The music minister and church support Part 2

1 Chron 28:21 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

The willingness to serve (music ministry) in any position in a church usually comes with a commitment on the part of the individual serving.

 As I discussed in the part 1 of the music minister and church support, I looked at the expectations music ministers have in regards to the place where they serve.

Here I want to look at the corresponding attitudes that the music ministers are expected to live with.

The music minister serving in a church must learn to be responsible first to God, himself and to the ministry he or she serves.  One of the important things responsibility comes with is that it helps to create discipline.

 Any individual that does not want to be considered irresponsible should not make a commitment, because with the acceptance to serve comes responsibility.

There is a deep connection between the worship experience of a church and the support the music ministers (praise team or choir) put into it.

For music ministers I have observed and seen that there are individuals that are so anointed but unreliable and unavailable. On the other hand others are available but don’t have what it takes to get the job done.

6 signs that show a music minister support his/her church.

1-    Excited when it’s time to go to go to church.- The excitement to want to go for rehearsal and subsequently worship services reflects a love and passion.

2-    You don’t complain or talk about your praise team or choir- There would never be perfect situations anywhere, issues in praise teams and choirs are best handled through dialogue and prayers.

3-     Living the life the calling of God demands- The music ministry is a MINISTRY involved in the worship of God. Living the called life is of a great necessity.

4-    Working hard at your craft- The music ministry requires a degree of perfection, be it in singing, playing and writing.

5-    You don’t have a competitive attitude against other members of your team.- Competition always leads to strive and envy. It does not matter who does the job. God takes the glory.

6-    Making a commitment to one’s self and God to put in your best while you serve there.- when an individual proposes in his/her heart, much is achieved.

4 signs that show a music minister is not supporting his/her church.

The opposite of all that I listed above serve as signs that a music minister is not supporting the ministry in which he/she is active.

I would to add an additional four points that I did not discuss in the above support signs.

1-    Making comparison of your church with another- This usually leaves the complainer unsatisfied and developing wondering thoughts. All churches cannot be the same. They differ in Grace.

2-    Always shows up late for rehearsals and worship service and gives excuses as to why.- Consistent lateness is a sign for little or no regards to what is happening.

3-    A music minister shows up in rehearsal or church only when he/she has a role to perform (sing or play)- Not wanting to give a supporting role.

4-    When his/her service is not done as unto God but man- Once commitment is established, our service unto God must come from a conviction that knows God deserves the glory and rewards diligently.  There would be no need to impress any Pastor or church leader.

What are your thoughts about this?

5 Reasons why your congregation does not respond to worship

The worship moment or experience is supposed to be a spontaneous interaction between the praise team and the congregation. There are factors that make it extremely difficult for the congregation to keep up with the worship moments.

1.     Unfamiliar new songs- Most worship leaders are sometimes tempted to sing every new song that they feel is good to them without considering the popularity of the song. This I have noticed makes a lot of congregations stand still, sit down or even sleep off during worship.

2.     Questionable character of the worship leader- The worship leader must maintain a good reputation before God and man. Since he/she stands before the people of God and lead them into worship.

3.     Bad sound or acoustics- Sound churches have very gigantic buildings with very poor sound system or acoustics and the congregation find it hard to hear what the worship leader is singing. This definitely would not encourage anyone to participate.

4.     Nonspiritual songs- These are songs that do not have strong scriptural backing. They were composed or written by writers that just wanted to have some lyrics into a beat.

5.     Absence of the presence of Spirit of God- The presence of God breaks every yolk, creates an atmosphere for worship and reveals the mind of God during worship.