15 Questions for Every Worship Song Set

1.    Will it encourage passive spectating or active participating?

2.    Does it include a healthy balance of familiar and new?

3.    Does it include expressions that are both celebrative and contemplative?

4.    Are its texts theologically and scripturally sound?

5.    Is it culturally and generationally appropriate for those who will be present?

6.    Does it include not only our words to God but also God’s words to us?

7.    Will appropriate physical responses be actively encouraged or implied?

8.    Will it give us an opportunity to connect with each other?

9.    Will its musical or technological elements distract our attention from God?

10.  Are its melodies singable and ranges accessible?

11.  Will guests be able to participate in it without confusion?

12.  Will it speak and teach the gospel?

13.  Will it engage more than just our emotions?

14.  Are we giving it too much responsibility for the entirety of our worship?

15.  Will it encourage us to be doers of the word and not just hearers only?