A Brief History of the ‘Worship Leader’
9 min
“… worship leaders became a new kind of priesthood to serve the church, and no one seemed to notice.”
-Pastor Adriel Sanchez
Where did the role of “Worship Leader” come from? Pastor Adriel Sanchez shares the interesting history of the worship leader and worship band, and why churches should grapple with the fact that in the middle of the 20th century, the contemporary church essentially created a new office in the church.
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