MYTH # 5 - I’M NOT IN CHARGE BUT I WISH WE don’t run the ministry doesn’t mean you cannot Lord has blessed me with fifteen amazing years
REHEARSED have great influence. If I were in your situation, I of being in full-time music ministry!
would begin having healthy conversations with
TRUTH - You are my kind of person! You could my worship leader about the importance of Wherever you end up on the spectrum, I want
be the exact spark that needs to light the fire having rehearsal. And if you want to take it to to encourage you to explore the possibilities
with your leader. the next level, then offer to help. Your current and opportunities that a weekly rehearsal will
ministry leader may be overwhelmed and tired add to your team, to your ministry, and to your
Sometimes worship leaders, pastors or any and you may be just the person that helps them own personal life as a servant and worshipper
person who runs a ministry can get complacent find new inspiration. You could be someone of Jesus.
or burned out. A friend once told me this. that breathes new life into the ministry. Never (Wink, wink) underestimate the power of encouragement, I look forward to meeting again next month
gifts and passions that you bring to the table. in part two of this article. We will dive into
The internal thinking then becomes, “OK is
how
to
have
effective,
productive
and
good enough.” It happens all the time. But Whatever your experience, whatever your fulfilling rehearsals that will leave your team
having excited and passionate people like reason, or even perhaps whatever your excuse, renewed and excited to be a part of your
you on the team means there is hope. We are keep in mind that the Lord expects us to give our worship ministry.
all often surrounded by people with varying best to Him. Colossians 3:23 says, “Whatever
degrees of inspiration and buy-in. If you are the you do, work at it with your whole being, for
person that finds your worship team is sub- the Lord and not for men.” For me, when I was
par, lacking inspiration, or just needs to get serving as a volunteer, I always thought that if
out of the funk, consider yourself placed in that I was going to give my time to the Lord, then I
situation for a reason and for God’s purpose. was going to give Him my best. As a result of
Consider yourself deputized! Just because you that personal commitment and conviction, the
Brian Michael Fuller
Brian is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and
worship musician who currently serves as the
worship arts pastor at Newhope Church in Durham,
North Carolina. You can hear some of his original
production music at www.fullertime.com. The pad
sets that he has designed are exclusively available
at www.worshiptutorials.com and have sold over
50,000 copies.
www.FullerTime.com
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