I’ve dedicated more hours than I can count to worship.

I’ve read books, gone to seminars, watched DVD’s, read more books, subscribed to blogs, ordered training materials… but lately I’ve been feeling a growing discontent within me about the idea of ‘worship’.

Tonight, while listening to the first half of the most recent Catalyst Podcast (episode 37), special guest Aaron Keyes said something incredibly profound that really hit on what I’ve been thinking:

“Worship leaders are pastors. We’re not rock stars, we’re pastors.

It amazes me when people say stuff like “It’s amazing how you used the Bible for worship…” and I think, It’s sad that that’s amazing. It should be the normative pattern…

I’ve been trying not just to sing songs. Songs are great, but songs aren’t going to change people’s lives…”

Wow.

Stop for a moment, read that again and really think about it:

Songs are great, but songs aren’t going to change people’s lives.“