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Develop a natural prayer language of song. So where does style and instrumentation fit into all of this? This is one of the areas of greatest tension with churches.
I like to give some basic guidelines to pastors and worship leaders on instrumentation. Discover what those songs are and make them a key part of your song selection process. I encourage worship leaders to sing their prayers during their private devotional time with the Lord. If worship is relational, then spontaneity is a natural part of the worship leading function. You submitted the following rating and review. Her path to music ministry began in as a tenor with the female contemporary gospel group, Reconciled.
When you play traditionally arranged choral songs for a young congregation, does it best serve that community expression of prayer? Keep in mind that these dynamics change as a church grows numerically and culturally. What works today, may not work in six months. You might be in a room that is best served with acoustic guitars and djembe.
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In a year, you might be in a room that can handle a full band. But, if you keep the attitude of a servant and weave that attitude into every aspect of your ministry, then you will go far in diminishing potential problem areas. I like to give some basic guidelines to pastors and worship leaders on instrumentation. Actually, the acoustic approach is a very hip approach right now.
Using acoustic guitars, bass, piano and djembe or cajon is a culturally relevant and sonically easy to control instrumentation for music. Be creative in your use of technology. You might want to explore the use of loops or keyboard sequencing. What about using a vocalizer to strengthen backing vocals?
The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. All ministry is incarnational. What do I mean? The word incarnational comes from The Latin incarnatio and corresponds to the Greek sarkosis, or ensarkosis, which is taken from John 1: It is God made flesh in Jesus.
When we say that all ministry is incarnational, we are saying that all ministry is the life of Jesus living through the individual believer. It is Christ in you ministering to those around you. This is both freeing and terrifying. It is freeing in that so many leaders look at the success of others and try to duplicate them by imitation. We go to conferences trying to learn the latest techniques and kill ourselves trying to implement them. It can be a pressure filled prison of unrealized expectation. Or worse, it can work and we become enamored with our own success thinking promotion comes from my cleverness.
The truth is that God does not anoint us being someone else. God uniquely gifts and anoints you and I for the tasks that He asks us to do. So, be who God made you to be. Play the music you love to play, pray the way you love to pray, serve the way you love to serve. But also be prepared to discover that what you love to do may not be rooted in His love.
It remains undone because no one else can do what we can do as empowered vessels in the hand of God. That means no one can steal your ministry or influence.
God gives and takes away. That means you can hold no grudge when you feel held back. You have to come face to face to God. Is He testing your faithfulness when given a better opportunity? Is He testing your obedience during hard times? When we say thus says the Lord, are we making it up? Is your God schizophrenic or unchanging? Wherever you are in your development as a follower of Jesus, it is important to remember the central theme of worship.
We love Him because He first loved us. Our service, our creativity, our passion is simply the response to the price that He paid when He died on the cross for our sins. So let us serve with gladness and thanksgiving the One who has redeemed us for Himself. Think of your set in terms of a journey. A typical journey begins with songs of celebration and ends with songs of intimate adoration. You can also begin with songs of intimate adoration and end with songs anthemic exaltation.
It just depends on the mood of the service. Have at least two songs in a row that have the same key and feel. This creates a sense of movement without distraction. When you move into a time of intimate adoration, use simple songs that are well known or easy to remember.
You want people to focus on their personal experience with God and focus on trying to remember the words. Create space to linger.
This might mean repeating a chorus or hanging on a particular chord. It might also mean allowing for silence. Use prayer as a means to transition from one segment of the service to another. This keeps the congregation focused on the Lord and allows you to make dramatic changes with minimal distractions. Once you begin your set of worship songs, focus all your conversation to the Lord. When you engage the congregation, you take the focus off Jesus and you put it on yourself.
Think of your set in terms of a theme. Maybe your pastor has a message that you can reinforce through song selection. Choose songs that are not too high or low. Choose songs that fit the season your church is in. There are songs that express the heart cry of the congregation.
These are reflections of the work that God is doing in the community. Discover what those songs are and make them a key part of your song selection process. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them.
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