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I have begun a new thing (for me). I now lead worship for a very small group on Saturday evenings at a not-quite-church. This is the reason why I got the electric guitar shown in a previous post. This is a thing I have wanted to do for a long time, and only in the last few weeks have actually started.
However, I have discovered a problem with our current system that we call "worship." Basically, it's the fact that we have "worship leaders." You see, this term implies that there is someone "leading" the worship, which is true. However, then we look at the worship leader. In order to be accurate, the leader of worship has to be God, but the worship leaders we have are only humans.
So here's a better term: "worship helper." All they really do, after all, is give people someone to look at while praising God.
Somehow, though, I don't think that it's going to catch on.
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You do more than give someone to look at (especially since often times eyes are closed). Your spiritual state very much affects those around you. If you are up there just playing, the crowd will just sing. If you are up there truly worshipping, somehow that affects the whole crowd and LEADS them into a deeper state of worship themselves. It is a huge responsibility. I don't know why it works that way, but I believe that's how God set it up. There's a lot in the Old Testament about worship leaders being set apart. Study up on it. It is definitely a leadership role, and it would be wise to take that seriously and not downgrade it.
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