3 Ways to Lead the Cult

2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 09:13

Leading worship is an important part of any church service. Effective leadership will encourage the community to join her in meaningful and heartfelt prayers and praise.

Note: the article takes into consideration the figure of the "worship leader", who plays a fundamental role in Christian worship known as "contemporary worship", which emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Part One: Prepare Before Service

Step 1. Know your goal

Know what worship is and what it isn't. Worship should be all about praising God, and as the leader of the worship, your primary purpose is to encourage the entire congregation to praise God through song and prayer.

• Instead of presenting a cult modeled on your own ideas, focus on leading the community towards the cult.
• Worship is not a time to show your skills or to put yourself in a good light. You can't conceive of it to glorify yourself, however presumption often comes out subtly, so be vigilant about it.

Step 2. Pray

Give thanks to God for the opportunity to guide others in the act of His worship and ask for the guidance, humility and courage to value the worship meeting.

• Something to consider during prayer can be:

  • Understand the text of the songs and have the ability to transmit it
  • Feel love for the people you lead
  • Be wise in selecting songs and verses to use for worship
  • Having the ability to act on the truths present in the songs and things you say
  • Have the humility to lead by glorifying God, rather than yourself or the congregation
  • Having the ability to lead the congregation towards a better relationship with God

  

  Step 3. Build the cult around the lesson

  Find out from the pastor what the teaching of the week will be and try to choose the songs on that theme. In this way you will give the entire ecclesial service a more cohesive and meaningful aspect.

  You will also likely have to choose short verses from the scriptures to match the songs and general teaching

  

  Step 4. Choose songs that others can sing

  The idea is to make others actively participate in the cult, singing together. If the congregation doesn't feel comfortable singing your chosen songs, they probably won't sing.

  • People generally don't sing songs they're not very familiar with. Therefore, stick primarily to the songs that the congregation knows. When introducing a new chant, plan to include it in various worship services so that people will have a better chance of getting used to it.
  • Also note that some songs are designed for one voice, while others are more suited to a group of voices. Obviously, the ones you use for group worship must be group songs.
  • You can have superb vocal range, but be aware that most people lack this ability. The songs to be chosen must be suitable for a shorter and more concentrated range of voice, so that more people can sing together.

  

  Step 5. Consider how the ecclesial service is structured

  Know how many songs you have to choose. In many churches there is already an order set up together with the ecclesial service. In others, there may be a little more flexibility. Regardless of this, it is necessary to identify a sufficient set of songs to adapt to the structure of the service and select the right songs to match the phases of that service.

  

  Step 6. Save the lyrics

  Know the lyrics of the songs you intend to sing. Memorize all the verses he means. You can have a Bible or song sheet open in front of you during the service, but it's best not to rely on them.

  • While doing these readings, emphasize verbs instead of pronouns, adjectives and adverbs. Verbs generally convey a greater amount of action and meaning, so accentuating them can help bring the truth out of the text.
  • By learning the words you will sing and say in advance, you will feel much more comfortable in front of the audience during the worship and will be able to guide them in a more natural way.

  

  Step 7. Practice

  You may be the only worship leader in the church and, therefore, have an entire worship group to work with. Regardless of how many people are involved, it is vital that you rehearse the songs you plan to sing a couple of times before you have to sing them in church.

  • Make sure every member of your cult group knows when each song should be sung. Try to keep everyone informed as much as possible so that there are no surprises.
  • Hear input from other members of the cult group. If the general consensus goes against your initial opinion, rethink your ideas and consider changing them if necessary.

  

  Step 8. Energize yourself before the service

  Worship is a spiritual thing, but because you have a body, you have to preserve your strength. The night before, make sure you get plenty of sleep. In the morning, drink and eat enough to get the energy he needs to complete your church assignment.

  If you are the type of person who gets easily sick with a full stomach, make sure you eat just enough to wake you up and not feel nauseous

  

  Step 9. Warm up before serving

  Meet with all the other members of the cult group before the service, for a final and quick rehearsal meeting.

  Since you are the leader of the cult, try to show up about 15 minutes before the rest of the group arrives at the last rehearsal meeting. At that moment do a sound test to make sure the equipment has been set up, tune the instruments that will be used and browse your notes to make sure everything is in order

  Method 2 of 3: Part Two: Take Part in Religious Service

  

  Step 1. Watch your body language

  Body language must convey energy and sincerity. Even if the worship is not centered on you, you will always need to have some stage presence to catch the congregation's attention. If you don't seem enthusiastic about what you do, then those you're driving probably won't be either.

