Yes! And… put the announcements at the end. “If you liked this “musical,” you’ll love our upcoming program on radical welcome.” (Newcomers aren’t ready for announcements at the front end of the service… but after that great service they want to know how to get connected.
I laughed hard at this post - I do that exact thing TOO MUCH as I lead hymns. In my deep desire for everyone to feel seen and spoken too, I always say good morning and introduce myself...even though my portions of the service are fairly deep into the worship. I will challenge myself this weekend to resist the urge... :-)
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Yes! And… put the announcements at the end. “If you liked this “musical,” you’ll love our upcoming program on radical welcome.” (Newcomers aren’t ready for announcements at the front end of the service… but after that great service they want to know how to get connected.
Wow, point taken. Thank you from an aspiring worship associate (one of the good morningers).
One of my pet peeves for many years as well.
Great advice...thank you.
I laughed hard at this post - I do that exact thing TOO MUCH as I lead hymns. In my deep desire for everyone to feel seen and spoken too, I always say good morning and introduce myself...even though my portions of the service are fairly deep into the worship. I will challenge myself this weekend to resist the urge... :-)