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	Training Up Young Worship Leaders It makes a huge impact on kids to see other young people leading the worship and motions. It’s so “cool” to their peers leading and encourages the audience of kids to participate. However, those in leadership need to possess certain qualities and should be selected by invitation only. Begin your selection by praying about who you should select! Carefully observe the kids during your worship time. Are they engaged themselves? Do they enjoy singing and doing the motions? Do they have a pleasant personality and a good attitude? Can they receive instruction and correction or are they highly sensitive and get their feelings hurt easily? Can they physically keep a beat? Can they laugh at themselves if they mess up? Are they flexible and can quickly adjust to change? Do they have a love for God? Do they live a life of good example? These are all important questions to ask yourself when selecting your team. The most important quality they must possess is the proper disposition of their heart. They need to lead for the right reasons and not be doing it for themselves. A dance background can be very helpful, but the proper disposition of their heart to lead other kids in worship is more important that refined dance moves. Also, consider having two groups of youth leading. Kids in grades 2-5 can be involved in peer leadership. This group leads by example in the front of the crowd facing the older leaders. This is a powerful way to model right in front of the kids how they should be participating. Jr. High, High School and young adult leaders lead in the front facing the crowd. Girls need to especially mindful of how they dress when they lead worship. Pants or capris are ideal. No tops that are revealing when they bend over or show tummies when they lift their arms. No skirts. Hair should be pulled back. No heavy make up or big jewelry. With both girls and boys, the clothing that they wear should not be a distraction to the kids. Try to recruit kids from a variety of social circles. In turn, they will provide the necessary leadership to their peer. If they aren’t suited to lead the singing and motions, have them lead by being involved with other areas necessary to kids worship. Being in charge of the power point, playing the music CD, running the lights, running the sound, greeting the kids or taking up the offering are all ways that they can “lead” by active participation. Worship comes from the heart. If a leader is having a bad day, don’t have them lead, have them participate. The worship leader’s disposition sets the tone for the time of worship. It’s important that they prepare their heart and mind to lead. They need to prepare themselves to focus on God and worship Him. We are all made to be worshippers of God. But be very selective who you choose to lead, they need a strong faith and need to have a life complimentary to worship.
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Training Up Young Worship Leaders

It makes a huge impact on kids to see other young people leading the worship and motions. It’s so “cool” to their peers leading and encourages the audience of kids to participate. However, those in leadership need to possess certain qualities and should be selected by invitation only.

Begin your selection by praying about who you should select! Carefully observe the kids during your worship time. Are they engaged themselves? Do they enjoy singing and doing the motions? Do they have a pleasant personality and a good attitude? Can they receive instruction and correction or are they highly sensitive and get their feelings hurt easily? Can they physically keep a beat? Can they laugh at themselves if they mess up? Are they flexible and can quickly adjust to change? Do they have a love for God? Do they live a life of good example? These are all important questions to ask yourself when selecting your team.

The most important quality they must possess is the proper disposition of their heart. They need to lead for the right reasons and not be doing it for themselves. A dance background can be very helpful, but the proper disposition of their heart to lead other kids in worship is more important that refined dance moves.

Also, consider having two groups of youth leading. Kids in grades 2-5 can be involved in peer leadership. This group leads by example in the front of the crowd facing the older leaders. This is a powerful way to model right in front of the kids how they should be participating. Jr. High, High School and young adult leaders lead in the front facing the crowd.

Girls need to especially mindful of how they dress when they lead worship. Pants or capris are ideal. No tops that are revealing when they bend over or show tummies when they lift their arms. No skirts. Hair should be pulled back. No heavy make up or big jewelry. With both girls and boys, the clothing that they wear should not be a distraction to the kids.

Try to recruit kids from a variety of social circles. In turn, they will provide the necessary leadership to their peer. If they aren’t suited to lead the singing and motions, have them lead by being involved with other areas necessary to kids worship. Being in charge of the power point, playing the music CD, running the lights, running the sound, greeting the kids or taking up the offering are all ways that they can “lead” by active participation.

Worship comes from the heart. If a leader is having a bad day, don’t have them lead, have them participate. The worship leader’s disposition sets the tone for the time of worship. It’s important that they prepare their heart and mind to lead. They need to prepare themselves to focus on God and worship Him. We are all made to be worshippers of God. But be very selective who you choose to lead, they need a strong faith and need to have a life complimentary to worship.