Showing posts with label worship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label worship. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

PRAYER GUIDE FOR 2016

A Quick Prayer Guide through 2016


Repentance
  1. Heavenly Father I humble myself before you today in the name of Jesus.
  2. Father, have mercy upon me in the name of Jesus. (Psalm 30:10, Psalm 85:7).
  3. Father, I repent and confess my sins before you this day in the name of Jesus. (1 John 1:9.) (confess your sins as the spirit reminds you)
4.       Father, let the blood of Jesus cleanse and wash me today as I enter into another year in the name of Jesus (Isaiah 1:18)
  1. Father, forgive me of my iniquity in the name of Jesus.
  2. Blood of Jesus, blot out every transgression and wicked ordinance that is standing and speaking against me before the Father in the name of Jesus. (Colossians 2:15).
  3. Father, let your mercy prevail over every judgment that is set to be executed on my family, my life, my bloodline this year of 2016 in the name of Jesus.
  4. Blood of Jesus; counter petition every petition of Satan over my life with mercy in the name of Jesus.
  5. As everyday and every month in 2016 rises up to meet with me, blood of Jesus embrace and cover it, release your power, potency, vibrancy, efficacy, and help into  my life everyday of 2016  in the name of Jesus.
  6. As everyday and every month of 2016 rises up to meet with me blood of Jesus rise up and met with it, speak mercy, favor, honor, strength, long life, blessing, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, power, and an open heaven, over my life, and my children’s life to a thousand generations in the name of Jesus (Heb 12:24, )
  7. Blood of Jesus rise up in my defense, against every contrary voice presenting wicked evidence over my life at the courtrooms of Heaven in 2016….
    1. Plead mercy on my behalf because of the finished work of Calvary in the name of Jesus ( Col:2:14)
    2. blot out the handwriting of written ordinances that are written against me and my bloodline for ever in the name of Jesus ( col 2:14)
    3. Let the memory of every wicked ordinance perish from my bloodline forever in the name of Jesus (psalms 9:5)
    4. Destroy every wicked enemy of my life and that of my children’s life forever (Psalm 9:5)
    5. Break every wicked cycle over my life and my children’s life to a thousand generations in 2016 in the name of Jesus
  8. Blood of Jesus, introduce me to the gatekeepers (the Angels in charge) of the heavenly storehouses in the name of Jesus.
  9. Blood of Jesus, introduce me to the Angels in charge of storehouses of Kings and Queens in the name of Jesus.
  10. Blood of Jesus, introduce me to the Angels in charge of heavenly secrets in the name of Jesus. (Revelation 14:14-18).
  11. Blood of Jesus, introduce me to the Angel in charge of divine plans concerning my destiny this 2016.
  12. Blood of Jesus, write my name in the heavenly book of Kings and Queens in the name of Jesus. (Revelation 5:10).
  13. Blood of Jesus, confess my name before the father as a priest, and a king, in the name of Jesus (Revelation 1:6, 3:5). 

