For what I've learnt is:
When someone in the USA says "praise/worship band" they mean basically full on "pro-level" rock band
I play in a choir (loosely using 'choir,' as we don't corral sing, but just sing as best we can)... and 98% play chord rhythm.
If one can play melody fine but not required.
I am not the apitamony of playing skills but perseverance probably.
I play in the van when wife is shopping or in the car at lunch at work, or check my gallery pictures of my too hot for car under tree practice.
A bit lazy at playing at night as the dog and wife seem to want my attention at the moment (when I don't practice at night I'm none too happy with myself)
I can tell you that with "all" this practice, I'm still not a very good guitarist.
Although playing in front of 1500 people in church for 200 choirs now (wow completed 200 choir'sin 4yrs), I could not rip Sister Golden Hair or American Pie songs out at a coffee shop.
There are many (like Diane, Neil, Gotto, SixString) that can play circles around me.
There are times I ask "why? Why do I bother, when so many LMGr players, can produce such great music and mine sucks???"
(Then there was 20yrs of 24hr work, 9 major theater productions, 4yrs of choir playing, and amp construction all at the same time)
I just recorded using my looper Day Tripper ; besides the numerous mistakes and missing bar, I'm actually too embarrassed to post here as I can hear where the playing is not good.
Somewhere in my mind says,,,, some day I'll sound good , each days practice, playing sucks, next day playing sucks, next day p....
You as a drummer know beat.
Par-a-did-al, par-a-did-al...
Guitar terms... 1&2&3&4&
As for guitar mags...
Well I find unless you can play plenty great, going to be hard to play that stuff.
Hope you find some inspiration in this somewhere.
I'm back under my tree with 20min to play now