Do’s and Don’ts of Praise and Worship – By Philip Renner

1 . In your prayer time, ask God what He wants to say during the worship .

When choosing songs, resist the temptation to select songs just based on their sound — whether they ’ re energetic or mellow. Instead, ask God to give you a vision for what He wants to do in the worship service .

Write it down and prepare for it just as seriously as you would if you were preaching the sermon . Lead every worship service as if it ’ s the greatest opportunity of your life!

2 . Use the Scriptures during worship .

The Bible is the foundation of our faith and should therefore not be neglected during worship. One great way to use the Scripture is at the beginning of the praise and worship segment to bring a word of encouragement to people .

In doing this , you ’ re directing people ’ s attention to God and His Word . Their minds
may be burdened and full of anxiety and care, but as they begin to look at Jesus , their focus is changed, and it’ s easier to lead them into the presence of God in worship .

3 . Lead the people in worship .

When people come to church , they have a lot of things on their minds: paying bills , obtaining their basic needs, mending relationships, etc. For many , worshiping God is the furthest thing from their mind.

The job of a worship leader is to exhort and encourage people to turn their attention toward God where it needs to be — to bring honor to Him to whom honor is due and
to prepare the way for Him to move in and on the behalf of people as He desires .

4 . Choose songs that are easy to sing.

Loud music , guitar riffs , and creative arrangements can be great , but if the music is too loud or there ’ s been too much arrangement that you can no longer focus on the words , the song becomes distracting.

You simply can ’ t lead people into the presence of God if they can’ t sing the songs. Therefore , the melody should be easy to sing — easy enough for everyone to participate in , not just those with an ear for music.

5 . Don ’t stop developing . Practice makes perfect. As praise - and - worship leaders, we must thoroughly know every song we ’ re going to sing in a service. We must know the order of each service and even practice leading at home . Also, we must continually develop ourselves vocally and musically.

6. Don ’t forget the ministry of the Holy Spirit in praise and worship . God has assigned you as a worship leader to be His instrument to bring Heaven ’ s music to the people and to bring the people before His presence in worship .

And in that role , it ’ s important to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit so that He can flow freely during praise and worship .....God bless your ministry see you at the top.