Our culture is obsessed with music. Most of us need music to go throughout our day, need it to be playing in the background while we study, need it to listen to during car rides, or need it to fall asleep to. Similarly, many church-goers believe that worship leaders are very important. Sure, music is important, but Bob Kauflin teaches us that it is not as important than a good biblical teaching of scripture in a pastor's message. There is no need to attach a biblical authority to the phrase "worship leader" or exaggerate its significance. Worship does not have to involve music at all. Yet, every week we "music ministers" have a great opportunity to encourage people to praise God.
Worship and God's word are not separate entities. They are one. Every meeting should be characterized by the Spirit's presence and God's word. The spirit is what inspired God's word, so we should incorporate it into our worship. We can do this by treasuring, singing, reading, showing and praying God's word. When we treasure God's word, other people will know it. Lyrics matter more than the tunes, so we should understand the lyrics we are singing to convey the word more. Lastly we should obviously read it in order to show it and pray it. Being raised as Christians, it feels sometimes that reading the word has become a chore. When chapel speakers throw lines of verse on the screen and start reading it, I unfortunately feel my eyes glaze over, zoning out to the max. It really shouldn't be this way, and I know it. In order to be a true worship band, we should exude the Word too. Read it, pray it, sing it, and show it.
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