Gates of 2016
18.   I station the blood of Jesus at the gate of  2016.
  1. Lift up your heads o ye gates, be lifted up ye everlasting doors of 2016 & let the King of glory come in (Psalm 24: 9).
  2. Every gate of 2016 open up to me in the name of Jesus. (Psalm 24:9).
  3. I command the gates of righteousness, wealth, influence, favor, power, dominion, open up to me in 2016  in the name of Jesus.
  4. Every gate that has resisted me in the past be lifted up and let the king of glory come in (Psalm 24:9)
  5. Father I decree and declare by the blood of Jesus this year of 2016 gates of nations will open up to me in the name of Jesus (Isaiah 60:11).
  6. Let every ancient gate
    1. Of limitations
    2. Of restraint
    3. Of blockages be lifted up in my life by the blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus ( Psalms 24:9)
  7. I stand in agreement with what the blood of Jesus is speaking to the Father concerning me in the name of Jesus. (Hebrews 12:24).
  8. I stand in agreement with the blood of Jesus as it steps into my books which were written in the secret place before I came into being. (Psalm 139:16).
  9. Father, I say ye and Amen to what the Blood of Jesus is confessing to you today concerning:-
    1. my destiny,
    2. my family,
    3. my children,
    4. my marriage,
    5. my ministry,
    6. my gifts,
    7. my talents,
    8. my finances,
    9. my anointing,
    10. my nation,
    11. my place in this nation, in the name of Jesus (Hebrews 12:24).
  10. Father in the name of Jesus release every:-  
    1. help,
    2. weapon,
    3. instrument,
    4. angel,
    5. anointing,
    6. gift,
    7. talent,
    8. opportunity,
    9. men,
    10. women, into my life that will cause my destiny to manifest in the year of 2016  going forward in the name of Jesus. (Jeremiah 50:25).
  11. Father, I decree and declare in the year of 2016 my life, my ministry, my family, will not be bruised, despised or rejected in the name of Jesus (Isaiah 53:4’,5).
  12. Father, let your Holy Spirit overshadow me in the year of 2016 as it did to Mary that I may manifest the deposit of Christ in me. (Luke 1:26-38).
  13. In this year of 2016, I decree and declare by the voice of the blood of Jesus fruitfulness; in my life, in my ministry, in my finances, in my business, in my bloodline, in my marriage, in my work, in my family in the name of Jesus. (Isaiah 53:1-5).
  14. Father, I decree and declare this year there shall be a divine turn around in my life, my ministry, sphere of influence, in my business, in my marriage, in my job, in my family, in my bloodline in the name of Jesus.
  15. Thank you Lord that in this year of 2016  I will walk in divine:-  
    1. health,
    2. wealth,
    3. favor,
    4. opportunities,
    5. inspiration,
    6. Creativity, in the name of Jesus.
  16. I hide the year of 2016 in the name of the Lord.
  17. I hide every day, hour and second of 2016 in the name of the Lord.
  18. Father every treasure that is hidden in the year of 2016 let it locate me and my family in the name of Jesus (Isaiah 45:3).
  19. Father, let the secrets, knowledge, glory hidden in the year of 2016  be released to me, my family, my bloodline, my succeeding generation, my ministry, my nation in the name of Jesus (1 Corinthians 2:7,10,Deutronomy 29:29). 
  20. Father, let the glory, and knowledge that is  hidden in the stars; predestined to manifest in the years of 2016  , be released to me this year by the blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus (I Corinthians  15:41).
  21. Father, blow your horn over my life and anoint me afresh this year of 2016  in the name of Jesus.(Psalms 92:10)
  22. Let your horn and trumpet of victory and abundance reintroduce me afresh to the world, to my family, to the body of Christ, in the name of Jesus.
  23. Father, call me by a new name, which only your mouth shall utter this 2016 . (Isaiah 62:2b).
  24. Let every wicked cycle, illness, infirmity, sickness, curse negating your work on Calvary for me be scattered in Jesus name.
  25. Let the testimony of Jesus concerning His works on Calvary overshadow my body, soul and spirit throughout this year.
  26. This year of 2016 thwart the plans of the crafty, let their hands achieve no success in the name of Jesus (Job 5:12)
  27. Father this year of 2016 let me walk under an open heaven in the name of Jesus ( Mark 1:10, Rev 4:1)
  28. I decree by the blood of Jesus that Godly prints are on the soles of my feet in the name of Jesus
  29. Father this year of 2016 answer, answer the heavens, and let the heavens answer the earth, let the earth answer to grain, new win, oil, let them answer me in the name of Jesus (Hosea 2:21-22)
  30. Father this year of 2016 let there be order in the heavens above my life, my family, my nation, in the name of Jesus (Job 25:2)
