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Worship leaders, have you ever gone into a Sunday totally amped up and ready to go because you knew how great the songs were? It was all you could think about all week. Well guess what, know one was thinking about it but you.

It's easy for us to forget that we're the only ones getting paid to think about worship on Sunday. We get so focused on it that we totally ignore the fact that everyone else has other things to focus on: jobs, families, bills, little league, etc.... It's the truest form of tunnel vision. And then we get to Sunday all jacked up and wonder why no one else shares our enthusiasm.
If only there were a way to stay in front of your people throughout the week :-) Well of course, with the power of technology, this great bridge to your people is just a few keystrokes away. So what can you do? Using the power of Facebook, Twitter, blogs and e-mail you can:
1) Share song lists for the upcoming and previous Sundays. You can create playlists right in iTunes, create a link and send that link anywhere. People click on it, see the list, and they can purchase the songs right then and there, straight to their iPhone, iPad, iPod, computer, whatever. The more they hear the songs the more familiar they will be on Sundays. The learning curve can be drastically reduced. (HINT: as much as possible try to promote the same arrangements you'll be using on Sundays)
2) Share song stories - using your blog, share song stories of how songs were written, who wrote them and why. Share personal stories from yours and others lives about what a particular song means to you, how God spoke through it, etc.... Give people an outlet to share their stories with you. The more you do this, the more those stories will come. There are endless resources online to provide this type of information. Remember, Google is our friend. It's also great to incorporate these into your live sets every once in a while, or via video that can be used live or on your blog.
3) Have a strong online presence - what I mean by this is that you, personally, as the worship leader need to make yourself known to your people. Share your life with them. Talk about your kids. The music you listen to, the movies you see. Share what God is doing in your life. The more human, the more normal they see that you are, the better. Break down those walls. Talk about your struggles. The more they relate to you the more they will engage with you.
4) Promote Worship - none of this will do you any good if people don't know about it, so don't be shy, promote! Promote it on the slides before worship, in your announcements, from stage every chance you get, through the churchwide emails, in the bulletin, etc....
It's important to note that none of these things are overnight fixes. BUT, if you do them well and do them consistently, your Sunday mornings will begin to look and feel a lot different.
Make sure and tune in tomorrow as we talk about who the real worship leader is in your church. Hint: it's not you.
What are some other ways you can extend worship throughout the entire week?