Pursuing Excellence

Excellence starts with a godly self-esteem, which worship leaders need to instill in their team members by helping them to understand who they are in Christ. Excellence is not something we arrive at, but something we continually pursue; it is a state of "being" more than a state of "doing. " Excellence has become a management buzzword. It may soon find itself on the list of "wonderful words to be used for management by clichs. " Nowadays many people are climbing aboard the excellence bandwagon. But what does it really mean to pursue excellence? As worship leaders, can we define excellence so it is more than a noble-sounding sentiment? How can the worship leader develop a team that pursues excellence? God Inside: Wellspring of Excellence. For the Christian, pursuing excellence is the inescapable consequence of his or her fellowship with the Christ who does "everything well" (Mark 7:37). This is so because everything we need for life and godliness has already been given us in Christ Je…