num_pages: 224
description: Modern worship leaders are restless. They have inherited a model of leadership that equates leading worship with being a rock star. But leading worship is more than a performance it's about shaping souls and making disciples. Every worship leader is really a pastor .The Worship Pastor is a practical and biblical introduction to this essential pastoral role. Filled with engaging illustrative stories it is organized to address questions of theory and practice striving to balance conversational accessibility with informed instruction. It is meant to be read by pastors worship leaders worship teams and anyone else interested in deepening their understanding and experience of worship.The Worship Pastor presents a series of evocative vignettes--intriguing and descriptive titles and metaphors of who a Worship Pastor is and what he or she does. Chapter 1: The Worship Pastor as Church LoverChapter 2: The Worship Pastor as Corporate MysticChapter 3: The Worship Pastor as Doxological PhilosopherChapter 4: The Worship Pastor as Disciple MakerChapter 5: The Worship Pastor as Prayer LeaderChapter 6: The Worship Pastor as Theological DieticianChapter 7: The Worship Pastor as War GeneralChapter 8: The Worship Pastor as Watchful ProphetChapter 9: The Worship Pastor as MissionaryChapter 10: The Worship Pastor as Artist ChaplainChapter 11: The Worship Pastor as CaregiverChapter 12: The Worship Pastor as MorticianChapter 13: The Worship Pastor as Emotional ShepherdChapter 14: The Worship Pastor as Liturgical ArchitectChapter 15: The Worship Pastor as CuratorChapter 16: The Worship Pastor as Tour GuideWhile some worship leaders are eager to embrace their pastoral role many are lost and confused or lack the resources of time or money to figure out what this role looks like. Zac Hicks gives us a clear guide to leading worship one that takes the pastoral call seriously.
language: English
title: The Worship Pastor: A Call to Ministry for Worship Leaders and Teams
publisher: Zondervan