Jason Hatley here . . . Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of  WorshipLeaderInsights.com.

Do you remember the story of Michael that I shared with you last week? He is a fellow worship leader (and a member of my coaching network) who, after leading a round of auditions, recently found himself at the helm of a fast growing worship ministry.

Like many of us would be . . . a new level of leadership is a bit overwhelming, but he’s growing through it and doing a great job.

Have you ever found yourself there . . . under the mounting stress of leading a worship team (regardless of the size) that just felt like it was more than you could handle at the time? I have!

Wherever you are in ministry — whether you lead 20 or 200 people on your worship team — there are leadership principles that can help remove the stress and maximize the gifts and opportunities that a growing worship ministry holds.

We kicked off this 3-part series by talking about how our personal growth ALWAYS precedes our ministry growth last week.

And now here’s leadership principle #2 . . .

#2 – New Leadership Challenges require New Leaders

You can’t do it all by yourself. You need other leaders around you to help you carry the load.

There are too many “Lone Ranger” worship leaders. Their slogan is, “No one can do it as well as me, as fast as me, or the way I like it, so I’ll do it all myself.”

The problem with that thinking is two-fold:

a) There’s only so much one person can do before they’re overwhelmed and under-achieving. You will never become all that God has called you to be leading your team by yourself.

b) If you try to do it all yourself, you are robbing (yes, robbing) potential leaders on your team of becoming all that God has called them to be, too!

The truth is . . . in a growing worship ministry there is far more to do than one person possibly can, so  you have to raise up leaders around you. By doing so, they grow their leadership gifts and contribute to the kingdom. AND you are able to do the things that only you can do.

I remember vividly when this principle became clear in my life. In the early days of The Journey I was leading worship 48-50 Sundays a year — I call that ministry suicide by the way .

As we added more and more services I realized I couldn’t do this alone. I started investing in a member of our worship team and he became a volunteer worship leader. And then I kicked it into overdrive and really started developing new leaders. Over the course of a couple years we had built a team of 8-10 volunteer worship leaders who were not only leading on Sunday but also helping carry the leadership load in other areas of our team as well.

It was a huge relief. And as our team grew I was able to empower them to lead more and more, so that I could focus on the things that only I could do.

Listen – If you’re overwhelmed right now by the leadership challenge in front of you, that means you haven’t raised up enough leaders to help you succeed through it.

I could go on for an hour about how to select leaders, what are the criteria for becoming a leader (we just talked about this in my coaching networks), what is the process for grooming leaders, how do you help them succeed, and on we could go.

We don’t have time to get into all of that, so let me share with you a quick system you can use to get started . . .

Step 1: I do / You watch — Before a new person can lead well they must be shown a model for what it looks like to lead well. At this stage, you demonstrate for your new leader what success in their area looks like. They watch, take notes, discuss with you, etc.

Step 2: We do together — After your new leader has seen an example of excellence in this area, now you’re ready to give them some responsibility . . . but don’t throw them in the deep end without swimming right beside them! Have them lead alongside of you . . . a song at rehearsal, a meeting with your production team members, etc. In this stage they are growing their leadership abilities and you are right beside them every step of the way.

Step 3: You do / I watch — After showing competency as a leader, you can now allow them to take the lead . . . BUT, don’t abdicate responsibility for that area. They may be leading some rehearsals now, but always under your watchful care, and with a free-flow of communication and feedback between the two of you.

Simple as it may seem . . . that’s the best way to raise new leaders on your team!

By the way — if you want to learn more about how we select leaders, develop criteria, build a system for training and development, etc. at The Journey, then it’s time to join my next coaching network. Those are the types of in-the-trenches practical strategies that we discuss in these networks.

Check out www.worshipleaderinsights.com/coaching to learn more!

Your partner in ministry,

PS -Want to learn the audition process that Michael has been using to grow his Worship Team and the leadership tactics for how to deal with the new leadership challenges that come with it? Check out the How to Double Your Worship Team in a Day resource.

And if you try the auditions system, give it an honest run and do it just like I teach it, and it doesn’t work for you . . . return it to us within 365 days of purchase for a full refund.

It has been almost one month since I released  The Power of the Sabbath resource and I am hearing many great reports of the impact it is having on the way pastors are relating to their family, the increased peace in the home, the effectiveness of their preaching and overall health of the pastor.

Let me take a moment to highlight why I am recommending every pastor in the Church Leader Insights Family to pick up this resource.