  31. Father this year of 2016 let the stones of the field covenant with me to yield their treasures to me in the name of Jesus (Job 5:23)
  32. Father I pray this year of 2016 going forward let the earth recognize me and record me as a child of the most high God (Jeremiah 22:29-30)
  33. Father lead me this year of 2016 by your spirit into paths of righteousness, holiness, favor, increase, wealth, dominion, power (Psalms 23:3)
  34. Father this 2016 increase me a thousand times and bless me in every area of my life in the name of Jesus (Deuteronomy 1:11)
  35. Father this 2016 let it be the beginning of the manifestation of your word that “ I shall be a mother of thousands of millions and my offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.” in the name of Jesus (Genesis 24:60)
  36.  Father be my help, my strength, my joy, my life, my portion in 2016
  37. Every time the courts of heaven convene, in 2016, and the books are opened, and my name is mentioned, blood of Jesus intervene and speak for me: mercy, favor, knowledge, a second chance, long life, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, a lifting, a change of seasons, and a period of grace, and an open heaven in the name of Jesus (Daniel 7:9,22; Heb 11:24)
  38. Father, I decree and declare that 2016 shall be my year of:
    1. Favor
    2. Breakthrough
    3. Miracles
    4. Establishment
    5. Increase 
    6. Glory
    7. Success,
    8. Peace
    9. Unearthing of hidden treasures
    10. Kingship
    11. Prosperity
    12. Open heavens
  39. .           Father in 2016 wisdom shall be my companion everyday and every month in the name of Jesus
  40.             Father, Collapse time and seasons and let the future power, potency, vibrancy and efficacy of the blood of Jesus appear in 2016 in my life in the name of Jesus.
  41. Father as the “Ancient One of Days” call forth for the books of the sixth day of creation, where you created man, and let the blood of Jesus activate everything in that book concerning me in the name of Jesus.
  42. Father step into your office as the Ancient One of Days and uproot /smash every evil council that is manipulating my life in the name of Jesus
  43. Every purpose, plan, assignment, ordained for my life as recorded in your book, manifest in 2016 in the name of Jesus   (Psalm 139:15-16)
  44. Let time and season collapse in my life and let the season of kingship come forth in my life and that of my bloodline in the name of Jesus (Rev 5:10)
Gifts and talents
  1. Father, I decree and declare that I shall experience divine conception of Godly ideas, thoughts, in the name of Jesus and by the blood of Jesus.
  2. Father fill me with the spirit of God in wisdom in understanding, in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship and artistic works in the area of my gifts and talents in the name of Jesus (Ex 31:3)
  3. I soak and saturate every gift and talent you have given me with the blood of Jesus
  4.  Blood of Jesus surround  every gift and talent in my life in 2016  in the name of Jesus
  5.  Every dominant gift and talent in my life  be activated in 2016 by the voice of the blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus
  6. Resurrection power of Jesus visit and  revive every gift and talent in my life in 2016 in the name of Jesus
  7. Father pour out your oil and anointing afresh upon my gifting in the name of Jesus
  8. Every work that will come forth from the gifts and talents you have given in 2016, let it transcend time and speak to generations after me in the name of Jesus
  9. Father in 2016 I receive  divine insight beyond my natural gifts and talents in Jesus name
  10. I release divine resources in 2016 that will allow me to operate in the area of creative anointing in the name of Jesus
  11. Father release the future anointing, power in my gifts and talents in 2016 in the name of Jesus
  12. My gifts and talents in 2016 will rise to a new level in the name of Jesus
  13. Father your spirit of creativity and innovation shall walk with me in 2016 in Jesus name
  14. Every veil and shroud covering my gifts, talents, ability, let it be destroyed in the name of Jesus (Isaiah 25:7)
  15. I have the mind of Christ concerning my gifts and talents in 2016 in the name of Jesus  (I Corinthians 2:16)
  16. Angel in charge of my gifts, and talents  walk with me in 2016 in the name of Jesus (name them)
  17. Father in 2016 teach me how to pray  prayers that alter and affect destinies, landscapes, DNA’s, generations, nations, bloodlines, for good in the name of Jesus
  18. Everything that I will meet with in 2016, I will have the capacity, wisdom, understanding, knowledge to handle it in the name of Jesus (Daniel 5:12)
  19. Thank you Lord for every gift, talent, ability you have endowed me with
  20. Receive the glory and honor every time I use what you have given me in 2016 in Jesus name  

