I had the privilege of interviewing Casey Darnell, worship leader at North Point Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
In this interview we talk about his new album, North Point Music, as well as balancing public ministry with private integrity.
North Point Music has graciously agreed to give away 5 copies of this AMAZING album here on my blog.
Below the video are instructions on how to win a free copy.
I can’t say enough great things about Casey’s music.
His songs “When The Waters Rise” and “Power In Your Name” are fantastic anthems for the church.
He’s a unique voice and gifted worship leader.
Winners!
- Michael Perkins
- Jeff Estes
- Andy Darnell
- Jennifer
- Allison
Even if you didn’t win, be sure to check out Casey’s website, download a free track, and enjoy the brilliance.
Question: How do you balance public ministry and private integrity? You can leave a comment by clicking here.
First…I loved getting to see and hear your voice…Really helps connect with you more.
Second, I’m not a worship pastor. But I am a pastor of a re-start church. For me the best advice regarding balance is to find a rhythm.
Thanks man. What do you mean by finding a “rhythm”? Like a rhythm between being on stage and being alone? A healthy balance?
Actually I was referring to keeping a good rhythm all the time. Ministry is demanding and so is being a dad and a husband. Sometimes things happen during the day that we cannot help. We can choose to let those things stop us in our tracks…stopping our rhythm…or we can breeze through. Finding that Rhythm allows me to get things done that need done and not compromise my family.
Gotcha. I totally understand what you’re saying. It’s tough to explain but you know it when you have it.
As much as you need to say yes to the Lord you must learn to sometimes say no to people.
Thanks for a great blog! Bless you!
So true, Christer. “No” is the hardest thing for me to say!
Hey there,
so for all watching, i should have mentioned that I had just finished a peanut butter & jelly sandwhich & was desparately trying to get the peanut butter off the roof of my mouth and from all over my teeth 😉 Other then that I was honored to do this, but lesson learned, don’t do a video interview after eating a PBJ!!!!
Thanks for the time David and appreciate the support everyone!
CASE
1st rule of peanut butter & jelly sandwiches: never apologize for eating a peanut butter & jelly sandwich.
Honestly, private life and public ministry should line up. I balance these two by doing nothing. As long as you are living for God and following His will for your life, these line up.
But what if you’re living for God, following his will, and your family is falling apart? Don’t we need to be intentional about it?
Thanks for sharing this. Good thoughts. Thanks for your blog that is a great resource for worship leaders.
Thank you, Jeff. Thanks for reading!
I say that trying to find a healthy balance, as crazily hectic and sometimes un-realistic as it sounds. You need to be able to balance out your priorities, your life, your time and all. You can’t be two-faced in this world and expect to be an effective witness for Christ. You have to be one and of the same to everybody, whether it’s in the church and through your ministry or whether you’re just out in the every-day real world.
I’m not much of one to talk, but I trust that God will deal with me and work through me to get my life right with Him. I have to learn to be geninuely but also follow Him without compromise.
God will deal with us and work through us, but sometimes I’m just too distracted to listen! Know what I mean?
I totally agree with Brandon. I wish I could say the same about my life & having things line up so that I’m following God, but I’ll be working on it! God is definitely dealing with me in that area & I need to start listening. I am not a worship leader myself but I would love to get plugged into a church & involved with contemporary worship music!
Are you a musician/singer, Sarah?
I happen to have a background in both, but at such an amateur state. I was in my high school choir for 3 years & I’ve been playing guitar for 2 years now.
For a few months during my freshman or sophomore year, I was involved in this worship team at a nondenominational church youth group. My heart was in the wrong place & my motives as well. During try-outs, I thought I could just wing it, but I was severely humbled. God allowed me to have terrible stage-fright & I almost didn’t even make it through my audition. I always had thought that I wanted a background in music, but I had realized that my lack of experience and my motives were wrong, which is why God closed the door on that experience.
I will be going to a community college here in a few weeks & I have already met a Campus Fellowship member, one of the band members. I’m wanting to look into getting involved with that, but only God knows if it will go anywhere musically.
How about you, David? Are you a musician yourself?
I now attend a Baptist church temporarily with the family that I”m staying with & I sometimes, on the rare occasion, do special music with guitar.
I realize that you write this blog for worship leading and such, but I didn’t know if you were currently involved in a music ministry.
First of all… No relation to Casey
When it comes to balancing online public and private lives, I feel that you really need to be completely transparent when online. You have to have those who will call you out for faking it. Those who know you best and aren’t shy to do so.
If you are transparent in your online life than it will allow for deeper offline connection. This can be good and also bad, which is even more reason to have those guys around you who are watching over your shoulder.
At the end of the day, our integrity and testimony is something that can be destroyed so quickly and we need to guard it with all that is worth.
No relation to Casey? No way! That is awesome.
Such a great word, man. Jon Acuff wrote a post recently about this. It’s just too easy to present a better version of ourselves online. We need to be honest and vulnerable. Great word.
I believe that true balance is only achieved when we are real. The Christ we worship within the confines of the church needs to be the person we strive to be like on the outside in daily life. The world needs to see truthfulness and not tradition. Our worship will mean absolultey nothing if it is about rituals rather than relationship. True worship is lived and not just routine. I am not a worship leader but worship that changes is that which is authentic. Falsehood is easily seen in the world and sometimes who we are is the only Bible that people see. We need to be the change that we want the world to see.
Beautiful! You sound like a writer: truthfulness > tradition; relationship > rituals. Love it!
“How do you balance public ministry with private integrity?”
Prayer, prayer, prayer…. delve in the Word!
Live your life according to the Bible… pray daily, ask for hedge of protection. Walk the walk, don’t just talk the talk
I’ve found this to be true, Allison. A lifestyle of prayer keeps my heart dependent on God. It keeps me from trusting in myself.