The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath so my question, are you using the sabbath?

BTW, just in case you have missed it, here’s how it is stated in the 4th Commandment:

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God . . .”

In learning to honor this commandment, by the grace of God, here’s some of the results I have experienced:

• My to-do list is still large and growing (I lead a large and growing ministry) BUT its not overwhelming me – I have a ‘handle’ on what God is calling me to do.
• I’ve learned to prioritize and focus on the things that matter most
• I can’t remember the last time I missed a day off or had to cancel ‘family time’ because I just ‘couldn’t get away.’
• My waistline has shrunk (yep – seems there’s a correlation between high stress, low rest and big pants!).
• My cholesterol and blood pressure are normal (even ‘low normal’)
• I’ve accomplished more over the last seven years than any other seven years in my life (Book #10 comes out this fall, Journey Church is growing with record numbers, etc.)

…And on and on I could go.

I should’ve listed this first, but my relationship with God is at a better place than it’s ever been

Quite frankly, I HAVE LEARNED THE POWER OF THE SABBATH!

I’ve taught it to my staff and the results have been incredible.

I’ve taught it to my 1000+ coaching alumni around the world – the response: Wow! (Or more often, “Why didn’t someone teach this to me years ago!”)

Listen, I’m sure you’ve heard about the Sabbath, had devotional writers challenge you to keep it, felt the nudge of God when you read Exodus or the words of Jesus on the Sabbath. Maybe you’ve always felt like there was more too it for you . . . there is!

You see I’m a nuts and bolts guy. I want to know:

• What is the Sabbath for today (we live in NT times, not under the Mosaic law)
• How do I really keep the Sabbath (especially with cell phones, twitter, etc.)
• What do I do on my Sabbath (its always sounded a little boring)
• How can I possibly take the Sabbath when I can’t get it all done anyway (you see, when you understand the Sabbath, you’ll get more done in the six days you work)
• How does Sabbath differ from a ‘day off.’ (Almost every pastor I know takes a ‘day off’ but they are missing the power of the Sabbath).
• How does Sabbath give me a deeper connection to God?
• What can I do (or ‘not do’) on my Sabbath?

And I could keep going.

As a fellow pastor – talking to you as a fellow pastor – I want to be VERY BOLD:

- You will never be the Pastor God has called you to be until you understand the POWER OF THE SABBATH

Write me back and call me a sinner if you want (it won’t be the first time!) but its true. I cannot, in a single blog, tell you all that you are missing out on by missing out on the Sabbath (Jesus even said the Sabbath was ‘made for you!).

This may be the KEY ISSUE affecting the moral, spiritual and even physical health of pastors in the USA and around the world. When I see the rates of pastoral burnout, family trails, pastor divorce, etc., I just shake my head and wonder: Do they not know the power of the Sabbath?

Because of this, I can’t keep secret what I have learned! I must share it with you.

I have taken all that I have learned about the Sabbath personally, cataloged that with intense bible study on the subject and systematized it by presenting it over and over to my coaching alumni . . . and finally put it together in NEW resource for you:

THE POWER OF THE SABBATH
The Biblical Key to Lowering Stress, Increasing Productivity and Thriving Over the Long Haul
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you get this resource, listen to it asap and start practicing the biblical commandment of the Sabbath, I promise you that you’ll see results in days (not months or years…. days!).

I challenge you to get this resource, listen to it ASAP and take action,

Nelson

PS – In this three-hour seminar, I’ll help you understand what the Bible says about honoring God with the Sabbath and how you can experience the blessing and peace of mind that comes with your obedience.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND TO SECURE YOUR COPY TODAY

I love hearing from pastors who take a proactive approach to their learning and personal growth. One of my Renegade Pastors, Gary Black from Clayton Christian Church in Indiana, recently asked me a question that I thought might be helpful to all of us…

Faith can be defined as living in advance what you can only see in reverse.

Thanks for a Great Advanced Coaching Network!

I just wrapped up an 8-month Advanced Coaching Network with about 35 Senior Pastors from all over the U.S.

My Advanced Coaching Networks like this one are only for Senior Pastors who have already completed at least two of my standard in-person or tele-coaching networks (so we all have a lot of common ground when it comes to the basics).

The participants in this group included the pastors of some of the fastest growing churches in America, as well as those who are leading their churches to growth across the size spectrum in virtually every ministry setting imaginable.

And after completing this network, each of them are Certified Church Leader Insights Trainers (so be on the lookout for seminars they’re leading near you).

