How To Be A More Thoughtful Worship Leader with Aaron Keyes

Aaron Keyes shares how to be a more intentional worship leader. This conversation is packed with worship leader tips and coaching on how to be a more thoughtful worship leader. We cover the topics of song selection and being more selective with the songs that we invite God's people to sing, as well as how to stand the test of time and lead people well in worship ministry.

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0:00 Preview

1:23 Introduction

2:55 Aaron’s story in a nutshell

10:44 Free gift for worship leaders

10:11 Being a people of hospitality

15:38 Don’t lose touch w/ people’s real lives & fears

17:27 Leading from a different vantage point

21:03 Leading the back of the room not just the front

27:15 Why low competency creates an obstacle to engagement

30:47 What is the song diet of our congregation?

31:47 3 criteria for our songs

34:20 How to do a song audit part 1

35:24 Critique of “Raise A Hallelujah”

36:36 How to do a song audit part 2

38:20 Empower people who are strong where you are weak

39:40 Objectivity vs subjectivity in our songs

42:02 Corporate vs individual language in our worship songs

43:26 The challenge we face when choosing songs

46:46 Why we are losing our influence in the world

49:09 3 ways worship leaders can be more thoughtful

55:13 Songs that get in touch with human frailty

57:07 Tend our own worship culture

59:34 Having integrity as a ministry

1:00:14 Having integrity as a leader

1:02:59 A book to read

1:08:37 How to connect with Aaron

1:10:08 Closing prayer for Aaron