In November, Church Music Today will look at a particular event the contributors have planned over the years and share it with you. We hope these practical ideas of enhanced worship services and groups brought in to lead in worship will be ideas you can use to springboard into your own church. Let’s face it,…
I had a few minutes before I needed to leave the house for an appointment, and picked up the Home Life magazine to help pass the time. The cover promos included the question “Are you a walking contradiction?” Intrigued, I turned to the referenced article and found a confessional little essay entitled “Stripping the Veneer”. …
Last week, we shared a series about cantatas. This week, we share a new series: Music Ministry Philosophy. Within this series, our trio of writers will share our personal philosophy of music ministry. These philisophies have been shaped by our influences, mentors, educators, past churches, and current ones. Our views may differ in substance, or length,…
Jared over at the Gospel-Driven Church blog has written a nice article called “10 Simple Things Good Pastors Say.” It’s simple. It’s profound. It’s short. It’s true. Experiencing good and bad pastors along my roads of ministry, I can tell you these ten phrases are indeed things a good pastor will say. Not just a…
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” Psalm 133:1 Before I was called into full-time ministry, God called me to serve in the church. Through serving and seeking His will for my life, He called me from volunteering to a part-time ministry position and then a full-time ministry position. Sometimes…
On Sunday, March 27, my home church youth minister, Doug King, celebrates twenty-five years in ministry at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. I was privileged, as a child/youth, to have the same church staff for my entire time I attended my home church. The Pastor, Glenn Armstrong, retired on his 40th anniversary. The Music Minister,…
Ed Stetzer from LifeWay, recently re-posted an interview with Charles Stone, writer of “5 Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them“. In the article from Stetzer’s blog, Stone notes that he, considers it a “pre-crisis book, one that can help us avoid those issues that can kill a ministry, a marriage, or passion for God.…
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