Worship Musician November 2019 | Page 49

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 Award-Winning Psalm Hymns for Bible Study ISBN-13: 978-1519782045 ISBN-13: 978-1732445772 ISBN-13: 978-1732445796 GO-TO RESOURCE FOR PSALM LYRICS. OFFERING SMALL GROUP PARTICIPATION OR QUICK PERSONAL MEMORY WORK. See a sample or order your book/ebook now. CLICK HERE Bulk orders, please email Laura Bartlett at [email protected].