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Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy, of celebrating the gift of Jesus… but if you’re a worship leader, it often feels like a race to the finish line. Rehearsals, extra services, special songs, and everyone watching… suddenly, you’re surviving Christmas instead of thriving in it. Why does that happen, and what can we do differently this year?”

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Worship does not begin with a lyric. It begins with a thank you. Advent reminds us that God stepped into a dark world with a light that no darkness could stop. As worship leaders, we often think that worship begins when the downbeat hits or when our favorite lyric shows up on the screen. But the real beginning of worship is much simpler. It starts with a thank you.

A thank you resets your heart.
A thank you quiets fear.
A thank you brings your soul back to the God who has already moved and is still moving.

During Advent, we wait for the arrival of Jesus. We remember that before the angels sang, before Mary sang, and before the shepherds ran, the heart of worship was gratitude. God had not yet revealed the manger. Yet His people had already given thanks for His promises. Worship began with thank you long before the choir of heaven broke open the sky.

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Are we musically manipulating our churches? In this episode, we dig into the tension between worshiptainment and true worship leading. We uncover the uncomfortable truth that while we spend hours perfecting setlists, transitions, and tech flow, what often looks like ownership is just an illusion. The service was never ours to control, and it never will be. At the core, God has always been the one carrying the weight of worship.

The real question is, have we started performing for people instead of leading them to God?

Hear what Kelsey McGinnis and the WTT Gang has to say about this deep discussion on worship-tainment.

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You're not the church DJ. If your idea of “leading worship” is picking four songs, making sure the transitions don’t sound awkward, and praying you don’t forget the lyrics — you’re missing the whole point. Worship leading is not about shuffling songs, it's about shepherding souls.

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“It’s not about the worship team,” we preach. But then Sunday hits, and guess what? We’re back on the platform, anxiously watching the congregation for signs of engagement. We check if hands are raised, if eyes are closed, if the energy feels right. We tweak transitions and rework pads and obsess over vocal blends because… we’re still trying to win.

But it’s the wrong battle.

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God never asked you to impersonate anyone. He didn’t call you to the platform because you could mimic the latest worship trend. He called you because He delights in who you are. Yes—you. The real you. The one behind the mic. The one who battles self-doubt between rehearsals and setlists. The one who quietly asks, “Am I enough?”

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🧐 Are you tired of looking out to the church and not seeing them worship? No one sings. No one claps or lift their hands. Are they even alive??

But maybe there’s a truth behind some of the stone-cold faces…

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“You Can't Force Worship”

If this is you in the middle, you got to listen to this episode before you lead the next worship service!

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➡️ I learned the hard way. Now I want to show you how to run rehearsals that not only prepare your team musically—but spiritually. Because what happens in the room is directly connected to what happens in the hearts of your people before they ever arrive.

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