A Broken People

What Every Worship Leader Must Carry

I’ve been doing worship leading for a long time now (over 10 years) and in that time have made up a little mental checklist of everything I think every worship leader should carry to be prepared to do the job.  This is of course, is outside of the basics like say, a guitar (I play a Taylor 410CE,  Les Paul Custom Electric & Epiphone MM 30E Mandolin).  So, here it is:

1. A Bible (I mean, common, right?)
2. Extra Strings (I play D’Addario EXP Lights…play like Elixirs but cheaper)
3. Extra Drum sticks
4. A drum key (I use it more than you know.  Used it tonight in fact!)
5. Boss TU-2 Chromatic Stompbox Tuner (I never lead without it)
6. Lots and lots of pics (different sizes too in case my guitarists are out)
7. Extra 9 Volts
8. Sharpies
9. Gaffers Tape – Black of course
10. Used to carry Singers Grace throat spray for sick days but a bag of cough drops does the same thing and doesn’t dry you out like a desert!
11. Electrical Tape
12. NeedleNose Pliers (Have used them many times in crunch situations)
13. Screwdrivers (F & P)
14. String winder
15. An extra Capo

I hope this helps any of you worship leaders out there be better prepared to lead.  Any other things you carry that I missed?  I am always looking to add more stuff, I mean I am an Eagle Scout after all…Be Prepared!

Lead well.

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