What does God desire in our worship and worship leading? One word: BROKENNESS. "You will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise."  - Psalm 51:16-17 In our worship and worship leading, God desires us to be humble, dependent, reliant, weak and broken. This is very opposed to what we find in the church today. Church / Worship Leaders are bold, self-reliant, have all the answers, and are on a mission to change the world. But are we fooling ourselves? Today we talk with our friend Sam Salerno about embracing, even boasting in, our brokenness, weakness and dependance on God. No self-righteousness allowed. Dive into the deep end and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.  Direct DownloadLink to iTunesShow Notes     We've created a false religious system that says "if you're a church leader, you can't have any struggles.” -Tweet That! Fear about what others think about us causes us to hide, but hiding breaks intimacy, with people and with God. -Tweet That! True gospel love is being fully known, and fully accepted.  -Tweet That! When we "let it out of the bag", others can be honest about their struggles too.  -Tweet That! Worship that is pleasing to God comes from a place of brokenness (Ps. 51:17)  -Tweet That! If you want to be part of the kingdom of God, you have to be broken. (Mt 5:3)  -Tweet That! God created the world out of nothing and as long as we remain nothing, he can make something out of us. - Martin Luther  -Tweet That! God’s goodness shines through when people see that we aren’t the good ones.  -Tweet That!