True, why should pastors have to write all their sermons, but worship leaders can just pick a song. It doesn’t seem very fair. But just as the pastor is researching his topic, the worship leader is researching what songs compliment the sermons. Maybe they are new songs written by the leader or songs written by someone else, but that song(s) needs to fit with the service,leading people to the throne room of God. I say it’s just a different type of preparation. The leader could just drop the hymnal on the table and whatever page it lands on, that’s the song for the day. I worked for a pastor that took all of his sermons from someone else. The music director worked harder at Sunday prep than the pastor did.
But I do like your story about your son. I wish we could all be as free as a six year old and sing our song to God. Who cares if it sounds good, it’s our heart song to our Father.
Anyway, I guess I just contradicted myself, but essentially, it’s all in the heart of the person leading or serving. If that person really wants to lead, if he’s a pastor, musician, greeter, coffee server, whatever, he or she should use everything at their disposal to lead others from where they are to where God wants them to be. I say we’ve succeeded when everyone can stand up like a six year old and sing their heart song to God.
I’ll shut up now.

Hey, cool tips. I’ll buy a glass of beer to the man from that chat who told me to go to your site :)