  • Consider asking someone to take a video of you leading the cult. Watch the video below and review your body language. Notice which movements seem awkward or distracting and which ones are helpful.
  • Also make sure your appearance suits the situation. You must give the impression of being a clean person, while the clothes and accessories should be tidy, modest and sober.
  • Maintain good posture and eye contact during the service. Smile when it's appropriate and make your presence strong but friendly.

  

  Step 2. Look at the congregation

  Keep an eye on the congregation as you guide it in worship and draw inspiration from its members if necessary. If necessary, be prepared to make small changes during the service to make sure that things are in sync with the rest of what is happening in the church.

  • If people seem bored or confused, probably not knowing the songs, they don't feel comfortable singing. You can encourage them by making a statement like, "Let's worship God together," but avoid guilt by intervening with statements like, "I don't hear anyone singing with me."
  • It is also possible that a technical error prevents the words from being correctly displayed on the screen, so take a look over your shoulder to make sure everything is going well.

  

  Step 3. Join the religious service according to what it means to you

  The simplest way to do this is to actually give meaning to the religious service. Concentrate on the words you sing and say while guiding others to worship God. If you do it mechanically, without being sincere, people will necessarily notice.

  While there is no need to "gesture" each song, try to use your body language, while making the verbal language match the tone of the chants you sing. Smile and move when you sing joyful songs. Be more controlled during serious or thoughtful ones. Your movements are not and should not be theatrical, but the right ones can emphasize the importance of what you are saying more effectively

  

  Step 4. Cut the unnecessary

  Keep people actively involved in worship. Long instrumental solos and the like are an open invitation for people to let their minds get carried away. These things may sound pleasing to your ear, but if they aren't feasible, you should leave them out.

  There is no need to eliminate all the instrumental parts, but ask yourself which ones are really necessary and which are not. When an interlude offers a useful transition, keep it. When the arrangement breaks the flow in community worship, discard it or shorten it

  

  Step 5. Pray and say the scriptures

  As already mentioned, the verses you read must be chosen and memorized in advance. Even the prayers can be written in advance or you can choose them freely if you believe that by doing so, their reading will take place in a more sincere way.

  Like songs and readings, prayers must also connect to the message or teaching to be transmitted

  

  Step 6. Pay attention to other worship guides

  When it is time for the pastor to deliver his sermon or for someone to speak, give them your attention. You are a guide in the church, regardless of whether you are singing, talking or silently, so your actions will be noticed by the rest of the congregation in whatever way.

  

  Step 7. Keep your feet on the ground

  While you need to put your personal feelings aside in some way, you don't have to push yourself to do a cult show if it doesn't feel natural to do so. On days when you feel more subdued, make the worship more subdued as well. On days when you feel full of strength, show it.

  With a little honesty you can do a lot, but again, make sure you don't waste time focusing on yourself when you lead others in religious worship. Instead of saying, "I'm having a bad day," emphasize times in life when praising the Lord can be difficult, but argue that it is important to continue worshiping in those moments nonetheless

  Method 3 of 3: Part Three: Think After the Service

  

  Step 1. Pray a little more

  Prayer is central to all parts of this process. Thank God for the worship meeting when it is over, even when things did not go as you would have liked. Ask God for guidance as you reflect on the service and plan for the next time.

  

  Step 2. Take notes

  Shortly after the service ends, write a few notes about what did and didn't work. Use them for when you need to plan future worship meetings.

  • A couple of things you should probably work on can include diction, volume and intonation. You cannot know how your voice will resonate in the sanctuary until you actually lead the worship into it once or twice. Make changes to the way you speak, if necessary, to compensate for defects such as echo and poor acoustics.
  • If others criticize or make suggestions, listen to them with humility and an open mind. Some of their advice probably isn't practical, but others will be. Make sure you can honestly distinguish between helpful and destructive criticism, without letting your ego go its own way.

  

  Step 3. Forget the mistakes of the past

  Learning from your mistakes and accidents is an extraordinary thing, but dwelling on these issues, allowing them to pollute your thoughts, is not good. Think of some ways to correct past mistakes and let them go away as soon as you put in a plan to avoid them.