While speaking on the topic of worship once, I
was asked the question by a panel - "what is the difference in a worship
leader and a worship pastor".
It is a good question - and one that
some churches don't understand or fail to see the benefit of the
difference. For that reason, I wanted to take a couple of days and
look at the answer - and outline what I feel the makeup of a worship pastor
should be.
We certainly
can't differentiate one term without defining the other - so we first need to
look at what a "Worship Leader" is. Pastor is the For the most part, "Worship Leaders" are
those who lead in worship.
While speaking on the topic of worship once, I
was asked the question by a panel - "what is the difference in a worship
leader and a worship pastor".
It is a good question - and one that some churches don't understand or
fail to see the benefit of the difference. For
that reason, I wanted to take a couple of days and look at the answer -
and outline what I feel the makeup of a worship pastor should be.
We certainly
can't differentiate one term without defining the other - so we first need to
look at what a "Worship Leader" is. For the most part,
"Worship Leaders" are those who lead in worship. In a vague
sense - that would include those lead worshipers such as choir members, team
members, etc... But we are specifically dealing with those tasked with leading
a congregation in a worship setting.
The main
difference in a worship leader and a worshippastor is the level of pasturing done within the
community.
A worship pastor
is involved with encouraging those within his community - raising up
leaders, investing in others, determining the needs, evaluating the
strengths, and acknowledging the weaknesses. He knows his
community like his own family. He is a pastor. He is a shepherd. He brings more than a song -
and his job responsibilities weigh mores Monday through Saturday than they do
on any given Sunday.
