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How To Deal With Entitlement in Worship Ministry
You've seen it... those who act like they deserve to be a part of the ministry team because they view themselves as somehow entitled to it. They often speak about their experience and skill, positioning themselves to be noticed and followed. How can you deal with this kind of dangerous attitude problem?
There are several truths that combat the attitude of entitlement. In order to replace entitlement with humility, remind your worship team of these truths regularly.
Although excellent skill is an important part of leading worship, we don't sing or play in the worship band because we have skill. We don't do it because we are good. We do it because God is good. Focus on God's goodness, how he desrves our worship, not because we have something nice to offer, but because he is wonderful.
Those who struggle to have an attitude of humility may find themselves easily embarrassed when things don't go well in front of others. Mistakes feel like they are under a microscope. It's true, we need to recognize our musical mistakes so we can learn from them and avoid poor habits. But we must also keep in mind that our worship band practice is just as much worship as our worship service. We need to rehearse in order to honor God, not to honor ourselves. Our motivation in leading worship need to be to honor God and his people, never to make ourselves look good.
Others on the team will notice when a team member lacks humility. But they won't usually do much about it. For a worship team to be healthy, issues of attitude need to be addressed, by everyone on the team, not just the team leader. Attitude problems will only get worse if they are ignored. Attitude is just as important as musical skill (and sometimes more important) when it comes to leading worship. You owe it to your team to help them be the best they can be. And they owe it to each other.
There are several Scriptures that are particularly pertinent to humility in leading worship. These include
Philippians 2:5-8
Titus 3:4-8
Matthew 18:1-4
In addition to using scriptural truths to replace entitlement with humility, you may find it helpful to have an outside source address the problem. When a person feels entitled to participate in the worship ministry, sometimes it doesn't matter if the worship leader or even the pastor suggests they need to adjust their attitude. Their sense of entitlement may, in their mind, overide whatever the leader may tell them. This is part of what makes the Worship Leader Assessment so useful.
The Worship Leader Assessment is designed to measure areas of strength and weakness, including the attitude of humility. By responding to a series of statements on the Assessment, participants don't just hear from their leader how they need to grow. They see it for themselves. Having everyone on your team complete the Worship Leader Assessment will not only address these issues of humility, but also strengthen your worship team in the ten most important areas of leading worship.
Don't let your team forget the important truths listed above. Encourage them to read and memorize Scriptures that address the importance of attitude in ministry. And learn more about how the Worship Leader Assessment can help your ministry team.
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