One of my strongest reasons for leading this particular network is because we all get to learn from one another – I do the coaching, but as others in the group share proven ideas, we’re all able to bring them home and implement them in our churches.

I want to challenge you to learn from them too – check out these guys’ websites, find out when they’re speaking and visit their churches if you can. You’ll be glad you did!

Here’s a list of 2011-2012 Advanced Coaching Graduates (click on each church name to check out their websites):

• Marty Martin – Northstar Church (Panama City, FL)
• Gabe Kolstad – Westside Community Church (Beaverton, OR)
• Will Marotti – New Life Church (Meridan, CT)
• Mike McGown – Parkway Fellowship (Richmond, TX)
• Andrew Eiss – Fellowship Church (Middletown, CT)
• Jon Harris – New Life (Fairfield, CA)
• Jeff Daws – Stockbridge Community Church (Stockbridge, GA)
• Jim Goforth – New Life Community Church (Inwood, WV)
• Jimmy Britt – Rocky River Church (Concord, NC)
• Michael Shreve – Mountain West Church (Lilburn, GA)
• Ed Crenshaw – Victory Christian Fellowship (Audubon, PA)
• Jim Kennington – Lake City Community Church (Lakewood, WA)
• Brad White – Lifepoint Church (Tampa, FL)
• Darrell Koop – The Ridge Fellowship (Georgetown, TX)
• Chris Rollins – Coastal Community Church (Charleston, SC)
• Michael Manning – Bay Area Christian Church (Houston, TX)
• Kevin Pigg – Crossbridge Church (Houston, TX)
• Steve Reynolds – Capital Baptist Church (Chantilly, VA)
• Terry Drost – Peckville Assembly of God (Scott Township, PA)
• Jeff Warner – MCF-Community Church (Greenbelt, MD)
• Tim Maybray – Titusville Free Methodist Church (Titusville, PA)
• Charlie Fehrman – The Pointe Community Church (Fishers, IN)
• Dan Plourde – Calvary Jupiter (Jupiter, FL)
• Steve Martinez – New Life Church (Plainview, TX)
• Carl Barnhardt – Emanuel United Methodist Church (Brunswick, GA)
• David Frederick – Vineyard DuPage (Carol Stream, IL)
• Brandon Beals – Canyon Creek Church (Everett, WA)
• John Newland – Fall Creek Baptist Church (Indianapolis, IN)
• Jerry Peterson – First Lutheran Church (Oklahoma City, OK)
• Chase Austin – Champions Community Church (Houston, TX)
• Donald Ross – Creekside Church (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
• Ryan Howell – Curtis Lake Church (Sanford, ME)
• Jeff Donnell – Lakeside Church (Dallas,TX)

And thanks again to all the participants for an excellent network!

P.S. – My 12 month Tele-Coaching  starts in August. Register online before June 30th to take advantage of my Super Early Bird Bonuses and lock in the lowest possible coaching rate. Sign up TODAY!

Every week I receive emails from worship leaders, but I was blown away by this one. Take a look:

“We just had our 2nd round of auditions this past Sunday. Trembling with excitement and fear in response to what’s happening here… Through our most recent auditions process “Journey style”… we have added about 40 new team members. I have been feeling the extra work load of the growth we experienced. Now, I am close to feeling like a deer in the headlights… This boy needs a new set of skills!!! (not to mention, a vacation So looking forward to seeing what God is going to do next!”

Have you ever been there before? Overwhelmed by God’s blessing on your ministry and not quite sure of what to do next?

This is an actual email that I received last week from Michael — a great Worship Pastor in the Gainesville, FL area who is also a member of my Tele-Coaching network.

Michael is the Worship Pastor at a church of about 330 people, and get this . . . He just held a BIG day of auditions using the strategy we discuss in the coaching network and added 40 new team members in ONE DAY.

He now has 130 people actively serving in some area of his Worship Arts ministry . . . in a church of 330 people. Only God!

As thrilling as this experience is, it can also produce one of the most challenging seasons a worship leader will face — The challenge of Leading a Growing Worship Team.

Michael and I caught up by phone last week to talk about this great new challenge, and with his permission, over the next few weeks I want to share with you FOUR strategies we discussed for how to effectively lead a Growing Worship Arts Ministry.

And before we begin… if your ministry isn’t growing right now, then pay special attention to these leadership lessons because if you implement them, your team will start growing.

