Do you struggle with feeling unappreciated for your service in the music ministry? Has this struggle led to feelings of insecurity? Are you basing the worth of your ministry on the feedback that you receive? If you are in the music ministry in the local church, you probably pour yourself out to minister to the Body but often don’t get poured into yourself. This can lead to feelings of being unappreciated…
Is there a musical diva in your music ministry? Not sure? Allow me to enlighten you. A musical diva (man or woman) is someone who likes special treatment. They prefer their microphone to be the loudest and want the best songs saved for their solos because they are the best singer around (at least in their own mind). They usually breeze in late…
Have you had days in your music ministry when you feel like you have so much to do that you just have to let something go? When you’re in that tight spot it may seem like the only thing you can get out of is singing at church. I’ll offer you some encouragement from God’s Word to remain faithful in your music ministry…
Have you ever been in the middle of singing a song to the congregation during a church service and all of sudden you find your mind has drifted far away, thinking about something else? Your thoughts may have drifted to what you’d be doing later that day or back to something that happened earlier in the week. You may have even caught yourself thinking about how you look or how you sound…
Have you ever had that awkward situation when you are scheduled to sing, and you prepare a new song, only to find out that another singer has planned to sing that song too? The awkwardness comes in the conversation between the two singers while they try to decide who’s going to get to sing the song first. Some respond with graciousness and others with a bit of competitiveness…
The Christian music industry has exploded with a multitude of gifted composers, lyricists and music artists. You’ve probably noticed the abundance of recordings when you start searching for a new song to sing. As you know, we can find a song on almost any subject – encouragement, walking with the Lord, the stresses of life, fear, trusting in the Lord. And, there are always songs specific to Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and even Independence Day. It can almost be overwhelming to narrow down a song choice…
It’s a glorious Sunday morning. You are standing on stage singing a beautiful song for the congregation of your church. It’s a song that you love; it has a beautiful melody and great lyrics. You are confident that you sound good singing it. Suddenly, you really hear the words you’re singing…
I feel like a hypocrite standing up singing when my life is such a mess! Have you ever had that thought before? We all have our “junk” that we carry. We all have struggles. And yes, we all fail. We are a mess. However, none of us musicians, believers in Jesus Christ, washed with His precious blood and redeemed can stand to say that we are living perfect lives and are worthy of being a minister of the Gospel through music. Our lives are big messes, but praise God, through the work of His Holy Spirit…
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 (ESV) What an overwhelming truth that Jesus, the Son of God, left His heavenly royal throne, and putting on human flesh, came to earth not to rule and reign, but to serve. Philippians 2:6-7 says, “though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant.” (ESV) Wow! Here’s my question for you…
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? You know the story from your childhood. The character behind those words was filled with a drive for control and a drive to be the most beautiful. In that fairy tale, the character is known as “the evil queen” – the “tell me I’m the most beautiful” queen. Have you ever taken a good look in the mirror and wondered what others see in you? If you’re in the music ministry you’re likely in front of people…