Worship Podcast & Blog
This goes out to all the Worship Pastors in their first role, in their first church. Or, maybe you’re beginning a brand new role in a new church.
Welcome to the end of your life. Kidding! My goodness, take it easy.
I wanted to offer some insight and encouragement to you as you set out to serve your local church. What an exciting opportunity to steward your gift in the service of the Bride of Christ. It really is an incredible calling and opportunity.
It’s time for round #2 of the K-Love Fan Awards interviews. We dig deep with Tauren Wells, Micah Tyler, & Phil Wickham. Love how hard these guys work, their hearts for the Kingdom of God, and the music they create.
Enjoy!
I haven’t done many in person interviews as part of the Beyond Sunday podcast. Most have been over a Skype, FaceTime or phone call. But that’s about to change.
A couple weeks ago my wife and I headed down to the Grand O’l Opry in Nashville to cover the 2019 K-Love fan awards. It was such a treat to interview a number of artists in person.
This is part 1 of those conversations and we have Josh Baldwin, Mark Hall, & Michael Cochren on the show today. A great balance of local church, songwriting, and ministry. Enjoy!
Never practice the things you already know. Always be working on something that’s a little too hard for you.”
Leonard Jones
When I was in middle school I came across some CDs that changed my view of worship. I listened to Passion, Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, and Delirious. But I also listened to some albums from Morningstar Ministries. The albums were full of spontaneous, 30 minute songs. Incredible musicians. Some weird stuff. But I loved it.
One of the worship leaders was Leonard Jones. For 50 years Leonard has been serving in worship ministry, not only leading worship but raising up the next generation of worship leaders at Morningstar. Many of the well-known worship leaders you know were trained under Leonard.
And I love that he’s sharing his wisdom on the podcast. One of my desires with this podcast is to get a broad view of the worship community and learn from the best in different streams – from catholic to charismatic and back.
Prepare to be challenged…
It started with a text message but ended with me reconsidering everything I knew about life and ministry.
It was a surprising text message, but the story surrounding it is all too common. What am I talking about?
Burnout in ministry.
Pause for just a moment and consider how many pastors and leaders you know who have burned themselves out in service for Christ. Maybe you’re that person.
I remember when I was a teenager considering full time ministry. One of the pieces of advice I received was, “If you can do anything else, do that thing.” At the time I didn’t understand it. Ministry seemed like the only logical choice for me. Passionate for Jesus and the Kingdom of God on earth, why would I want to do anything else? Everything else seemed like a waste of time.
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