We all know that every pastor does it - sermons from the barrel. Every pastor has a sermon or two that they feel is particularly well-written that they pull out on occasion and preach again. Especially when asked to speak outside of their home church, it makes perfect sense to recycle an effective sermon.
Why not worship Spotify playlist submission Good worship leaders put plenty of time and effort into choosing a combination of praise and worship songs that flow well together and support certain topics or times of the year. Is there anything wrong with pulling a playlist out of the barrel?
Not at all. Most of the worship leaders I know have to refer to previous Spotify playlist submission of worship songs to remind themselves when they last played a certain chorus. If we have a difficult time remembering which songs we sang three weeks ago, the congregation's memory isn't likely to be any better.
In fact, it is wise to have a set "emergency playlist" in the barrel ready to go if needed. Life can throw some awkward twists your way, and you never know when an unexpected tragedy or bad weather will derail your best-laid plans. Having a set of generic, familiar choruses ready to go at a moment's notice is not a cop-out, but a wise contingency plan.
Although you should always update your repertoire to stay fresh, Christmas and Easter are especially good candidates for barrel playlists. No matter how contemporary your worship team's style, congregations will feel robbed if they are denied the opportunity to sing their favorite carols during advent. If a certain play order of carol arrangements goes over well with a congregation, why use it only once? Tradition isn't always a dirty word, even among the most cutting-edge praise teams.
A word of warning - beware the pull of laminated lesson plans. It's a common joke among educators that some teachers have been teaching the same lessons from the same book the same way for so long that they have laminated their lesson plans to prevent their decomposition. An occasional dip into the barrel is fine, but taping it for constant use is asking for trouble.
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