Resources

Lessons I Learned From the Election

by Tim Elmore / www.GrowingLeaders.com Well, we made American history. Barack Obama was just elected as the first African-American president of the United States. It was a clear victory for Senator Obama, if not a landslide in the electoral college. I felt like both Barak Obama and John McCain showed class in their speeches following the election results. Now... [Read more of this review]

An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth

When I was working in advertising and design, there was this list of 43 ideals that helped shape the studio’s culture - it helped release creativity and I think could be a good read for most of us in creative arts ministries - its occasionally business related but here it is. Written in 1998, the Incomplete Manifesto is an articulation of statements... [Read more of this review]

An Encouragement Regarding Your Destiny

To go higher, keep climbing! Do you know what God’s destiny is for your life?  If you do, and you haven’t realized the fullness of it yet, I’d like to share some encouragement with you.  While you may think that everyone else is achieving their dreams while you’re stuck in a proverbial rut, this is just not so!  I believe... [Read more of this review]

The Four Pillars of Confidence in Worship Ministry

By Junjie Huang Visit The Invisible Worship Musician Many worship ministers, even those who have served for some time in the worship ministry, feel unsure about their effectiveness in serving the people of God. This often causes them to either be defensive when feedback is given to them, or easily taken in by the latest fads in worship ministry, any... [Read more of this review]

Hope

The Unger’s Bible Dictionary states that hope is ‘the expectation of something good’.   The original way the new testament authors use hope is in a ‘joyful and contented expectation of eternal salvation’.  Hope is based on expectation that good things will happen.  This sounds very different than I understood hope growing... [Read more of this review]

Canned Is for Campbells, Not Your Music

By Tom Jackson Batsirai’s note:  I think this applies to our worship services… its good to know the music… but to be great means creating moments or whole services of ‘encounter’! To not have a canned show takes work. Going from bad to good is easy. When I get a group that I work with that’s really bad, taking them... [Read more of this review]

The Authority of the Worship Leader

By Don Potter I have been asked by praise leaders and musicians from various churches how they might obtain more freedom in their congregational praise times. “More freedom” usually means playing music longer, playing what they feel should be played, prophesying with song, or playing instrumentally when led by the Spirit, etc. This is a... [Read more of this review]

The Musician and the Church

The relationship between the gifted musician and the church is often one of tension and misunderstanding. However, worship is central to church life, and this relationship can have a major impact on the entire church, for good or bad. Therefore, church leaders need to understand the unique traps that the enemy lays to ensnare musicians, in order to... [Read more of this review]

So, You Want to Be in the Band?

It has been my experience that there are usually a few people in a worship band who really shouldn’t be there. Yet I’ve also found out it’s hard to tell people “No” when they believe God is calling them to sing or play an instrument. They may not have any musical ability, but they love to worship God. Isn’t that good... [Read more of this review]

Divine Focus

The fact is - when you try to do everything, you end up doing very little. We need focus in our lives in general, but we also have the privilage of focus serving in a larger church. If you chase two rabbits, both will escape. So what rabbit are we as a team chasing? What has God called us as a team to be FANTASTIC at? Our Focus: Unifying the worship... [Read more of this review]