Music director=Praise team/choir=Praise and Worship.
The musical director or choir director’s office is vital to
the performance of any praise team or choir, consequently affecting the worship
lifestyle and the spiritual atmosphere of any given church.
This requires a careful and prayerful selection when it
comes to individuals that should fill in that position. There are seven qualities, a music or choir
director should not have.
- Immaturity- (Eccle
10:16) “Woe to the city whose king is a child”. There is always a big issue
when a leader talks and thinks like a child.
- Unspiritual-
Music for the church is a Spiritual act of worship and should be handled by
qualified individuals that understand the way of the Spirit of God.
- Poor musical Understanding-
(1 Chron 15:22) The office of the music or choir director should not be
politically driven. Individuals with good understanding of music should be
given a chance to work.
- Busied Schedule- (Jam1:8) Being
effective and unavailable usually makes the work slower and undesirable. It’s
better to be effective and available.
- Quick to Anger-
Most directors need anger management classes because this is one of the silent
reasons some members leave teams and choirs they would have been a blessing to.
- Personal Vision-
The director needs to work within the confines of the bigger vision of the
ministry. Problems usually occur when personal agenda’s are pursued. Such
people should be avoided
- Smart Less- A good music/choir director should have the
experience or technical proficiency to know what to do in any given situation.
Praise
teams and Choirs need to be driven and handled by qualified individuals not
individuals that believe they can just because they sing or play an instrument
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