Serving

 In Paul Baloche's Worship Leading Workshop, he asserts the need for the worship band to lay aside self-interest for the service of the rest of the team as well as the congregation. Multiple band members share insights on keeping the focus simplistic amongst a complexity of technicalities. A re-emphasis on mastering the fundamentals is also mentioned. One of the musicians points out that "it's better to play simple song excellently than playing a complex song mediocrely". Baloche highlights timing, especially, as critical to producing solid music. He implores viewers to practice with some sort of time keeping machine, be it a metronome or something else. 

One of the band members makes an interesting analysis when he points out how doing a service well affects not only the standard congregation members, but also the kids watching. If the worship team lacks quality, that sets a poor precedent for the younger generation in the church. In the same way, we also must consider the example we set. It's not enough simply thinking about who we will be affecting because there will always be people that watch us that we don't expect. Our focus should be conveying an objectively Christ-like example that enriches anyone who may be watching. Jesus calls himself the "light of the world" but later equates us with the same term. People notice "the light", thus we must take it upon ourselves to illuminate through our character, for its effects are more than we know.