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 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…
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…
“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…
I want to ask a hard question. And believe me, I’m asking myself this question first before I ask you. Here it is: Is your music ministry about Kingdom building or about self building? Ouch! If we get completely honest the answer may hurt a little. If you’re feeling a bit conflicted about your answer to that question…
Have you ever been on a mountain road and come up on a road sign that reads “Caution – dangerous curve” or “Caution – narrow pass?” You know that to proceed, you must be careful, be fully alert and drive slowly. Well, I want to talk to you about a topic and as we go “down this road”…