Comments on: The Worship Leader Mini Sermon

By: GW Williams

GW Williams — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:41:08 +0000

Hi, I'm glad you talked people saying Glory to God in front of other people with no real respect for Jesus….I always feel it's amazing how many people try to get people to notice them or try to advance to a postition in a church by raising their hands of saying Glory to God trying to be noticed….I really feel more than anything it's the newer church goers who pull this stuff….I guess they want to make an impression…

well truthfully…. you have a great site….please keep it going…come by and say hi at my site….at… Songs Of Worship on Acoustic Guitar

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:11:17 +0000

"SNIPE THE PASTOR" — Obtain inside info regarding what the pastor will preach on. Select a song with content regarding that topic. After the 2nd verse, preach the song's message for about 90 seconds, then go to the bridge (which, if you've played your cards right, will wrap up your mini sermon). Repeat the bridge four times — the fourth time should be acappella, during which you stare down the pastor, making sure he knows what just happened to him.

By: Mike Snifferpippetts

Mike Snifferpippetts — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:56:08 +0000

I play drums for our worship team. Yes, the obligatory 'break the song down and do the ambient keys' thing.

And let's not forget the 'middle of the song congregation Scripture read' in which the congregation lines up to read some Scripture while the keys play underneath. Then you get the 'one more' cue from the leader. I love watching the looks on the faces of the people who didn't get to read their verse. It's like 'what? that's it? how you gonna play me like that?'

I actually did a 'badump bump' thing ala the comedy club rimshot. One of our pastor's was doing announcements and made a horrible joke. I did the rimshot. Got lots of laughs and a few 'dude that was funny' comments later. That didn't offset the very stern and direct email I got from our Worship Pastor on Tuesday – and yes, it's Tuesday, cuz Worship Pastor's aint workin' on Monday!

By: cfguy

cfguy — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:55:37 +0000

Interesting post! I am passing it on to our worship leader.

By: Amanda Harris

Amanda Harris — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:47:44 +0000

You're so right about Aaron Keyes! He led worship at Catalyst 2008, and I was amazed at how he spouted off Scriptures. Man, it was impressive and really led me further to worship.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 10 May 2009 04:52:00 +0000

So, I’m the singer of a Baby band right now. My Opinion on the matter of mini sermons has always been somewhat blank. I’ve been peticularly curious about it lately. Thanks for some insite into the matter!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:13:00 +0000

great call, i thought immediately of Aaron Keyes and my buddy Matt Vaughan who are really gifted in this area. If they didn’t do music, they would be pastors. I welcome it. There’s something about God’s word being spoken over you- super empowering.

By: Missy @ It's Almost Naptime

Missy @ It's Almost Naptime — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:46:00 +0000

Why do I get the feeling you wrote this post in your head when you should have been listening to a sermon?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:15:00 +0000

You are so right about Aaron Keyes. Went to a seminar once of his, he is a great talker. but his bible knowledge. WOW!

By: Gary Durbin

Gary Durbin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:23:00 +0000

less is more in this arena, for sure.