It's all too easy for what was once a pure act of the abundance of the heart to become more of a performance when we're on stage in front of others. We need to guard against elements of performance creeping in when we're leading people before the heavenly throne. God has enough beauty, majesty and glory to inspire us for all eternity, so we don't really need the worship leader trying to impress us or hype up some praise. In fact, it's an offence to distract attention from God, and people usually know in their hearts when they has happened. Worship leaders must point as sensitively as possible to the Lord and never to themselves.
I often define good worship leaders as those who lead strongly enough so that people follow but not so strongly they they themselves become the focus. If you think about it, worship leaders who end up with a whole lot of attention aren't actually very good at their job.
From Pages 47-48 of
The Unquenchable Worshipper
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