To answer your question what it is like in summary without going at it too long:

There are a lot of churches that do contemporary worship which require a lot of prefessional skills that the other club gigging prof do. For churches that do hymns, totally different skill set. I can start with the technique and skill sets required. We also do sets of songs and make sure the transitions are smooth from one song to the next. We make sure the flow of songs are natural and uplifting. These are all using the same basic skills and techniques as the pros.

But the most important thing to have is the connection to God. Here on earth, in practical term, we must be sensitive to the Holy Spirit movement. Holy Spirit is a real person and can communicate to us as to what songs to play and how to play it and what duration. This is the real KEY to successful praise and worship. Even if your playing skill is minimal(must still be acceptable), you can go a long way to bring the congregation to a great worship experience and connection with God.

I was not operating in this manner before until recently. When I developed a relationship with the Holy Spirit person, I started to get messages. And I tested the relationship and see if it was real. And it was. How do I know ? Holy Spirit is God Himself and as you know God is all knowing. I would get an idea about a song from the Holy Spirit that is not played often and lo and behold it is the same song that our pastor who is sensitive to the Spirit has in mind as well. We connected in this way often and we all amazed at the results. Life changed, people's turned to God and we ourselves are amazed too at the Holy Spirit awesome work. Many of our songs are prophetic in that wonderful way. Every worship is always new and meaningful and we know that we are connected to God because of His guidance and the real evidence in the real world. Even our playing techniques are improved when we flow with the Holy Spirit.

This is the REAL and right way that I and many others have found.

You can play the worship songs with many pro techniques and sound good but if the connection to God is missing - it will not be the same. It can still be uplifting but it won't be the same - not even close. There are 2 ways to do it: one with skill alone and the other with skill and the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Does that give you an idea ? Most of the churches these days do contemporary worship instead of the hymns. The older generations, many are not keeping up with the times but that is changing as well. Our older members now enjoyed the new songs more and more.

Does that give you some idea ?