This post is the third post in a series on the core values of worship ministry. These core values were selected by David Loftis, worship pastor at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church, NC. These posts are taken from a series of devotions he asked me to write to accompany a training series he did on these core values. Click here to read the entire series.
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I had just walked into work one morning this week when my cell phone rang. I looked and saw that it was one of my daughters calling. Now, when one of my children’s names shows up on the caller id screen instead of them sending me a text, I know from experience that it is highly unlikely that I’m going to enjoy the reason for the call. We have been having some battery trouble with this daughter’s car recently so my first guess was that she was calling me stranded somewhere with a car that wouldn’t start.
This post is the second post in a series on the core values of worship ministry. These core values were selected by David Loftis, worship pastor at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church, NC. These posts are taken from a series of devotions he asked me to write to accompany a training series he did on these core values. Click here to read the entire series.
In Luke 19, the time has finally come for Jesus to enter Jerusalem one last time and trigger the events that would ultimately lead to his crucifixion and later, his resurrection. This “triumphal entry” is a fulfillment of prophecy as the true King rides into the capital city and home of the temple. He rides in on a humble donkey but his disciples and others line the streets waving palm branches and shouting “Hosanna! Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” As you can imagine, this was a pretty bold thing to say in the current political climate. So some of the Pharisees shout to Jesus that he needs to rebuke these disciples and get them to stop saying things like that. Jesus responds in verse 40, “I tell you, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” That verse pumps me up – Jesus is telling these religious leaders that the very creation itself will praise Him – the firstborn of that creation and the one who holds it together.
As I mentioned in my last post, our worship ministry is going through an intense time of vision setting and core building that we are calling ReStart. As we head into the fall, when school starts back and people settle into a stricter routine than we enjoy in the summer months, it is always a good time to refocus and refine systems and programs. Our ministry has plans to try and improve several aspects of our music and our processes and we have been trying to begin by seeking God and getting everyone on the same unified, um, “piece of music,” if you’ll pardon the pun.