Ordinary Neighbor has a nice discussion about auditioning musicians – many times an awkward subject among smaller churches. It’s a good reminder, even for those of us with existing teams, what our primary purpose in gathering these folks is.
Auditioning/Recruiting Worship Musicians:
Some leaders might not be too thrilled about the prospect of auditioning worship team members. Before Hope College, I had never formally auditioned anyone. There are several liabilities in the audition process that Ill let you imagine for your own circumstances.
Ill point out a few benefits however…
We should call all of our musicians to worship leadership. They should at some level desire to not just play music but to also want to direct that music toward God. We don’t need warm bodies who can ice the guitar riff; we need willing hearts.
