What Is True Worship? Living as a Royal Priesthood

From the heart of Jessica Kirk

Inspired by How to Worship a King by Zach Neese

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When we think of worship, music often comes to mind—singing at church, emotional moments during a song, or the atmosphere created by a praise team. But biblical worship goes much deeper. It's not just an expression during a service; it’s a lifestyle of surrender, service, and stewardship.

This is the heartbeat of How to Worship a King by Zach Neese. And it’s also the heartbeat of Frontline Company.

Worship and Identity: A Shared Mission

At Frontline Company, we teach music, art, and creative disciplines—but we’re not just training performers. We’re raising up worshipers. Worshipers who know who they are. Who recognize they’ve been set apart, not just to receive from God, but to minister to Him.

Zach Neese describes every believer as part of a royal priesthood, called to carry God’s presence and serve as a representative of heaven on earth. That’s the very foundation of what we teach our students: your worship doesn’t begin on a stage, and it doesn’t end with applause. Your worship starts with *who you are* and how you walk with the Lord every single day.

From Practice to Priesthood

In the book, Neese breaks down the roles of Old Testament priests—and how their ministry was detailed, disciplined, and deeply sacred. At Frontline, we encourage students to take the same approach. Practicing your instrument? That’s worship. Preparing for a recital? That’s ministry. Serving younger students or helping set up a room? That’s what a priest does—creating space for God to move.

Whether you're in a drum circle, a harmony group, or a drawing class, every act of excellence done with the right heart becomes a holy offering.

Worship as a Dwelling Place

Frontline Company was built on a desire to see students and families encounter God—not just in moments of inspiration, but in daily devotion. Neese reminds us that wherever God is worshiped, He builds a throne. That means our classrooms, our lobbies, our stages—they are more than creative spaces. They are altars. And every time a student brings their best with a humble heart, heaven leans in.

We don’t just want students to learn about worship. We want them to become worshipers—carriers of God’s presence, both in their giftings and in their character.

The Heartbeat of Frontline

Frontline Company exists to raise up the next generation of worshipers, leaders, and creators—not performers for applause, but ministers who understand the weight and wonder of what it means to host God’s presence.

How to Worship a King beautifully articulates what we’ve seen firsthand: worship isn't limited to music, and ministry isn’t confined to the pulpit. True worship is found in the surrendered life. That’s what we’re teaching. That’s what we’re building. That’s what we’re called to release.

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