TUTORIAL: For new Worship leaders, how will you choose songs in Worship Leading?

Lifted hands while worshiping.

This blog is basically for the people who are very new to Worship Leading like me. I've been leading worship for about a year now, and I could tell you that this blog may help you in choosing the right songs when you are asked to make the line up for your next service, and lead the worship.

First, you must know the meaning of the songs first before putting them in your line up.

There are times that Worship leaders' just choose songs without knowing the meaning of them. I know for a fact that all worship songs are good, but I think... everything should be jiving with one another. That's very important, because if you're first song is all about Prayer, then your next song is about Rejoicing… that's actually good but there must be sense of good connection when moving to the next song because the songs make people internalize more of what they are confessing to God while worshipping. I know this is obvious but it should always be repeated to be reminded I think.

Second, you must know and internalize FIRST the songs and share it to the whole team.

As a praise leader, you must tell them how the songs moved you and why it moved you. This is very important because when you these songs, it’ll be hard for you to feel those chosen songs if you didn’t reflect with them. It happens all the time. Well, my tip about this is that… try to choose a song that you knew already, and pray more for that particular song. But again, when you are up for a new song, ask for their opinion and internalize as a group, a very good thing to be done by the worship team.

Third, if songs were given by the Pastor which you don’t know, one thing is needed, OBEDIENCE.

This is happening all the time especially for us beginners. There must always be someone who will guide you to the right track. Please just take note of that word, right track. Why? Because these people are more knowledgeable and know more about worship leading, so let’s entrust everything to them. Like me, when I started leading, I first thought that I will be the one who will choose the songs, but there’s this missionary who’s giving a whole set of song which I don’t even know the meaning. I admit that it is hard, but once you try to understand and know that they are knowledgeable and assigned by God, obedience would come.

Just remember these all and you’re good to go. Please remember that you are not performing but worshipping. All glory to God people!