Worship Musician June 2019 - Jonathan Cain | Page 100

KIDS WORSHIP WHERE DO I START? | By Yancy Kids worship. You might wonder where to This helps set the bar of what they are aiming praises. Let that be the center of focus during begin? Start with the end in mind. What kind to do with the songs that they lead and the times of worship. Show kids, students and of adult worshippers do you want to have? And words they share. It determines the purpose adults how to engage with the Father by your then begin to work backwards to define and of the kind of songs they should be doing and example. develop what the goal needs to be for each the type of engagement that should be getting. age group and classroom within your church. Help those leaders understand the importance WORK TOGETHER. By the time they are 18 years old, you have 936 of teaching kids what worship looks like in their Great worship leaders and musicians need Sundays in the life of a young person. That’s life at that moment in time. How do they do it? opportunities to grow in their abilities. I over 900 gathering opportunities to help kids Why is it important? These are all things that would not be who I am today without the fall in love with Jesus through worship. they can point to and underline as they plan the opportunities I was given by my church to words that are shared each and every week as be a part of many worship teams and bands they lead. over the years leading for various ages and Just like a set of stairs or a ladder. Each age group is a step in the development and should ministries. When I worked at a church, I had help individuals grow toward the next step. MODEL WORSHIP. worship leaders and musicians that served in Each ministry area should be working together It’s not enough to just sing songs each week. multiple areas. Each time they step foot on to build upon the foundation that has been You need to model the kind of worship you stage they were increasing their reps on stage, laid before. As worship for each age level is want to see in your kids. Obviously, those on comfort level, and ability to connect and lead planned, consider these building blocks where stage need to get involved and be an example well. Many of those young people that served each one builds upon the previous one. to the audience. I like to think of it as a mirror on multiple teams are now full-time Worship reflection. Do on stage what you want to see Pastors. As you search for new team members, DEFINE A GOAL FOR WORSHIP IN EVERY CLASS. happen off stage. Plus, encourage leaders/ conversations may lead you to people that I would challenge you to create a “mission teachers/greeters in the audience to participate need to “grow in their abilities” but that could statement” for each area/class/age group and also. Teach them that their involvement help serve now in your children’s worship. In what you want to make sure they both learn matters. Don’t let them stand in the back or addition, there may be students that have both and know about worship before they graduate in the aisles talking to others or checking their a love and talent for music, that could help you to the next group. Give this mission statement smart phones. lead kids in worship while they learn how to be to your leaders/teachers/teams. Communicate a leader. There could be positions and rooms the vision. Encourage them to plan and prepare Leadership should be setting the pace for where you develop musicians and worship their worship sets to accomplish the mission everyone else. It will inspire and encourage leaders to serve your church for years to come. that you’ve set. the kids to do the same. God delights in our Think “farm club “system. Psalm 145:3-4 Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable.   One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts. (NASB) Yancy Yancy is a worship leader and songwriter for kids that travels the globe doing family concerts and training worship leaders. Every week her songs are used in thousands of churches around the world. Yancy has a passion to serve the Church which is why she created “Heartbeat”, a five lesson curriculum series to teach kids the heart of worship while exploring David’s life. She lives with her husband and sons in Nashville, TN. ©2019 Yancy Ministries, Inc. YancyMinistries.com 100 June 2019 Subscribe for Free...