Our youth band recently led worship for our district camp. One comment I heard several times was how great it was to have youth leading youth in worship. Youth leading youth in worship is one of the things I am most passionate about. I have worked with youth worship bands at three different churches. I have consulted with churches and led workshops on youth led youth worship. I strongly believe that awesome things can happen when adults get out of the way and allow youth to play their hearts out, and be lead worshippers within their group of peers.
Would you like to have a youth worship team as part of your youth group but don’t know where to start? Youth worship is one of the main categories I write about on forkintheroadmusic.org. Here are 5 articles that might be helpful to you?
1. Five Things I Learned When our Youth Band Led a Week of Worship
Our youth worship team got the opportunity to lead 200 of their peers for 5 days at district camp. It was a great experience, and a learning experience for us all. See what we learned.
2. Youth Worship Teams: Be Creative by Not Leading
Right now our youth worship team leads worship almost every week for the youth group. However this wasn’t always the case. There was a time we took almost a year off from leading in any form, to work on things like playing as a group, learning new songs and more.
3. Working with Youth Worship Teams - An Interview with Jason Huffman
When in ministry, it is always good to have others you can ask for help, bounce off ideas and share your thoughts. Jason Huffman is a youth director with many years experience working with youth bands. He has his own blog http://jasonbhuffman.wordpress.com/ where he writes about a variety of subjects, including youth worship and where you can download his e-book “Starting a Youth Worship Band from the Ground Up”.
4. Starting a Youth Worship Team in a Small Church
You may want to have a youth worship team but not know where to start. One challenge you face is finding the musicians and singers you need. The key is to start small and work with what you have. This post talks about ways you can get started, and some tips to take you to the next level.
5. Worshipping Without a Band
Sometimes, no matter how hard you look, you will have times where a youth band is just not going to happen. What do you do then? Here are a few ideas on how to have worship services and experiences, when your own youth worship band is not an option.
There are many more posts about youth worship. Click here to see the archive for the Youth Worship category.
Do you have a question about how to start, or work with a youth worship band? Leave it in the comments. I would love to hear from you.
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