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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Yes, at times we are caught of guard and our worship music suffers. Here are some signs your music is in trouble:
- Singer says at beginning of service: “God gave me this song…”
- You see your worship team as a cover band rather than artists who create
- Guitarist says: “I forgot my capo…”
- The pastor starts or changes the tempo of songs from the front row (true story!)
- Asked in a worship planning meeting: “Have you heard the song ‘Pass It On’?”
- Any discussion about using bagpipes in a worship service!
- Your audio tech complains: “The electric guitar…its..its..distorting!”
- The worship leader tags endlessly on the first song…well, any song.
- There is NO COFFEE available in the worship team green room before service
- The pastor or the pastor’s wife lives in the sound booth!
Any I missed on my list? Add your thoughts.
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
I originally posted this over two years ago. This basically is my ministry philosophy in essay form. Please share your thoughts and dialog a bit with me!
Is local church ministry a waste of time? Sometimes it really seems that way. After all, the state of the local church today is really sad. It is no wonder most are declining or at best holding on and the ones holding on are aging, losing the chance to pass on their cherished faith to a younger generation. Churches last about 40 years. That’s it. One generation and they die. (more…)
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
I wanted to make my readers and friends know that I am now a Regional Coordinator for The Center for Church Communications. In the blog world, many of us enjoy Church Marketing Sucks blog. This group aims to educate the church world on how to communicate.
We as Christ followers have the most important story to tell. Let’s learn together to tell it well!
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
The Submergent Church
When your church staying above water doesn’t seem to matter anymore
There are a lot of blogs and posts out there on the emerging, emergent and other movements that are now misnomers or defunct. One category has always been with us: The Submergent Church. After all, there are things that keep a church from sinking. Some of those things might seem like common sense. But, we are in the church world where even though we believe God created the laws of physics we hold that they do not apply to us!
Speaking of the laws of physics… (more…)
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