BETHEL MUSIC: BASKING IN THE STARLIGHT
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[WM]
year
Awesome!
worship
You
pastor
are
for
the second
Bethel School
of Supernatural Ministry. What does that
role entail?
[Kalley] We have four different worship teams
that routinely lead the school. So I set up tryouts
at the beginning of the year. I also set up and
establish our teams, and then help pastor and
give feedback. I help them to grow in things like
set lists, selecting songs, building the band,
how to give feedback, be spontaneous, how
to find your voice, and other things that can
come up for worship-types. We have a weekly
the most?
the answers, I have what I need because He is
with me. That’s been really powerful.
home group, and there are places students are
able to serve, both inside the school and out. [Kalley] That’s a good question! They all do It’s really about coming alongside them and in different ways. I think with “Take Courage” [WM] The bio for Starlight points out that
helping them to grow and develop. Our ultimate Kristene has found some really profound ways although all the worship leaders are women,
goal, is to see them grow. We want to see them to speak to being in the middle of a process. the disc is not just for women. With that in
at a different spot at the end of the year than You know the Lord’s with you, but you don’t mind, there seems to be a deep, yet unspoken
they were at the beginning. We want to see know how the chapter wraps up, you don’t language between women which men often
them walking in confidence. So, whatever it know how the story ends. I think that song has “miss”. As it relates to women in ministry, how
looks like to come alongside and really breathe brought real and tangible hope for people. It is can men better support the journey that women
that kind of life into what they’re doing, that’s moving, not only to sing and lead, but to watch are on and become better listeners to the
the aim for us. people connect to the truth that He is with me unspoken dialog that women share intuitively?
here and now. Even if I don’t have it figured out,
[WM] Which tracks on Starlight speak to you
even if I don’t have clarity, even if I don’t have
[Kalley] I think you said it. There’s such a
strength in just listening. There’s
strength in being alongside in
the moment. It’s some of why
“Take Courage” is such an
anthem. There might not be
answers right now, and there
might not be a way that this
feels logical or that this makes
sense. But the ever-present
help of the Lord is there, and
the Comforter comes and is
just with you. I think whoever
you are, that sort of empathy
and that sort of just “abiding
with” in the midst of problems
– not rushing to solutions and
not rushing to commentary, but
just being alongside brings such
a deep breath of relief. I think
that’s a big one.
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