosing songs\/Crafting a setlist<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Writing an outline for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidsantistevan.com\/24\/\">speaking moments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Communication During the Week<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Random text message encouragements<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 2 random phone calls per week<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Email scheduled team at the beginning of the week<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Group email with upcoming events<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Phone blitz a week prior to team events<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Band Leadership During Rehearsal<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Create a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidsantistevan.com\/preparing-for-rehearsal\/\">rehearsal plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Be encouraging<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Create a fun, engaging atmosphere<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Check in with people\/ask about their lives<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Being prepared on musical decisions<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Prepare devo\/prayer time<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Leadership of the band \u201clive\u201d during each service<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Vocal cues<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Giving firm direction to endings<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Modeling expressive worship<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Leadership of the congregation during worship<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Planned speaking moment<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Vocal cues during songs<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 The worship experience \u2013 are people engaged?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 The overall band sound quality \u2013 is the band together?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Altar response time &amp; flow<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There you have it. This is a template I use for developing leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>How to Give Them Experience<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What\u2019s needed now is a process for them to try it. For me, that looks like this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. I Lead, They Watch<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. I Lead, They Help<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. They Lead, I Help<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. They Lead, I Watch<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This system gives me the opportunity to coach them and help them grow. I\u2019m not just throwing them out there. If you think about it, this is exactly how Jesus led His disciples. Understand that some of these points could take months, depending on who you\u2019re coaching. Don\u2019t rush the discipleship process or place someone in leadership prematurely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enough from me. It\u2019s time to hear from you (my favorite part, to be honest). I\u2019d love to know \u2013 what have you tried? If you have a system, what does it look like?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11409\" alt=\"1pxx750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750-150x1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750-300x1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750-80x1.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750-360x1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750-480x1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750-400x1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750-600x1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/1pxx750-125x1.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10041 alignleft\" alt=\"david-blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/david-blog.png\" width=\"175\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>David is a Worship Pastor at\u00a0Allison Park Church\u00a0in Pittsburgh, PA. He isalso a blogger on\u00a0<a title=\"David Santistevan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidsantistevan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">his website<\/a>\u00a0content on worship, leadership, songwriting, music, creativity, and social media.\u00a0He typically posts twice per week, so stop by or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/davidsantistevan.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe<\/a>\u00a0via RSS or email.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I showed up at your church and asked, \u201cI feel called to lead worship. Can you help me?\u201d &nbsp; What would you say? Would you have a process in place to help me? If you\u2019ve read this blog for a while, you know we are all about discipleship. 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