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Maintenance! This by far can be the hardest part of ministry whether you’re in the music end or the technical end. I am reminded of the farmer who, when talking about his dairy, said; "The hardest thing about raising cows is that they don’t stay milked!" Ministry is the same way, especially if you are striving for excellence over the long haul. Over the years I have found that if I do a few things right it makes the daily tasks of ministry much easier and keeps those involved in the worship, music, & technical areas on top of their game.
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Every Sunday, sports fans all across the country crowd around television sets to watch one of America's favorite past times: professional football. Why it's such an exciting way to spend three hours is unknown. Maybe it's the food, or the fancy uniforms, or maybe it's just the thrill of watching a group of men function as a unit.
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In seminars and conferences around the world I hear from leaders and band members many of the same ?'s regarding how to deal with conflicts. So I thought I'd spend some lines on the subject.
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Take courage from Joshua. When he urged God’s people forward, he faced insurmountable odds. But listen to God’s extravagant promise to Joshua, “I will give you every place where you set your foot. . . . Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Great Sea on the west. No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. . . . I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Joshua 1:3-5). Who could ask for anything more? The hindrances seemed small compared to the promise.
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The worship war is real, though putting those words together—“worship” and “war”—seems unthinkable. I once found these words written by John Greenleaf Whittier in the front of a hymnal in St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London: “To worship rightly is to love each other, each hymn a smile and each kindly deed a prayer.”
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More pastor oriented, but still useful when trying to implement any sort of change in the church, including worship/music.
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Many things can motivate us to reach out to others - the desire to see broken people mended, the ache to see our nation morally rejuvenated, the impulse to resist darkness in every sector of our society.Many things can motivate us to reach out to others - the desire to see broken people mended, the ache to see our nation morally rejuvenated, the impulse to resist darkness in every sector of our society. But the only motivation for ministry that lasts a lifetime is that which flows out of a passion for God. How can we maintain such passion?
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