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Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy, of celebrating the gift of Jesus… but if you’re a worship leader, it often feels like a race to the finish line. Rehearsals, extra services, special songs, and everyone watching… suddenly, you’re surviving Christmas instead of thriving in it. Why does that happen, and what can we do differently this year?”

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Worship does not begin with a lyric. It begins with a thank you. Advent reminds us that God stepped into a dark world with a light that no darkness could stop. As worship leaders, we often think that worship begins when the downbeat hits or when our favorite lyric shows up on the screen. But the real beginning of worship is much simpler. It starts with a thank you.

A thank you resets your heart.
A thank you quiets fear.
A thank you brings your soul back to the God who has already moved and is still moving.

During Advent, we wait for the arrival of Jesus. We remember that before the angels sang, before Mary sang, and before the shepherds ran, the heart of worship was gratitude. God had not yet revealed the manger. Yet His people had already given thanks for His promises. Worship began with thank you long before the choir of heaven broke open the sky.

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Are we musically manipulating our churches? In this episode, we dig into the tension between worshiptainment and true worship leading. We uncover the uncomfortable truth that while we spend hours perfecting setlists, transitions, and tech flow, what often looks like ownership is just an illusion. The service was never ours to control, and it never will be. At the core, God has always been the one carrying the weight of worship.

The real question is, have we started performing for people instead of leading them to God?

Hear what Kelsey McGinnis and the WTT Gang has to say about this deep discussion on worship-tainment.

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