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The Not So Obvious Worship Leader: How is an instrumentalist a worship leader?

John Carlson is an outstanding musician, sax player, arranger and music director who I have had privilege of working with while teaching with him at a worship conference.  His recordings and such can be found at www.johncarlsonmusic.com.  His artistry is one thing, but he also has a huge heart for people.  He is contributing a blog post at Tehilla Music.

Early in ministry I often wondered, being solely an instrumentalist and an instrumental music director in our church, how I was a worship leader. What role did I play in leading worship? How good of a spiritual leader was I? I felt woefully un-gifted in some of these areas, yet highly gifted in others that pertained to my job – many that were less visible. Over the years God and others helped me figure out a lot of those questions and I grew to find good balance. Continue reading →

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