It’s amazing to me that week after week I get so caught up in ministry that I forget what life is really all about. My life consists of a routine of business with all the duties of my job which entails planning and preparation for Sunday’s services, working on materials and new songs along with…
Sound problems can be caused by anything from architectural defects to misguided equipment operators. Here are some of the most troublesome sound problems that churches struggle with and what can be done about them: 1. Echo, or excessive reverberation, can be the result of poor architectural design or timing variations between speakers. Timing problems occur…
Making an impact. Reaching the lost. Growing believers. And then, repeating the cycle. Isn’t that what we’re required to do as believers? Then how much more important is it for the leadership of the church to find new, creative ways to make the cycle have a wider swath after each iteration? I know when I…
A drama about Priorities Director’s Notes: Let’s face it – we’re too busy. Steven Curtis Chapman sings a song about the “busyman.” The Bible says that a man dies and leaves behind all his busy activities. Sometimes when I write a drama, God uses it first and foremost in my own life. There are a…
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into…
Things won are done; joy’s soul lies in the doing. Shakespeare I’ve always been an advocate of goal-setting, for two reasons. Setting and achieving goals leads to progress; it makes us effective. If you aim at nothing you will always hit it. People who don’t set goals often just meander through life. Their lives resemble…
Romans 8:1-2 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.” If you can’t think of any reason to fall to your knees before Christ, this verse should make you…
Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what the church’s progressive edge is up to, Alternative Worship provides practical tools for nontraditional worshipers during major festivals of the church year–Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. It acts as a “how-to” book for revitalizing worship and renewing imagination and creativity. Written by Jonny Baker with…
Something I deal with as a worship leader and pastor is complacency. I relate to worship ministry, but no matter which ministry context you are in, sooner or later, complacency can be a great temptation, and if we are not careful, we will serve our ministry days settling for mediocre ministry. This is not what…
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