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“Worship leaders [and pastors] introduce people to God through the names, images, and metaphors for God used in our songs and prayers. Worship leaders train people how to relate to God through acts of praise, confession, lament, and dedication. Worship leaders communicate God’s triune nature and activity in their spoken introductions and transitions. 

Worship leaders must therefore learn to integrate the tasks of planning and leading worship with a full-orbed theological imagination of the person and work of the triune God. At the heart of the task is shaping our prayers and song selections to mirror what we believe.” 
—Paul Ryan, “Developing Identity as a Worship Leader,” © June 2025, ReformedWorship.org, CC BY-NC-SA.  

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