What’s going on inside the heart and soul of the person who is singing those wonderful praise & worship songs on the stage/platform in front of us? Or the person who is playing those wonderful keyboard arpeggios or ripping the hot guitar leads?
Those of us involved in worship music ministry work so hard on the music mix – how about the heart mix? How do we tweak the knobs, buttons and slides—the controls, of our heart? What are we personally bringing to the “worship mix”—individually, and then collectively as a team on any given service?
“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life” [Proverbs 4:23, AMP]. What are people drinking from when they come to the springs of our worship experience as we stand ministering before them?
As the praise & worship movement has grown in size and numbers and musical quality in our churches over the past two decades, has there been a corresponding spiritual growth in our people—both on and off the stage? How has the heart and life of our churches changed? Commenting on the worship music industry, Louie Giglio makes these comments: “We have become consumers of ‘worship’; the problem is we should be consumed by worship. The songs are doorways for us to enter into God’s presence, to be consumed by Him.”
How do we make sure our worship music ministry is authentic and not just relevant?
To pursue this topic a little deeper, click on the following links:
Where Do You Want To Go? What is our goal in the worship music service? Where do we want to go? What do we want to happen?
Singleness of Heart and Action. God has promised to inspire us to fear Him—because of His goodness…
Fade The Music (and Me). Matt Redman’s well-known song, “The Heart of Worship,” begins with these words: “When the music fades, and all is stripped away…” How can we help make it not about the music—or me?
Time For A Time-Out. Dare we discuss the issue of how much time we corporately spend in God's presence?