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08.25.08Considering Worship Ministry?A group of former students from my alma mater were contacted by a former professor—and good friend I might add—asking for relevant input for his upcoming Church Music Administration class. Basically, what were the things we wished we had known before entering ministry full-time? Here is my (edited for blog relevance) off the cuff reply. Read the Word, Know the Word, Live the Word, Consult the Word. This is first and foremost before anything and everything. This should go without saying, but sadly it needs to be said. It is so easy to get caught up doing the "work of God," ...
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08.06.08CalledI am called... to a land whose culture and language are often strange to me. to a land whose music is diverse and often foreign to my ears. to a land with many tribes whose dress and customs are so diverse they cause separation and segregation. to a land whose people worship a multitude of gods. to a land whose people by and large don't know who Jesus is. to a land whose people often despair and look for answers in all the wrong places. to a land where rich and poor sometimes live within walking distance of one another. to a land that is often divided along ...
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08.04.08Worship Confessional: August 3, 2008It was good to be back in the saddle yesterday after a vacation the previous Sunday. Our crowd was extremely low, even for a summertime service. Maybe it was the combination of the record breaking heat and the pastor being out of town that did the trick. I also know there were quite a few folks out for vacation, so that gives you hit as well. I took the opportunity to share my heart for our church with the church yesterday, and I hope it was received in the spirit with which it was given. I may or may not write ...
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07.07.08Delirious? is leaving the building…Delirious? announced on their website (and via press release) yesterday that they are calling it quits. They have some fantastic reasons for doing so—ministry opportunities, family priorities—but it's still a sad thing to see them go. They'll be touring on a limited basis apparently until the end of 2009, so I guess I need to actually go see them in concert somewhere, somehow before it's all over. They're one of the few of my favorites I've not ever seen live. It's nearly like losing an old friend when one of these great bands retire. That may sound silly, but it's the way ...
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05.07.08Worship Leader Wednesday #12, part 2Welcome to part 2 of Jamey Ketchum's interview at Consuming Worship Jamey Ketchum What’s the greatest “worship risk” you’ve ever taken? I don’t think I’ve done that yet. I’ve never really had to play the keyboard during worship before, but my next step will be just that—lead from the keyboard. I say that because, when I sit at the keyboard and other people are watching I get very nervous for some strange reason. So the risk will be getting “out of that box”! Any risks you wish you had taken but did not? No, because I believe that there’s always going to be times ...
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04.28.08The Monday Minute: Your WeekendI had a whirlwind of a weekend. You know how you can schedule things weeks to months in advance, not realizing there will be a convergence? That's exactly what happened to me. Months ago I scheduled our yearly music retreat, and had to take this last weekend because of conference space availability. A few weeks ago, we scheduled our first ever ministry fair. I didn't realize until just about a week ago that the two events would take place on the same weekend. I think this happened because there was no conflict. The retreat was a Friday-Saturday event, while the fair ...
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04.10.08Ministry Board: This Should’ve Been a Creative Chaos EntryThis was supposed to be a Creative Chaos entry for Ragamuffin Soul, but Los changed the rules this week. I'm going to post it anyway. Sometimes the best ideas are simple ideas, and maybe even old ideas repurposed for a different goal. Remember in college seeing the bulletin board in your college dorm or student center will all the pieces of paper advertising odd jobs, books for sale, and missing stuff? We're in the middle of our iLife series on spiritual disciplines at New Hope, and we'll be hitting the disciplines of submission and service over the next three Sundays. In an effort ...
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03.24.084 amIt's 4 in the morning, and I'm still up. I tried to lie down and sleep around Midnight, which is actually early for me. I felt horrible all day today, but I'm surprising feeling pretty fine right now. Why am I up? It's more than just insomnia, I've got a lot on my mind. I've got the Lord on my mind, I've got my church family on my mind, I've got my community on my mind, I've got the future on my mind. Pretty heavy stuff. My mind is filled with the kernels of ideas, both things that were already on my ...
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02.20.08Worship Leader Wednesday #8Terry Foester Biographical Information Spouse's name: Libby Years married: 11 years Children's names: Elias (5), Eden (3) & Silas (9 months) Years leading worship: seven years Church name and location: Hockessin Baptist Church (HBC), Hockessin, Delaware Church website: http://www.hockessinbc.org Denomination: Southern Baptist Years at current church: 10 Instruments you play: Acoustic guitar (Alvarez 5030 & Epiphone Hummingbird - both through an L.R. Baggs Para Acoustic D.I.) Electric guitar (Fender Telecaster) Blog: http://greylias.com Is your role full time, bi-vocational, or volunteer? Volunteer, engineer by day. What are you listening to right now? Ampersand EP (Derek Webb & Sandra McCracken) God of This City (Passion) Trumpet Child (Over the Rhine ) Unearthed (Johnny Cash) – borrowed ...
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02.18.08unfitDo you ever feel completely unfit for the ministry to which you've been called? I'm not talking about sin here, but a feeling of total inadequacy. That's where I am today.
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