Children (put name of your child)

  1.  In 2016 My children, my children’s children to a thousand generations shall be wealthy in silver, gold, and cattle in the name of Jesus (Genesis 13:2)
  2. Father, I decree and declare that in 2016 my children’s steps will be ordered of you mighty God and you will delight in their ways (Psalm 37:23)
  3. Every generational strongman seeking to manipulate my child’s life into paths of wickedness, Father intervene because of the blood of Jesus.
  4. Father I present your word as a witness for my child’s life at the courtrooms of heaven in the name of Jesus:(Daniel 9-10)
  5. I decree and declare  my child in 2016 will  prosper and come into a good end(Jeremiah 29:11)
  6. My child’s steps are ordered of you Mighty God and you delight in her way (Psalms 37:23)
  7. The rock (Jesus) pours out rivers of oil for my child (Job 29:6)
  8. My child’s steps are bathed with cream (Job 29:6)
  9. My child will be eyes to the blind and feet to the lame in 2016 (Job29:16)
  10. My child will be a father to the poor (Job 29:16)
  11. My child’s feet are like deer’s feet(Psalms 18:33)
  12. They leap over a wall, and run through a troop
  13. In 2016 you will teach my child’s hands to war and her fingers to battle(Psalm 144:1)
  14. My child is set upon high places (Psalms 18:33)
  15. You are a present help in time of her trouble (Psalm 46:1)
  16. You are a shield and shelter round about my child(Psalms3:3 )
  17. You load my child with your blessings daily (Psalm 68:19)
  18. You have armed my child with strength for the battle(Psalm 18:39)
  19. Y our mercies are new every morning for my child (lamentations 3:22-23)
  20. My child’s path grows brighter and brighter every day (Proverbs 4:18)
  21. You enlarge the ground beneath my child’s feet (Psalms 31:8)
  22. The boundary has fallen for my child in pleasant places (Psalm 16:6)
  23. My child has a delightful inheritance in the Lord (Psalm 16:6)
  24. You have made my child the head of the nations (Psalm 18:43)
  25. You have made a nation and a company of nations of my child, and, kings shall come from my child’s body (Genesis 17:7, 35:11)
  26. You preserve my child from trouble, and surround her with songs of deliverance (Psalm 32:7)
  27. You hide my child in the secret place of your presence (Psalm 31:20)
  28. You will make my child’s enemies a footstool at her feet (Psalms 110: 1)
  29. How beautiful upon the mountain are my child’s feet as they bring good news. (Isaiah 52:7)
  30. My child shall prosper and be in good health even as her soul prospers (3 John 1:2)
  31. You will increase my child 1000 times in every area of her life(Deut 1:11)
  32. My child’s children will answer her enemies at her gate(Genesis 24:26)
  33. My child will be a mother to thousands of millions (Genesis 24:26)
  34. My child is fruitful in everything she lay’s her hand to (Gen 1:28)
  35. My child is the head and not the tail (Deut28:13)
  36. My child is a lender and not a borrower (Deut 28:12)
  37. My child is ten times better than her peers(Daniel 1:20)
  38. The spirit of wisdom, revelation, knowledge, understanding, rests upon my child (Daniel 1: 17)
  39. My child’s gifts and talents will cause her to stand before kings (Proverbs 18:16)
  40. Every barrier, gate, hindrance is broken before my child in the name of Jesus
  41. My child will be very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold (Genesis 13:2)
  42. My child’s descendants will be as the dust of the earth (Genesis 13:16)
  43. You will give my child the land upon which she will walk in, its length and its width (Genesis 13:17)
  44. My child is a king and priest to you God most High, to reign on the earth (Rev 5:10)
  45. My child is the fragrance of Christ unto you (2 Corinthians 2:15)
  46. My child is  mighty in this land (Psalm 112:2)
  47. My child has the mind of Christ (1corinthians 2:16)
  48. My child  has an excellent spirit, spirit of knowledge, understanding,  interprets dreams, solve riddles and explain enigmas (Dan 5:12)
  49. You are God to my child and her descendants (Genesis 17:7)
  50. You have engraved their name on the palms of your hand (Isaiah 49:16)
  51. My child’s walls are continually before you (Isaiah 49:16)
  52. Let your word not fall to the ground nor return to you void Father (Isaiah 48)
  53. Father, remember every petition and presentation made on behalf of my child by the body of Christ and release a judgment of mercy in favor of my child (Daniel 7:32)
  54. Father I bless you ten thousand times ten thousand times ten thousand for your love for me

