05/22/2026
Hey Antioch,
On a weekly basis, since I've had the privilege of leading with you in worship, I've taken to task the quest of always being very clear about where we are going and how we are getting there, as it pertains to our time of worship. I want us to be moved, challenged, affirmed and formed by the songs we sing. If you've been in our services regularly, you've heard me use this kind of language on a possibly annoying basis.
As a part of that weekly effort, our worship leaders are given what I've simply called the Path & Point as a tool to prepare our hearts and our minds for worship. This Path & Point is a short prayer, exhortation, or exegesis of the overall narrative arc of the lyrics we are singing for that Sunday. This short piece isn't an attempt to rehash the surface level truths that are stated within the lyrics, but an attempt to find an understanding of the journey we've taken across the entire corporate worship experience. This is hopefully (1) a helpful tool in preparing our hearts for worship on any given week, and (2) gives rise to us as a congregation to look beyond the surface of the lyrics we are singing, and begin to understand how and why they are moving, challenging, affirming and forming us.
As some of our worship team have found it helpful and advantageous to their worship experience, I am keen to share it with others who might feel the same way. So, if you check our social media (or the newsletter) in the coming weeks, you'll start to find the Path & Point available for you as you prepare your hearts for worship. I pray that through this, and through our continued corporate worship experiences, the Lord continues to draw you, move you, affirm you, challenge you, and form you.
Austin Neal, Antioch Worship Pastor
