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Doxology And Discipleship: Principles For How The Worship Leader Functions Pastorally, Robert Balentine
Doxology And Discipleship: Principles For How The Worship Leader Functions Pastorally, Robert Balentine
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Many Christian worshipers and clergy misunderstand or undervalue the role that the worship leader has as a pastor and one that helps shepherd and shape the doctrinal beliefs of the church. Likewise, this could lead the worship leader to fail to take an intentional approach to worship planning. This lack of understanding and intentionality helps to contribute to the shallow or flawed theology and biblical illiteracy that plagues the church in America. This topic was chosen to demonstrate how music and song are highly effective tools for pastoring and teaching. This project will highlight three principles for how the worship …
Five Principles To Empower The Worship Leader, Stacey Brown
Five Principles To Empower The Worship Leader, Stacey Brown
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The role of the worship leader exists in most churches. These leaders serve in roles from volunteer choir directors to the directors of large worship staffs. They are the standard-bearers of worship for their teams and their congregations. To successfully serve, they must possess knowledge of worship practices and leadership skills. While students of worship may have a firm foundation of biblical, historical, and philosophical principles, many current leaders do not have strong leadership backgrounds and, therefore, lack basic foundational skills for leadership. Through a study of current literature and a survey of leaders of worship in churches of various …