Where is the emphasis in your ministry? In your student ministry? Worship ministry? Work? Family?
I've been noticing a disconnect between what I intend the emphasis to be and what it really specifically in our worship ministry. Asking some hard questions forces us to re-evaluate and hopefully adjust priorities. Here are some I've been asking:
-What are the passions of the people in this ministry? Do I know them well enough to answer this?
-Are we feeling a constant spirit of challenge through the Word as a team?
-Am I spending more time preparing what I like to do (music) or what needs to be done (Studying the Word).
-Who has come and gone in this ministry and why?
-Would people in this ministry come to me for spiritual guidance, or are we simple acquaintances?
As a result of these we began a Bible study before rehearsal each week. It's mandatory for everyone on the team and I've decided that anyone that wants to join has to come participate there for a month or two 1st. Unfortunately we've seen a few people drop away, because their emphasis was on the music and not expressing the heart of God - that we must know in order to express it. But we are now left with a team devoted spiritually, then musically.
This applies everywhere.
I've been noticing a disconnect between what I intend the emphasis to be and what it really specifically in our worship ministry. Asking some hard questions forces us to re-evaluate and hopefully adjust priorities. Here are some I've been asking:
-What are the passions of the people in this ministry? Do I know them well enough to answer this?
-Are we feeling a constant spirit of challenge through the Word as a team?
-Am I spending more time preparing what I like to do (music) or what needs to be done (Studying the Word).
-Who has come and gone in this ministry and why?
-Would people in this ministry come to me for spiritual guidance, or are we simple acquaintances?
As a result of these we began a Bible study before rehearsal each week. It's mandatory for everyone on the team and I've decided that anyone that wants to join has to come participate there for a month or two 1st. Unfortunately we've seen a few people drop away, because their emphasis was on the music and not expressing the heart of God - that we must know in order to express it. But we are now left with a team devoted spiritually, then musically.
This applies everywhere.
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