Most people, pastors and laypeople alike, become disappointed with their church. It’s inevitable. People are flawed and since churches are made up of people, churches are flawed. If we’re not careful, though, this disappointment can turn into discouragement, frustration and anger. More HERE
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A great example of a last-minute request with significant impact is that of adding a musician. Let’s say the worship leader comes up to you right before the service and says, “Chris is back from college and really wants to help lead worship today. Where can he plug in his guitar?” Let’s go with the assumption you have room on the stage and an available channel More HERE
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Imagine the scene… You’re at a large Christian conference. Someone has just preached a powerful sermon. The musicians pick up their instruments and start a song. Soon everyone in the room is singing at the top of their voices with passion and authenticity. God feels very present to everyone there, like heaven is touching earth. But ... see HERE
Music is powerful ... we are wired to respond to it, and we're wired to create it. Just consider how many people go around humming, whistling, and singing in their daily life. For that very reason we need to be careful of where our focus is: do we try move people emotionally and cry "Great worship" when they do? Or do we strive to help people draw closer to God in intimacy, thanks, and praise? Either way the visible response may look the same ... but the one is manipulation, the other worship. A good essay on this HERE. Here's a church whose setup sounds much like ours. Some encouragement, and some pointers to take note of. HERE
We've had a stable repertoire for a few months now ... perhaps we should start considering bringing in something new?
Thoughts on this process HERE Some really good advice:
The 100% rule. If you are the piano player and you're the only one playing, you are at 100%. You're playing it all. If you add a guitar, you just halved your contribution. You are 50% and the guitar is 50%. Add a drummer and a bass player, and you become 25%. What this means is that each instrumentalist plays a little less with the addition of other instruments, and no one plays 'all out'. Read the full article HERE |
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