Let’s get started today with the first leadership lesson:

#1 – Personal Growth ALWAYS Precedes Ministry Growth

God always grows the leader before he grows the ministry. Long before I started seeing my worship team grow in numbers and health, I had started growing. And the same is true for all of us.

If you want to lead a thriving Worship Arts Ministry you need to be growing in these three key areas:

a) Your personal leadership and time management. Nothing challenges your ability to lead well and “get it all done” more than a growing team. Here’s a great book on time management: TIME POWER.

b) Your family relationships. It takes energy to lead a growing team and if your family relationships aren’t strong, it won’t be long before you’re energy is zapped and your passion has dwindled.

c) Your pastor relationship. Your pastor has the ability to either create or relieve tension from your life. If your relationship here is strong he can help guide you, encourage you, and keep you on track.

Getting these 3 areas right will set you up for growth, and when it comes you’ll be ready!

Remember the Law of Sowing and Reaping. You have to sow before you can reap. If you want to see God do something new on your team (new volunteers, new leaders, renewed passion for ministry, etc.) then it starts with us allowing God to do something new in us first.

Michael is experiencing that right now. About 7 months ago he joined our Worship Pastor Tele-Coaching Network. Over that time he has invested heavily in his own personal growth, his relationship with his family and pastor, and many other key areas of his team. It’s no surprise that after that kind of intense investment he’s “reaping” this kind of harvest.

My question for you is:

What are you doing today that will help you reap a great reward on your team in the weeks and months to come?

If you would like to learn more about how you can join an upcoming Tele-Coaching network (including getting in on my current network before registration closes this Friday), then visit www.worshipleaderinsights.com/coaching.

I’m looking forward to continuing this series next week, and I’m grateful to serve you and your church.

Your partner in ministry,

PS -Want to learn the audition process that Michael has been using to grow his Worship Team? Check out the How to Double Your Worship Team in a Day resource.

Jason Hatley
Pastor of Worship Arts
The Journey Church

www.worshipleaderinsights.com 

I have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for you!

By now you’ve heard me talk about my new Renegade Pastors Network – it focuses on leadership, advanced planning, avoiding ‘average’ and personal growth, plus there’s no long term commitment and the investment more than pays for itself.

Today is the right day to become a Renegade Pastor and here’s why… Joining the Renegade Pastors Network TODAY allows you to be on the monthly equipping call with key pastors, authors, etc. and the next call is tomorrow!

This Month’s Equipping Conference call is with Steve Stroope, author of the new book Tribal Church. It will be tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9th at 2:00PM Eastern.

Steve Stroope is the Senior Pastor of Lakepointe Church with over 14,000 people in attendance in multiple locations across Dallas, Texas. He is also the author of “Money Matters in Church: A Practical Guide for Leaders” and his newest release – “Tribal Church: Lead Small, Impact Big.”

You can check out his book here (I suggest you order a copy either now or after the interview):

TRIBAL CHURCH (BOOK) by Steve Stroope

Join me as I interview Steve on his latest leadership learnings and thoughts from Tribal Church. If there’s time, I’ll open up the line for a Q&A where you can ask Steve questions pertaining to your ministry.

Here are all the details:
VIP Equipping Conference Call with Steve Stroope
Wednesday, May 9th, 2:00 PM Eastern (be sure to adjust for your time zone)

But remember, this call is only available to Renegade Pastors.

Join the Renegade Pastors Network today and I will send you all the call-in information you will need.

It’s going to be a great, informative call – hope to talk to you next week!

Your friend,

Nelson

P.S. Calls like this are just one of the many benefits of being in the Renegade Pastors Network.

Here’s the complete list:

1) The Renegade Pastors LIVE MONTHLY UPDATE AND LEADERSHIP BRIEFING. At the heart of the network is a monthly update and briefing from me via LIVE Conference Call. This monthly “pastor to pastor” call (which will be recorded on MP3 for your library) will be personal, practical, packed with content and slightly irreverent (but in a good way) training where I will challenge you, enlighten you, equip you and guide you to maximize your next season of ministry

With the Renegade Pastors Monthly Update and Briefing, you’ll always be one step ahead in your planning and fully inspired and equipped to stay the course of the renegade lifestyle. ($199.00 per month value)

>> NOTE: The Next Briefing is Tuesday, May 15 at 2:00pm Eastern Time. Hurry and join today!

