| As worship leaders, our job is not only to lead, teach, | | | | encourage them to make personal prayer time at |
| and model biblical worship to the congregation, but it is | | | | home a priority. Not only for themselves but interceding |
| also to help the worship team to grow spiritually, and to | | | | for others. There is incredible growth, maturity, and |
| help them mature in their walk with God. As | | | | power in intercession |
| under-shepherds, we have a responsibility to care for | | | | 2. Personal Praise and worship. Encourage all team |
| the flock God has put in our care. We are to feed His | | | | members to have a personal worship time at home. |
| sheep. In that we have the responsibility to help our | | | | Doing this will not only prepare them for corporate |
| teams grow spiritually. | | | | worship but will increase their intimacy with God. |
| Now I must say this. You cannot force anyone to | | | | 3. Personal bible study. Personal bible study is a must |
| grow. We are to nourish them with the word of God, | | | | for anyone who desires to grow in his or her walk and |
| and to guide and encourage them in the path to | | | | maturity as a Christian. Teach them to hide His Word |
| maturity, but we cannot make them grow. I have run | | | | in their hearts. Encourage them to read 1 chapter a |
| into this personally. I had a fellow on my team who | | | | day. Even better, have the whole team read the same |
| every time I would nudge him in his walk he would | | | | chapter daily. Talk about building unity. |
| become defensive. The lesson I learned from this was | | | | 4. Journaling. Encourage your team to journal their walk |
| just to step back, model for him what to do, and allow | | | | with God. Daily journaling about what God is speaking |
| the Holy Spirit to work in him. I am glad to say that by | | | | to them from their daily reading. Encourage them to |
| me taking this approach he is slowly, very slowly | | | | journal their prayers, and how God answers them. A |
| maturing in his walk with God. This has also been a | | | | journal is such a fantastic tool to see where you've |
| lesson to me that all things are in Gods timing not mine. | | | | been and also to see how God has worked in your |
| Here are the 4 steps I personally use to encourage | | | | life. |
| my teams to grow spiritually and to help them mature | | | | Here is a bonus step, Lead by example. A good leader |
| in their walk with God. | | | | will not ask his team to do anything that he's not |
| 1. Personal Prayer Time. Not only should you make | | | | already doing or willing to do. In other words lead by |
| prayer a priority when the team is together, but | | | | example. |