Building Healthy Worship Teams Post Covid, Alex Enfiedjian, Worship Ministry Training (WMC-226)
Are you working to rebuild your team after the pandemic? Have you had to deal with someone on the team who is bringing everyone down? How do we build healthy teams? Also in this episode we talk about the importance of developing our leadership skills along with our musical skills. Today, we are joined by Alex Enfiedjian of Worship Ministry Training to share a little bit with us about building healthy teams in worship ministry. This is...
Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, Episode 210 – Song Selection
In today’s episode of the Worship Ministry Catalyst Podcast, Joe & David talk about some of the process they use for choosing new songs for their churches. This episode was recorded live on Facebook on Monday, June 15th at 10am Pacific Time. We would love to have you join and participate with the discussion mondays at 10am! Standard Podcast [ 41:03 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download...
Worship Crossroads
We have created 25+ courses in music, creativity, songwriting, worship, bible, theology, and mission that can help you grow in your craft, character, and culture-making. For all our courses and access to our weekly free music, books, and courses go to https://www.bibleandworship.com. This video specifically highlights aspects introduced in our Pastoring the Creative Course (here’s a bit of what you’ll learn) The Book of Isaiah...
Hebrews: A 28-Day Musical Devotional-Day 10
Peace on Earth … / A Conversation The author picks back up on the exposition, continuing where he left off at the end of chapter 2 about the incarnation of Christ. Here, he begins the next major section of the letter: Jesus’ appointment as a high priest (4:14-5:10; 7:1-28). Sometimes reading about priests and high priests in the Bible can get confusing, so allow me to give some context. Priests in Israel came from the...
Hebrews: A 28-Day Musical Devotional-Day 9
Sword: A Second Warning The second warning of Hebrews is a sharp reminder that the Word of God pierces as a word of judgment, revealing all our thoughts and actions. Disobedience will not go unnoticed, nor will it go unpunished. Do you think you can hide from his all-seeing eye? Or will your vices and sins be exposed in the light? Be warned! *For further reading in the Bible: Hebrews 4:11 – 4:13 To listen to or purchase...
Hebrews: A 28-Day Musical Devotional-Day 8
Take Care Pt. 1 Yesterday’s passage was a large quotation of Psalm 95 about how Israel wandered in the wilderness because of their disobedience. The author of Hebrews uses this quotation as a springboard to tell his readers that they too should be careful to obey the word of God; failure to do so will result in wandering through life and not reaching God’s rest (that is, salvation)! The author juxtaposes this peril with promise: the...
Hebrews: A 28-Day Musical Devotional-Day 7
Wandered The writer of Hebrews quotes Psalm 95:7-11 to remind his readers that in Moses’ day the Israelites failed to enter God’s rest because of their disobedience. Even after they had witnessed how the Lord rescued them out of Egypt, they grumbled against God and lost sight of his promises to deliver them to Canaan. They wandered in the wilderness for forty years, and the entire generation of rebellious people died. In today’s...
Hebrews: A 28-Day Musical Devotional-Day 6
The Maker of Stories: Here, the author transitions from exposition (the discussion about the person and work of Jesus) to exhortation (the commands to endure). He compares the faithfulness of Moses with that of Jesus. In the ancient Jewish culture, Moses epitomized what it means to be a faithful servant of God. Yet Christ was more faithful than Moses, being faithful as a son. Therefore, Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses. While...
Hebrews: A 28-Day Musical Devotional-Day 5
Ex Paradiso Despite Jesus’ supremacy, he temporarily humbled himself, becoming positionally lower than the angels by taking on human form. In doing so, Jesus became like us “in every respect” (2:17), demonstrating a solidarity and unity with mankind. The text even says that Jesus is not ashamed to call us brothers! Wow! Shameful sinners such as us proudly welcomed into the family of God. The incarnation of Christ (Jesus becoming a...
Honoring Christ In Our Singing-Day 5
TONE IN SINGING Recently, I found myself philosophizing with friends over the state of singing in the church[jm1] . We talked about how the church has grown too “happy;” wherein we pop songs like worship pills and it seems to stink of inauthentic denial. Jesus, in his perfect, fully God, fully man state, here on earth, experienced the full tones of human emotion. He wept, he laughed and he got angry and tired[jm2], etc. He...
Honoring Christ In Our Singing-Day 4
TEXT IN SINGING | Pt. 2 Continuing from Day 3, one more thing emerges for our consideration in our songs. If we think back to the words of Colossians 3:16, our singing is actually supposed to “teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, through singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.” Dave Yauk in The Tempo of Discipleship: The Rudiments and Rhythms to Shaping Followers of Christ helps us devise some quick learning...