137.           I seal every prayer and declaration made with the precious, superior blood of Jesus.  

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

PRAYER GUIDE AUGUST 2014


A Quick Guide through August

  1. Heavenly Father I humble myself before you today in the name of Jesus.
  2. Father, have mercy upon me in the name of Jesus. (Psalm 30:10, Psalm 85:7).
  3. Father, I repent and confess my sins before you this day in the name of Jesus. (1 John 1:9.)
4.    Father, let the blood of Jesus cleanse and wash me today as I enter into another month in the name of Jesus (Isaiah 1:18)
  1. Father, forgive me of my iniquity in the name of Jesus.
  2. Blood of Jesus, blot out every transgression and wicked ordinance that is standing and speaking against me before the Father in the name of Jesus. (Colossians 2:15).
  3. Father, let your mercy prevail over every judgment that is set to be executed on my family, my life, my bloodline this month of August in the name of Jesus.
  4. Blood of Jesus; counter petition every petition of Satan over my life with mercy in the name of Jesus.
  5. Lift up your heads o ye gates, be lifted up ye everlasting doors of August 2014 & let the King of glory come in (Psalm 24: 9).
  6. Every gate of August 2014 open up to me in the name of Jesus. (Psalm 24:9).
  7. I command the gates of righteousness, wealth, influence, favor, power, dominion, open up to me in August 2014 in the name of Jesus.
  8. Let every ancient gate
    1. Of limitations
    2. Of restraint
    3. Of blockages be lifted up in my life by the blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus ( Psalms 24:9)
  9. Father, I thank you that today the blood of Jesus is speaking to you over my life a better word than that of Abel
     (Hebrews 12:24).
  1. I stand in agreement with what the blood of Jesus is speaking to the Father concerning me in the name of Jesus. (Hebrews 12:24).
  2. I stand in agreement with the blood of Jesus as it steps into my books which were written in the secret place before I came into being. (Psalm 139:16).
  3. Father, I say ye and Amen to what the Blood of Jesus is confessing to you today concerning:-
    1. my destiny,
    2. my family,
    3. my children,
    4. my marriage,
    5. my ministry,
    6. my gifts,
    7. my talents,
    8. my finances,
    9. my anointing,
    10. my nation,
    11. my place in this nation, in the name of Jesus (Hebrews 12:24).
  4. Father in the name of Jesus release every:-  
    1. help,
    2. weapons,
    3. instruments,
    4. angels,
    5. anointing,
    6. gift,
    7. talents,
    8. opportunities,
    9. men,
    10. women, into my life that will cause my destiny to manifest in the month of August 2014 going forward in the name of Jesus. (Jeremiah 50:25).
  5. Jehovah, in the month of August let me experience divine life changing visitation as Mary the mother of Jesus experienced in August. (Luke 1:26-38).
  6. Father, I decree and declare in the month of August my life, my ministry, my family, will not be bruised, despised or rejected in the name of Jesus (Isaiah 53).
  7. Father, let your Holy Spirit overshadow me in the month of August as it did to Mary that I may manifest the deposit of Christ in me. (Luke 1:26-38).
  8. Father, I decree and declare that I shall experience divine conception of Godly ideas, thoughts, in the name of Jesus and by the blood of Jesus.
  9. In this month of August, I decree and declare by the voice of the blood of Jesus fruitfulness; in my life, in my ministry, in my finances, in my business, in my bloodline, in my marriage, in my work, in my family in the name of Jesus. (Isaiah 53:1-5).
  10. Father, I decree and declare this month there shall be a divine turn around in my life, my ministry, sphere of influence, in my business, in my marriage, in my job, in my family, in my bloodline in the name of Jesus.
  11. Thank you Lord that in this month of August 2014 I will walk in divine:-  
    1. health,
    2. wealth,
    3. favor,
