The Ministry Of Music And Worship

Ask any Christian what “ministry” is. The answers will vary, slightly, but for almost anyone who has been in church a while, the answer will be something like this........... “Oh, I’m not in ministry--that’s the pastor--he’s in ministry.” or “Ministry--well--God makes some people the clergy--and the rest of us are th e lay-people.” or “Ministry is the guy who gives the speeches on Sunday--the pastor. He’s the shepherd and the rest of us are the flock. Oh yeah--there are some people who are evangelists--like Billy Graham.” or “Ministry? It means to serve God and we all have a ministry to do. But God has given some people the office of ministry. They are the paid, professional, full-time ministers. We have to submit to their authority--obey them that have the rule. We all have ministry--but we must be submitted to a spiritual covering.” Think about it. As a Christian, what is your definition of “ministry”? Does it fit into one of these categories? Have you heard these “buzzwords” used t...

"She's the worship leader......."  I remember one of my friends introducing me to a friend one day while walking through Lismore. “How do you know her?” I asked my friend, “Oh, she’s the Worship Leader at our church.” “What’s that mean?” I asked. “You know, she’s in charge of the music, the bands and that.” “Oh”, I replied. “When you say she leads the worship you mean she leads the music”. We hear that term a lot: ‘worship’. In a lot of church contexts it conjures up images of singing, hand waving and great music: a special time when we ‘worship’ God. Unfortunately we’re taking a word from the Bible and using it the wrong way, compartmentalising something that’s meant to be the whole of our lives. whole of our lives. whole of our lives. The Bible says in Romans 12:1-2: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship this is your spiritual act of worship...