the platform, leading worship, also had the [WM] You were the original Worship Pastor been given to us is important because it says in
character to back up what they were singing there, and Greater Than is the first Gateway live the Scriptures that God rewards us based upon
or what they were playing. It had to be both album where you’ve formally passed the baton how we steward what we’ve been given.
things. Both character and craft were important. of leadership to others. What are your thoughts Part of stewardship is not only stewarding what
I’ve seen many churches where one is more on being able to pass leadership to others and you have to the best of your ability, but also
important than the other; where perhaps craft empowering them to take ministries into new realizing that once that season is over, don’t
is more important than character. But the seasons in a healthy and effective way? Do you try to hang on to it, because if you try to hang
importance of having both qualities there, and have advice for people on learning to let go of on to it, the truth is that you’re not stewarding
both being priorities for worship ministry, is that the past to move into God’s new assignment that well anymore. And then you’re not able to
we are modeling worship on the platform; we for them? steward the next thing God has for you.
congregation to act. And if we don’t have the [Thomas] Passing the baton, or letting I also feel like that you must give a great level of
character to back up what we’re singing and go, is easy when you consider the principles trust when it comes to passing the baton. Trust
playing, it’s not going to ring true. We actually of stewardship. One of the principles of is earned, but trust is also given—it’s a gift that
replicate who we are. We do that in ministry. We stewardship is that right now, in this season of you give someone. And that person is Pastor
do that in life as leaders. So it’s very important my life, I’m stewarding something, but I don’t Mark Harris now—he’s the Worship Pastor at
that who we are as leaders on the platform and own it. It’s not mine to keep for life. I don’t claim Gateway—and I trust him. I choose to trust,
who we are off the platform match each other ownership of anything. Scripturally speaking, but I also trust him. He’s done an incredible job.
so that the people will replicate who we are and my life is the Lord’s; it’s not mine. So whatever I feel great knowing that worship is still rising
what we do. He’s placed in my hands at this time, whatever to the throne of God even to this day, but I’m
I’m doing, it doesn’t mean it’s forever. Because not having to be the steward of that every day
Those are the two major decisions I made in the truth is, nothing will be forever. It’s for a because Mark can do that. I’ve given that trust
the early days. season. I believe that how we steward what has to him, and it’s a joy to me to see that worship
are modeling how we want other people in the
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