By John Martin One of the most important relationships within the church world is the relationship between the lead pastor and the worship pastor. Let’s face facts, while many staff relationships can fall below the radar, the lead pastor and the worship pastor are front and center every week. No way to hide any awkwardness
By Dawn Kelley “In the barren places of my life, I can be assured that God is there as He is when life is fruitful.” – Elisabeth Elliot Here in the Southern states of the USA, we are beginning to see evidence of Spring arriving and I, for one, could not be more thrilled. The
What can we accomplish every single time we stand in front of others to lead praise and worship? To begin to “unearth” what we so desperately need to discover, we need look to 2 Chronicles 20. In verse 29, the Children of Judah had just returned from winning their “battle-less battle.” According to that verse,
If we are to know how he wants us to praise him – whether we’re alone in our quiet times or with other believers – then we must learn to listen to him speak to us. There are four ways that God speaks to His people today. First and foremost, He speaks through His Word,
Text: Philippians 4:21-23 Theme: Sending greetings and grace were both priorities to Paul. Key verses: “Greet all God’s people in Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings. All God’s people here send you greetings…The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen” (v. 21-23). What God said to me:
Praise is universal. If we could fly over the “plains of praise,” we would see many landmarks that would give us a clearer picture of just how universal and far-reaching praise to God really is. For example, we would see that God’s people have always praised him. In our day many churches and believers are
By Dawn Kelley Every Tuesday night in Greenville, SC, a group of people meet to praise God. The service isn’t fancy; it’s held in a high-school student ministry building. It never starts on time. The worship usually consists of two to three songs led by one guy on his acoustic guitar. The transitions from worship to preaching
By Dwayne Moore I want you to think back to the first time you prayed. Do you remember it? Perhaps your first prayer was when you prayed to trust Christ as your Savior, or maybe it was when you were in trouble about something and you uttered a prayer. It could be that your first
By Dwayne Moore There’s something very powerful about serving others in Jesus’ name. That’s because, when we reach out to help someone in need, we’re literally serving Jesus. As we take food to a shut-in, we’re taking food to Jesus. When we help build a home for a low-income family, we’re building a home for
By Dawn Kelley I’ve always had a general plan for my life. As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be in ministry, specifically music ministry. It was fantastic knowing what I wanted to do so young and working towards that goal all my life. Frankly, I love to get stuff done and
