The Worship Pastor: A Call to Ministry for Worship Leaders and Teams

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 Lover Chapter 2: The Worship Pastor as Corporate Mystic Chapter 3: The Worship Pastor as Doxological Philosopher Chapter 4: The Worship Pastor as Disciple Maker Chapter 5: The Worship Pastor as Prayer Leader Chapter 6: The Worship Pastor as Theological Dietician Chapter 7: The Worship Pastor as War General Chapter 8: The Worship Pastor as Watchful Prophet Chapter 9: The Worship Pastor as Missionary Chapter 10: The Worship Pastor as Artist Chaplain Chapter 11: The Worship Pastor as Caregiver Chapter 12: The Worship Pastor as Mortician Chapter 13: The Worship Pastor as Emotional Shepherd Chapter 14: The Worship Pastor as Liturgical Architect Chapter 15: The Worship Pastor as Curator Chapter 16: The Worship Pastor as Tour Guide While 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.