Comments on: Spotlight Addiction

By: theworshipcommunity

theworshipcommunity — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:50:19 +0000

Spotlight Addiction: Is your worship team addicted to the spotlight?
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By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:35:35 +0000

Awesome Blog! I remember when I met you, you were just one of those kids in the youth group. On fire for God, but WOW!!! How much you have continued to grow in your relationship with God, in your worship, in your ministry! I am so proud of you, that regardless of the many things that could have brought you down, or drawn you on another path, you have remained faithful to God and you continue to live to serve and worship Him. Not for your glory, but for His glory. Its an honor to work with you and under you in the worship ministry, not only because we are great friends, but because I know that you truly are a man of God and I know your heart is pure as you give all that God has given you back to Him! Its an inspiration and a guiding light for those of us around you.

God bless!

By: jordan fowler

jordan fowler — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:14:37 +0000

This is my case for starting people slowly (particularly in a church with a large congregation where it feels like they are “arena tour” in size). We make people sing on bridge team long before they ever get to hold a microphone. We also make them listen to an old Louie Giglio message that has as its theme….get on the cross, not on the platform…

These have tended to beat the spotlight out of people.

(No lie, I once mentored a girl way back who wanted to play for the youth service I led. I built her a shower curtain box and put a monitor in it and made her play for a month from there. She had to be in there before kids arrived and had to sneak out after the service ended and then could mingle but couldn’t tell people she was the one in the curtain box. I used it as a teaching time both for her and our student worshipers. A little hard core, but it worked and she has thanked me for it sense)

By: Addicted to the spotlight « josh collesano

Addicted to the spotlight « josh collesano — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:46:33 +0000

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By: Fred McKinnon

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:12:11 +0000

Johnny,
Wow, what an incredible bit of insight, and a challenge to stop and ponder this. Pride is something that can easily take up residence in our hearts as worship leaders, and even as team members.

I know for me, personally, I’m trying to “give that up” as much as possible – and work to be sure that the attention isn’t on me, but on God Himself.

Thanks for the reminder.