Leading Worship

"Leading worship can be a fragile act. Under the anointing, a worship leader draws the souls of the congregation towards the platform, and then in the twinkling of an eye, he turns them upward towards heaven to confront the face of God. If his timing is just slightly off, his own ego will be brushed with the affections and worship of the saints before it's fully directed upward.” — Ron Marinari, The Calling (2012), p. 49

Gauging Worship

"Don't assess the worship team, by simply watching the stage. A better gauge is the involvement of the congregation!"

—Brian Houston, on Twitter, 11/20/10

Authentic Worship

"If you do not worship God on Saturday [or Tuesday], then your worship on Sunday is not authentic."

—A.W. Tozer in The Purpose of Man

The Thrill of Worship

“The thrill of gathering for worship consists in the fact that we are people excitedly lining the road along which any moment Christ is going to come.”

George Beasley-Murray

Goal of Worship

"The goal of worship is not to showcase musical talent, but to bring people into God’s presence."

Mark Rutland

("The Power of Presence"; http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/200303/200303_026_Power.cfm)