    4. opportunities,
    5. inspiration,
    6. creativity, in the name of Jesus.
  12. Father In the name of Jesus I  decree and declare by the blood of  Jesus this month of August 2014 gates of nations will open up to me in the name of Jesus .
  13. I hid the month of August in the name of the Lord.
  14. I hid every day, hour and second of August 2014 in the name of the Lord.
  15. Father every treasury that is hid in the month of August 2014 let it locate me and my family in the name of Jesus (Isaiah 45:3).
  16. Father, let the secrets, knowledge, glory hidden in the month of August 2014 be released to me, my family, my bloodline, my succeeding generation, my ministry, my nation in the name of Jesus (1 Corinthians 2:7,10). 
  17. Father, let the glory, and knowledge that is  hidden in the stars; predestined to manifest in the months of August  2014, be released to me this month by the blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus (I Corinthians  15:41).
  18. Father, blow your horn over my life and anoint me afresh this month of August 2014 in the name of Jesus.(Psalms 92:10)
  19. Blood of Jesus, introduce me to the gatekeepers (the Angels in charge) of the heavenly storehouses in the name of Jesus.
  20. Blood of Jesus, introduce me to the Angels in charge of storehouses of Kings and Queens in the name of Jesus.
  21. Blood of Jesus, introduce me to the Angels in charge of heavenly secrets in the name of Jesus. (Revelation 14:14-18).
  22. Blood of Jesus, introduce me to the Angel in charge of divine plans concerning my destiny this August.
  23. Blood of Jesus, write my name in the heavenly book of Kings and Queens in the name of Jesus. (Revelation 5:10).
  24. Blood of Jesus, confess my name before the father as a priest, and a king, in the name of Jesus (Revelation 1:6, 3:5). 
  25. Let your horn and trumpet of victory and abundance reintroduce me afresh to the world, to my family, to the body of Christ, in the name of Jesus.
  26. Father, call me by a new name, which only your mouth shall utter this August 2014. (Isaiah 62:2b).
  27. Let every wicked cycle, illness, infirmity, sickness, curse negating your work on Calvary for me be scattered in Jesus name.
  28. Let the testimony of Jesus concerning His works on Calvary overshadow my body, soul and spirit throughout this month.
  29. This month of August thwart the plans of the crafty, let their hands achieve no success in the name of Jesus (Job 5:12)
  30. Father this month of August let me walk under an open heaven in the name of Jesus ( Mark 1:10, Rev 4:1)
  31. I decree by the blood of Jesus that Godly prints are on the soles of my feet in the name of Jesus
  32. Father this month of August answer, answer the heavens, and let the heavens answer the earth, let the earth answer to grain, new win, oil, let them answer me in the name of Jesus (Hosea 2:21-22)
  33. Father this month of August let there be order in the heavens above my life, my family, my nation, in the name of Jesus (Job 25:2)
  34. Father this month of August let the stones of the filed covenant with me to yield their treasures to me in the name of Jesus (Job 5:23)
  35. Father I pray this month of August going forward let the earth recognize me and record me as a child of the most high God (Jeremiah 22:29-30)
  36. Father led me this month of August by your spirit into paths of righteousness, holiness, favor, increase, wealth, dominion, power (Psalms 23:3)
  37. Father this August increase me a thousand times and bless me in every area of my life in the name of Jesus (Deuteronomy 1:11)
  38. Father this August let it be the beginning of the manifestation of your word that “ I shall be a mother of thousands of millions and my offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.” in the name of Jesus (Genesis 24:60)
  39. Father I bless you ten thousand times ten thousand times ten thousand for your love for me
  40. I seal every prayer and declaration made with the precious, superior blood of Jesus.  

