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Have you felt the sting of isolation or the approaching flames of burnout?

 

Do you lead on empty? Ever want to give your two weeks notice?

 

Do you just feel like you're not quite as effective as you'd like to be?

 

This Monday, August 13th at 7:00 PM marks the start of the new series of free training events from Lanco Worship Link.

 

The night's theme is "No No Human (or Church) Is an Island" and we're going to spend time in worship and then talk about practical ways to avoid burnout. Recent Texas transplants Daniel and Natalia Hazelwood will be joining us for the evening, leading worship and team-teaching with us. We'll learn how to serve fruitfully, wholeheartedly, effectively, and joyfully. You'll become a spring where there's not even any water.

 

Bring your questions about relational conflict, lack of boundaries, fear of man, pride, semi-tasking, lack of motivation, time management, discipline, poor communication, ruts... you know, stuff that can lead to burnout.

 

We'll be meeting at WJTL's Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim, PA 17545 at 7:00 PM a week from tonight, on Monday, August 13th.

 

Listen to us on WJTL Radio tomorrow (Tuesday) morning between 7-8 AM.  Free worship training events

Here's a little mini-teaching to get your thoughts rolling... 

Eradicate isolation and burnout with TSF

 

Are potential worship leaders or worship/tech team members unwilling to step up because they are afraid they will feel isolated.  What makes them feel isolated?  Are current members burning out?  Why?

  1. Not getting any feedback after they serve
  2. Serving with unclear expectations
  3. Feeling relationally unconnected
  4. Serving where it's not a good fit

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So what do you do to eradicate isolation and burnout?

 

1. Give them regular feedback!  Three words will change someone's life: TSF. That's Timely Specific Feedback.  We get the Feedback part, but it must be Timely and Specific.  It must be Timely - given within 24 hours.  We tend to fill the void with negative, so the more time that passes, the more likely we'll begin to question everything we did and how effective it was. It must be Specific - "good job" is not good enough.  Focus on what you observed - for example, if it is something negative, don't say "you didn't seem to be a team player." Instead say "you demanded that your monitor mix be so loud that other band members couldn't hear themselves."  If it's something positive, don't just say "you're such a team player."  Instead say "I noticed that you were aware that Frank wanted to read an unplanned scripture between songs and that you made space for him - you're such a team player!"  Ideally, this should happen naturally - the pastor should give it to the worship leader and tech leader, the worship leader and tech leader should give it to their teams, etc.  You may need to create a structure or organizational system that will create and support the culture of giving and receiving TSF.  (for example, you can have a quick debrief after the end of a worship gathering, or get into the habit of sending out a few emails Sunday evening, or you can put a task in your outlook to send out TSF first thing on Monday morning)

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2. Give them clear expectations.  Be able to clearly spell out and agree

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on what "success" looks like.  Can you as the leader articulate your pastor's vision for the worship gathering?  Does everyone know what the worship ministry vision is, what it's values are, and what goals we're working toward?  They must!

 

3. Build real community.  Do you provide space at rehearsal for relational interaction or is it all music?  Do you "know the condition of your flock (Proverbs 27:23)" - are you invested in their lives and do you know what's going on?  Do you eat together?  I'm serious.  Do you?  Have you been in each other's homes?  Get connected!

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4. No square pegs in round holes.  Does each person's heart "sing" in the role they've chosen?  Have the integrity (read: guts) to re-assign someone if they're not plugged in the right spot.  Just that someone is willing, doesn't mean they're qualified - now don't misread that - people don't have to be perfect before they can serve.  Everybody has strengths and weaknesses and I believe the best way to steward their talent is to connect someone's strengths to a need, not in trying to

improve someone's weakness to fit a need. You may be able to do this in a pinch, but I'll take a visual artist who's an 8 out of 10 to help in the tech ministry rather than work with him as a piano player (if he's a 2 out of 10) - my thought process is this: if I really invest in him as a piano player, he might make it up to a 5 out of 10 and if I have someone else who is only a 6 out of 10 piano player without any investment on my part, I'm already way ahead. This is not a hard and fast rule, I just know that we tend to not face issues and make the best calls sometimes in an effort to "keep the 'peace'."

 

I'm excited to see you next Monday night!

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Worship Training Events

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Lanco Worship Link: No man or church is an island

When: Monday, August 13th at 7:00 PM

Where:  WJTL's Junction Center in Manheim

What: What does it really mean to be a servant leader? Week after week worship teams faithfully serve their congregations but perhaps feel more alone in the journey or trapped on the island looking for help. God did not intend for us to brave the deep waters and storms alone. Join us as we discuss how to strengthen your team and build bridges.

 

Clear Conference

When: Friday, September 28 - Saturday, September 29

Where: Manheim Brethren in Christ Church

What: Developing a collective toolbox for worship and tech! Come together with other worship leaders, pastors, designers and techs for hands-on training you can put directly to use in your own worship environment. Learn how to think, plan, process and dream together, improve your communication with and understanding of each other, hear from local and national instructors and make connections with others who share your passion! Because we are called to make the message CLEAR. Follow on Twitter @ClearConference and on Facebook.

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