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Building Community
November 20, 2008
Community is something we all long for. We long to be a part of something bigger than ourselves, to love and to be loved, to give to others, and to receive that greatest of gifts – friendship. So what does this have to do with leading worship? An often overlooked area of worship leadership is providing an environment of community for our teams. The church is a spiritual community. Our ministry is not just to God, but also to one another as well. There is an added complexity to worship ministry as we are required to work together and at the same time to achieve a common goal – leading our church families to worship God. We are much like a sports team, all playing our positions to move the ball down the field, so to speak. We do different things, but we must do them together. Relational awareness and a deep sense of togetherness make our times of working together much more enjoyable as. When we work together in loving community we preach the Good News of Jesus Christ: “Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” (John 13:34-35)
The Gift Of Memory
November 18, 2008
My wife started singing a song under her breath as she cleaned the kitchen.
My daughter Celeste, who had been singing a different song, soon began to sing the same song as Rita- again, this was unconscious on both their parts. They were no more aware of the singing than they were of breathing.
Staff Vs. Stuff
November 12, 2008
Let the budgeting begin. Ugly. Every man for himself. At least that is often the case at our ministry.
It is that time of year again and I am married to the money guy. Wow, how did I get here? I supervise all the tech, creative arts and worship of the church. Talk about opposites. The good news is my husband is being moved to the Membership position at church, (his true giftedness), so thank goodness this is his last year of budget oversight.
The New Sound
November 6, 2008
There have been many words given over the last 20 years or so about a “New Sound” being released in the earth.
I believe those words are true and I believe that the sounds from heaven are even now filling the earth.
Together
October 30, 2008
Community is a big word right now. Supposedly it’s the fresh new thing in churches as people long not to observe, but to participate; not to simply attend but to truly belong. We all know that this is in reality nothing new. It began long ago in Creation, when God the Father said “Let us make people in our image to be like ourselves.” (Genesis 1:26 NLT)
Culture of Crucial: Now Is Not Normal
October 29, 2008
What do Major League farm systems and worship ministries have in common? For both to be successful over an extended period of time they have to be future minded.
Creating a Culture of Crucial means putting people first. Of course we should always be aware of positions and roles that need to be fulfilled, but we should never see people as a set of skills. People are PEOPLE!
Thoughts From A Guy Who Runs Pro Presenter
October 23, 2008
I’ve been running ProPresenter for the better part of the last 7-8 months at Revolution. I figured I’d take a little time to share some thoughts on running it. I believe the grand total of my readers that run ProPresenter - or something similar - total to exactly “0″, so this post should help precisely nobody. Here we go!
Butterflies Walking?
October 21, 2008
“For anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. ~Hebrews 4:10 NIV
One time I told a friend’s mother, (who was obviously stressed out about a lot of different things in her life) that Jesus said that we could come to Him and rest, to learn of Him and to take His yoke upon us for His “yoke is easy and His burden is light”. She responded: “That’s for after you die! I don’t want to die yet!”
What Difference Does Worship Make?
October 16, 2008
Soon after encountering Christ for the first time as a young teenager, I eagerly began telling everyone who would listen about my newfound faith. In one conversation as I tried to convince a friend of my brother that Jesus would make a huge positive difference in his life, he gently expressed his doubt about my words. As far as he was concerned, Jesus made no difference at all.
“How can you say that?” I cried in my shock.
Top Ten Rehearsal Tips
October 15, 2008
1) BE PREPARED
I define being prepared as making all of the necessary arrangements in advance that will help the rehearsal, and ultimately the worship service, run as smoothly as possible. Being prepared shows that I respect the time commitment and effort that my team members give me week in and week out. While it’s true that most who are reading this are ministry leaders, we also need to remember that we are servants.
So leaders - serve your team members by respecting their time!
