From the earliest origins of Judeo-Christian history, the personal exchange of wisdom and encouragement from one believer to another has played a vital role in the successful spiritual growth and discipleship of leaders. Today, this distribution of wisdom and encouragement often takes the form of mentoring relationships that are almost essential in developing effective leaders …
Monday Musings
All Die
How about that. Truth in perhaps it’s crudest form. The reality of that single phrase has the biggest impact on how we go about our everyday lives. If we knew we would never die, would we have faith in a savior? A savior from what? If there was no savior from an eternal hell (because we would …
Art Matters
Maybe it’s because I’m 31. Maybe it’s because I can’t wear my hair in a pompadour without my ears sticking out like…whoa, but somewhere along the way, I stopped striving to be “relevant” I’m an artist. I produce music, I wrote a book. I tell stories through video. So when I refer to being relevant, …
Is Ministry More Important than Family?
I’ve learned a few things over the years I’ve been in ministry. I’ve learned how to interact with difficult people, how to plan for huge events, how to raise support for new endeavors, and how to neglect my family. Yeah, you weren’t expecting that last one. A great post from Jesse about the balance of family and ministry.
Attitude is Everything
The difference between bringing your A-Game and your B-Game is entirely your state of mind. When it comes to a healthy ministry, attitude is everything.
The Heart of Worship Leading
We can never over-emphasize focusing on the heart of the worship leader because honestly, this is what is on display each week. Our heart is the place where our passion dwells and our conviction speaks. It is the place where honesty is the only reality. Our heart is the place where everything we care about and hold dear is kept. It is the place where worship flows.
Christ-Centered Worship
As ministers in worship, as people who lead others into God’s presence through music and singing, as people who remain led by the Holy Spirit and are faithful to scripture, how then should we kick things off? The answer is simple.
With Christ.
Victorious Warriors
Seth muses on the subject of being victorious warriors for our Victorious King. He provides us with a practical “how to” and references perfect pieces of scripture that show this behavior in action.
Is Corporate Worship Discipleship?
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” ― A.W. Tozer Click To Tweet This quote drives me as a Pastor and Worship Leader. The part that we play in helping our people to think rightly about God is so overwhelming to me at times. Thankfully …
Avoiding Dissension
The Church Collective is growing. And just as with the early church, growing must include differing opinions and viewpoints. Diversity of opinion is a huge benefactor of advancement in knowledge, development of apologetics and individual understanding of theology. Here’s the issue: It’s 2014. Everybody has a computer in their pocket, a personal blog, and we …
Don’t Make David’s Mistakes
I’ve done a lot to solidify my voice as a writer. I love sarcasm and wit, and I employ those devices regularly in my writing. This particular article won’t have any of either. I don’t enjoy writing things that aren’t funny, but I believe this subject deserves attention. And so few people are willing to …
How to Recover From Sunday Services
Well…it’s over. The rehearsals, the sound checks, all 5 songs in your set – it’s done. NOW is when things get tough. I don’t know about you, but I have this love/hate relationship with Monday mornings. It’s my day off. I sleep in, grab a cup of coffee, sit down and start watching the services from Sunday. And if I …
The Complete Worship Service
What would “The Complete Worship Service” look like? Think about Revelation chapters 4 & 5. In this passage we see the heavenly realm, the throne room of God, and a glimpse of worship on the eternal level. I think if we were to look honestly at these verses we would see things about the …
Monday Musings // Stand Your Ground
We’re called to live a life of submission and servanthood, but when does God want us to stand our ground to achieve His will through us, even though we are surrounded by other leaders who are following Him just as passionately as we do? And how do we recognize it? I learned an invaluable lesson …
Monday Musings // Only God Can Judge Me! Kinda, Sorta, Not Really
Concerning brothers and sisters in Christ, the topic of ‘judging’ has seemed to surface here and there in my life lately. With that said, let me be the first to say that I am definitely not without blame on the subject. I think every person on the planet is guilty of judging someone or something …
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