Leading worship when you aren't feeling well.

[DeanZF]

Leading anything when you feel bad is difficult. And leading worship as the team leader or even just as a team member gets tricky.



We had an interim pastor once whose most memorable words were, "It's not, 'I have to go to church and worship', it's 'I GET to go to church and worship!'" Most of us on musical and movement teams actually like their service to the King and enjoy it. They are passionate about that Sunday morning musical offering and miss it sorely when they have to miss it. My mother-in-law used to say that when she missed church it was like the week just did not get off to its right start.



If we're consciencious about our team service, we hate to let our teams down, we hate to not participate in the service in our "usual" way. And at the same time, if we're likely to be contagious (colds, flu, and the like) we're not doing our teammates any favors by showing up! If it's pain in the back or knee that is debilitating, are we doing our own injured selves any good by not laying back and resting the damaged parts?



Probably doesn't answer much, but hope it'll explain some things.