A worship team’s role is no longer limited to that of a music ministry alone. Its sphere of influence has rapidly expanded to take up responsibilities that are multi-faceted, fulfilling a variety of functions. In this 6th article in the ‘What is Worship’ series, we will look at 7 of these roles:
1. Usher
Generally Christian services start with music and singing of songs of gathering. The congregation meets with the worship team before seeing others. As an usher, the worship team’s role to greet/welcome the people and instill a sense of comfort in them at the beginning of the service cannot be over emphasized.
2. Host
As a host, the worship team’s role is to attend to the needs of the people. This includes setting suitable volume levels, providing visual aids to follow the lyrics etc.
3. Guide
The worship team establishes order during the worship guiding the people to convey their worship through various expressions at appropriate times like singing, responding to prayers/scriptures, physical postures, media etc.
4. Creator
The worship team’s primary role is to create an environment of prayer for people to connect with God. From song selection to lighting, every component of the worship should be carefully planned and determined to fulfill the role of creator.
5. Messenger
As we saw in the previous article, the worship team has the role of announcing/presenting God to the people, facilitating them to engage with Him and step out of the way. As a messenger, the worship team’s responsibility is to point people to God and help them draw closer to Him.
6. Prophet
When David put together the first formal music ministry, the idea was to prophecy accompanied by music (1 Chronicles 25:1). The prophetic role of listening to God, hearing His word for His people, forming a vision and revealing it to the congregation has not diminished since that time. Except that today, the prophetic should be primarily concerned about revealing Jesus (Revelation 19:10).
7. Theologian
At the end of a service, the people may not remember all that they heard in the sermon, but they will most probably remember the lyrics of the songs. So song selection is a dangerously important function of the worship team. When picking a song, its theology should be given due importance to determine if we really want to put those words into the congregation’s heart. By taking care of this, the worship team performs the role of a theologian also.
Can you think of other roles for the modern worship team?
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