2) Monthly Equipping Interview/Conference Call – with me, one of my mentors, a noted author or ministry leader. Listen live and receive an MP3 recording ($195.00 per month value)

3) Private Call-In-Hours where you can talk directly to me ($295.00 per month value)

4) RESTRICTED ACCESS Online Membership Site/Blog/Resources ($99.00 per month value). You’ll have instant access to all your Renegade Pastor benefits, documents, recordings, etc. in your online Renegade Pastors hub.

5) Continually Updated RENEGADE PASTORS RESOURCE DOCUMENTS AND DIRECTORY ($399.00 per month value). If there’s a document that we use at The Journey or that is shared by someone else in the network (and I think its helpful) I’ll share it with you.

6) Members-Only 30% DISCOUNT on all Church Leader Insights Resources ($245.00 value)

7) FREE Webinar Access to all Church Leader Insights Webinars ($197.00 per month value)

NETWORK ONLY rates on Coaching Networks and Advanced Coaching Networks ($141.00 per month value). As a member of the Renegade Pastor Network, you’ll be able to enter a future Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network or put a staff member through one of our other networks at the lowest possible rate.

9) Lowest Event Registration for all Church Leader Insights Events ($100.00 per month value) including upcoming Renegade Pastors Conferences and Church Systems Bootcamps.

10) $595.00 SHOPPING SPREE Gift Certificate upon completion of your sixth month in the Network ($99.00 per month Value)

11) $695.00 in FREE Resources when you join today! ($695.00 value). These resources will be waiting for you in your Renegade Pastors Network Online Hub within hours after you join. AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE FIRST 250 TO JOIN!

Total value of resources and training you receive in this network exceeds $2667.00 per month.

But the network is far more than just the resources you receive. The focus this network provides for your ministry and the ideas and insights in your life are simply priceless.

Are you ready to be a founding member of The Renegade Pastors Network?

You can learn more and join right now at this link:
http://www.RenegadePastors.com

I’ve never lost a ball game, but I have run out of time on a few occasions. 

Joe Namath, American Football League Hall of Famer

From time to time, I enjoy bringing in a guest blogger – especially when they can bring you something new or different than what my personal experience allows for.

To that end, I’ve asked Don Ross to share some posts on Church Revitalization (or Turn-Around Churches). Don is an Advanced Coaching Alum and the Lead Pastor of Creekside Church in the Seattle, Washington Area.

Hope you find this helpful:

The First Turnaround Church - By Dr. Donald E. Ross

As a coach, I’m often asked how to lead a church through a turnaround situation and see it become vibrant and healthy again. You know the kind of church I mean. It has a rich history and a poor present, a large rear view mirror and a small windshield. You get it.

I tell people I have a great turnaround coach myself, who has been helping stumbling pastors find their way in the fog for the last 2000 years. They smile and respond obligingly, but I’m serious.

Jesus knows very well how to confront lazy pastors who won’t do their job, as well as how to confront churches that stop dedicated pastors from doing their job.

In many ways, the challenge of a turnaround church was written for us 2000 years ago in Revelation, 3:1-3. The letter to the church of Sardis says,
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. 3Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

Look at how Jesus confronts this church in Sardis, which I believe was the first turnaround church in history.

A declining church often had a reputation of once being alive, but it is dead now. I know our church had the reputation of being alive. I’m told our church was the largest church in Seattle in the late 1980’s.

In my first years as pastor, when someone in our church reminded me of our history and how large we once were, I reminded them I wasn’t here then and our church is no longer that way. I didn’t win points with that response. It was my way of reminding us we had a “reputation of being alive, but we were dead” in mission.

Secondly, as a turnaround pastor you are called to “strengthen what remains and is about to die”. To our knowledge, every one of the seven churches in Revelation went out of business, just like the more than 4,000 churches in America that go out of business each year.

A turnaround leader is called to see a better day for the church they are serving and be willing to endure the pain necessary to get the church there. The critical decisions necessary to move a dying church towards health and mission are painful and hard. In fact, just getting your church to admit it’s dying may be the hardest thing of all.

But never forget you serve an expert in resurrection and He loves to bring the dead back to life, so get after it. He is an awesome coach.

For information on the Turn Around Church Coaching Network, see www.turnaroundchurch.org

P.S. For a package of resources to help you evaluate and improve the Systems of your church, check out The Systems Seminars Package.

When is the last time you got on the balcony?

No – not the balcony at your church building or even the hotel from your last vacation.

