A Heart After The Father is a daily devotional for those who long for a deeper relationship with God. Included in this devotional is a page for you to write your own prayers, journal or inspirations that come from these nuggets of truth. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and expect to spend some…
A drama about Evangelism Director’s Notes: Ray did a series on how to invite people to an event we have called Friend Day. Basically, it comes down to the fact that most of us are nervous/scared/worried about inviting people to church for fear of rejection. This drama uses a tape with voice over on it….
Michael Cox is Composer and choral music expert. In 2009 he retired as Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s School of Church Music. Prior to joining the faculty at Southwestern in the fall of 1990, Dr. Cox taught conducting, composition, and music theory at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee,…
Introduction In the previous section, we discussed the idea that what we do as leaders is not leadership, but rather leadership is a manifestation of our character and who we are as leaders. In the pervious section, I asked you to examine yourself for the internal characteristics you believe will manifest leadership. This process of…
Sometimes we need to be reminded that God really loves us. The Bible tells us that we are “loved with an everlasting love…” (Jeremiah 31:3) There are times we face moments when we are alone and feeling like an outsider. Being a worship leader is a position of leadership and people may at times treat…
1 Chronicles 21:24, “But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing.” How blasé we talk about worshipping God, how tritely we utter the words Praise God, and how assuming we…
What not to do with a Microphone 1. Don’t blow into a microphone to see if it’s on. Blowing into a microphone can expel moisture into a microphone and besides being disgusting can damage the microphone diaphragm. Instead, lightly tap the microphone with your finger. 2. Do not speak directly into a mic. You’ll usually…
In that now famous quote by Kierkegaard, he stresses that the members of the congregation are the “performers” with God as the “audience” (and not the congregation as the audience to performers on the platform). In other words, worship is something done by God’s people not for God’s people. Congregational participation in corporate worship is…
“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange and unholy fire before the Lord, as He had not commanded them. And there can forth fire from before the Lord and killed them, and they died before the Lord….
At the heart of it all, Passion exists to see a generation stake their lives on what matters most. For us, that’s the fame of the One who rescues and restores, and the privilege we have to fully leverage our lives by amplifying His name in everything we do. Last year, our US gathering drew…
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