Thursday, November 21, 2013

TEN (10) LEADERSHIP TIPS ON COMMUNICATION WITHIN A WORSHIP TEAM



1.         Have a weekly communication between leader and team members
The worship leader/minister should strive to have a one on one with members of the team; this can be deliberately setting out to talk with different members of the team on different days of the week. This creates a sense of well being as the members feel that they belong and are cared for.  The leader will also use this opportunity to bond with the team members and minister to the members on a personal level

2.         Blog:  maintain a blog or a social media page open only to members of the team.  Items that can be posted on this are:
Upcoming events
Housekeeping issues
Rosters for different activites, e.g uniform roster, song leaders for the month, musicians for the month, schedule of leaders for the different services,
Contacts for team members,
Code of conduct for members of the team
Any announcements e.g newborn births, birthdays, anniversaries of members etc
3.         Have a weekly devotional for the worship team members which can be posted on the blog
4.         Develop a manual detailing expectations and duties responsibilities of worship team members
Manual can contain, entry and exit of members, purchase of uniforms, code of conduct for members, practice dates, management of resources and otputs of worship team among others
5.         Have a library of materials, accessable to your team members with literature/music that will grow the team members.  This will help your members quickly become on the same page on many issues.  Hebs 10: 3 …By the  renewal of your mind’  What we put in we speak out, as a man thinks so is he.  Influence your members readership by availing to them Godly resources.  
6.         Have a worship team secretariat that maintains a diary of birthdays of members and have surprise cards or a note send to the members on their birthdays and anniversaries.
7.         Have a list of upcoming songs that the members are expected to know and play (for musicians) available on a monthly basis.  This will help minimize on surprises on stage.  Remember practice makes perfect.
8.         Develop a forum where members share their prayer requests with the  team members.  There are several ways this can be done. 
Group the members into prayer teams  
Have the members have a prayer partner from the team
Have a place where the team puts their prayer requests which are then randomly picked and distributed to team members for prayer during the week.
9.         Have a way of receiving feedback from the team members and from the congregation as well, on how to become better worshippers.

10.       The leadership team should create an opportunity for review of the immediate past service.  This will act as a capture basket for small issues which can easily become mountains, and, it also acts as an instant feedback for input for the next service

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Role of a worship leader


what is the role of the worship leader
Sometimes it is not clear what exactly is the role of the worship leader. Many times a worship leader, is the song leader during the service, carries out pastoral duties, is a group leader, a full time ( or not )staff member, a member of the congregation. It may seem to be many things to many people. The roles depends on where you are standing!. That influences how you quite see the praise and worship leader.

To the congregation

He is the song leader,
The person who invites and takes them into the holy presence of God.
He at the same time may speak the word of God to the congregation, encouraging them with scriptures as they come before God

To the worship team/choir:
  • He is the leader,
  • Offers guidance and couselling
  • Song leader
  • Mentor
He selects the songs with suggestions(sometimes!) from his team members. His team mates will view him as a mentor by reason of the annointing that rests upon his life. People tend to view the men and women that God uses tremendously as role modes.

How does the word of God view him:
  • He is the servant of God; answerable to God and accountable to God for his actions
  • He is a person who serves/ministers under authority of the mantle of the angel of the house.
  • He is the minister who oversees the different expressions of ministration to God through music and other arts.
  • He is a song leader; David led the priests in praise, when he met the prophets and the spirit of the lord descended on him
  • He is the The keeper of the flame; the oil in the tabernacle was kept burning by the priests who tended it day and night. The levites who are the priests ensured the oil in the lamp did not go out. The worship leader has the responsibility to ensure that the oil in the tabernacle does not go out. He is the leader of the keepers of the flame.
  • Drawer of the glory of God; the word of God has reports that when sacrifices were made to the Lord at the tabernacle, when the priest lifted their voices in praise, the glory of God came down and no one could go into the tabernacle. the priest with their praise drew the glory of God to the tabernacle. Says may our praise be like incense to him, God inhabits the praise of his people
  • kept away the spirit of the devil; when Saul was tormented by an evil spirit, David was called before Saul and ministered to him in song and the evil spirit departed from him.( 1 kings)
  • Sustains the anointing; in the old testament when the prophet needed to prophesy, they often had a musician come and begin to minister to the lord in song and instrument, and the anointing of God would come upon the Prophet and his spirit would be stirred up and he would be able to prophesy to the people. you will therefore find that many ministers when ministering to the people often like to have music in the background. It sustains the anointing and continually charges the atmosphere
In the present day ministration praise & worship is taking an increasing major role in the services. Many services comprise of praise, announcements, and, the sermons and I belive that as the days continue as the Lord continues to unveil his glory he will use more of the ministers of worship where the glory of the lord will cover his people as they worship and lift his name.