The Worship Leader and the Pastor pt 2

Pastors and worship leaders have the two most influential positions in the church. The relationship between these two people is rather unique. There are things that the pastor needs to make clear to his worship leader, and there are things the worship leader needs to say to his pastor. When both parties ask these questions, they become the foundation of their relationship. Worship leaders need to make it clear to their pastor that they are there to be part of a team. It cannot be about money, and it cannot be about status. The worship leader needs pastor to believe in his ability to lead the church. And the pastor needs to implement a day of Sabbath into the worship leader's schedule. 

Worship leaders need to ask that their pastor provide the resources they need to lead. That includes financial resources and administrative resources. The worship leader also needs adequate time to be creative. Another resource that the worship leader needs is for the pastor to teach him and grow him spiritually. The pastor should be a leader, a brother, a friend and a spiritual father to the worship leader. It is so important for a pastor to be able to teach his worship leader so that they can continue to grow. The pastor needs to a father figure who will keep the worship leader by his side and protect him in times of need.

The worship leader needs a pastor who isn't going to lower the biblical bar for them. He must hold the worship leader to the same standards as everyone else or hold them to higher standards. Worship leaders need the pastor to love them enough that they will insist that they live like disciples of Christ. The pastor must keep them focused long enough to remind them that they don't worship "worship," they worship God. Worship leaders need their pastor to keep them anchored and challenge what they believe. Pastors must keep worship leaders accountable for their sin. The most important thing a worship leader needs from his pastor is for him to keep the fire burning in him. He needs the pastor to keep him going and growing for Christ.