Worship Leader -- Calling? Gift? Talent?
08-16-2006, 09:10 PM
sonworshipper Wrote:--are worship leaders called? Gifted? Talented in worship? What exactly makes them the worship "leader"? Is it their desire? Their musical expertise?
Personally, I think a big part of it is that you "do" it. And in doing it, you can develope skills, and sensitivity. However, you can't manufacture anointing and calling, which I believe is recognized (discerned) as either being there or not as you are "doing".
A lot can be done just with desire, determination and chutzpah. But those can't produce calling and anointing.
So the questions to ask, I believe are, "Do I and others see power in my worship leading? Is there a sense of God's presence during the times I am leading? Am I motivated in my worship leading out of my own worship experiences and relationship with the Lord, or do I need an audience to be able to worship?
That being said, a lot of really fine worship leaders started out by just being available to fill a need, and then "grew" into their calling and anointing. I don't know any that were just instantly wonderful....the skills take time to develope and mature.
So I guess there is a mix of all the things you mention, Moe. But I think there is always a component of calling and gifting in a good worship leader. And if there is qualty of technical skill, well, it just makes more pleasant for the rest of us.
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