It’s Jason Hatley here (Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey Church) with a quick (but important) leadership principle that every pastor and worship leader needs to practice… Getting on the Balcony.

Getting on the balcony simply means taking some time on a regular basis to rise above the hectic pace of your everyday work to see how your worship ministry is really doing.

You see… it’s impossible to know how things are really going in your worship ministry when you’re in the daily grind. It’s like being on the floor during a packed out concert. You can look around and see some things, but you don’t have a good perspective on the whole arena.

So, when you “get on the balcony” you are leaving the busyness of the floor seats for a little while to get a bird’s eye perspective on your ministry. And here’s what happens… 

#1 – You find that some areas of your team are not doing as well as you initially thought.

It’s true . . . whenever we take regular time (I’m talking about once a month) to back up and objectively ask, “How are things really going right now?” we’ll often find that some areas of our team that we thought were very strong, actually have a few holes in them and need our attention.

For example, if stewardship and tithing is a value of your worship team members like it is here at The Journey, it’s easy to hope that everyone is honoring God with their finances. But when you get on the balcony and take an objective viewpoint, you may find that fewer members of your team are giving than you had originally thought.

Getting on the balcony lets you know that you still have some work to do on that area.

#2 – You find that some areas of your team are actually stronger than you thought.

If there has been an area that you’ve been really working on with your team (say… everyone on your team being in a small group Bible study), then after a month of putting heat on that value, it’s important to step back and ask, “Are we doing better in this area?”

You will likely find that this area has improved and so now you can turn your attention to another area of growth.

#3 – You find time to dream new dreams for your team.

If your team feels stagnant, like you haven’t tried anything new for God in awhile, chances are you haven’t gotten on the balcony much lately.

You see, when you regularly remove yourself from the daily race to spend some time examining your team, you find you also have time to dream and plan. Some of our most creative worship expressions here at The Journey have come out of some personal balcony time where I put down my to-do list for an hour and went to work on my ministry rather than in my ministry.

If you feel like you’re in a rut right now, you need some balcony time!

Let me share with you a secret to Worship Ministry that I learned many years ago . . .

. . . Your worship ministry is a constant work in progress. (I bet you already knew that – ha!).

No matter how long you lead, there will always be an area that needs your attention. Something that was fine-tuned last month will need a tune-up next month.

As leaders we are constantly on the look-out for areas of our team that need direction or correction. And that’s why it’s so important to get on the balcony once a month and ask, “How are things ‘really’ going?”

The problem is . . . very few pastors or worship leaders EVER take time to do this! Caught in the endless race of the day-to-day, the never take time to pull back and examine their team and dream new dreams for it.

John Maxwell writes in his book Thinking for a Change, “The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.”

In over 10 years of ministry at The Journey and over 6 years of coaching worship leaders I’ve found that the key to getting from where you are now to where you want to be is to create monthly balcony time.

In my coaching networks, that is one of the #1 benefits that worship leaders experience… a reason to get on the balcony every month.

Listen to what Mackenzie Pinto from First United Methodist Church writes (she just finished my last coaching network):

“The Coaching Network gave me a chance to evaluate my current systems, or lack of systems, and make the necessary changes to become as effective as possible. The thoughts, ideas, and questions posed throughout the Network kept me constantly thinking about my ministry.”

That’s the power of Getting on the Balcony.

So let me ask you a few questions to help you get started . . .

• Do you have a system for creating balcony time every month?
• Or better yet . . . what if you had a system to evaluate your worship ministry every month with me and a group of other worship leaders who are all committed to seeing God’s very best in our churches?
• What if you had a way to unplug from the hectic pace of ministry every month and get laser-focused on how to bring health to the most important areas of your team and overcome the BIG challenges that you’re facing right now?
• What if you had a coach / mentor / friend to walk beside you, answer your questions, share feedback, pray for you and help you implement the changes that you know are needed for you to serve your church at the highest level without burning out over the next year?

That’s exactly what my coaching network is all about. And I would be honored if you would prayerfully considering joining.

But — you need to prayerfully consider soon, because the network is getting underway now.

If you want to join with this focused group of Worship Leaders, get on the balcony, and go to work on your worship ministry, then all you need to do is go to www.worshipleaderinsights.com/coaching, complete the online application (it only takes about 7 minutes) and return it to me ASAP.

I hope you’ll allow me to get on the balcony with you!

Your partner in ministry,

PS – And if you have any questions about the network, feel free to email me at jason@worshipleaderinsights.com!