On Jan 9, a meeting was called by Tim Lee for the Creative Worship to gather and be briefed on the plans, goals, guidelines and the introduction of the new committee for 2010. I shared a short devotion on the above subject.
The worship team members are not
1. Performers - performers are interested in their ability to perform.
2. Entertainers - they are there to make the crowd happy.
3. Actors - they focus only on the role they are assigned to play.
The worship team has a different agenda. The first born was set apart after the Exodus. Later the tribe of Levi were chosen to assist the Aaron priesthood. In the NT, though everyone believer are called to be priests, those with the special gifting and calling will lead in worship. Therfore, worship team members need to understand their call as Priests unto God . As priests...
Our task is spiritual in nature.
Our applause comes from God.
Our aim to direct people to God.
The worship ministry should be highly esteemed by the worship team members themselves and they be properly equipped and prepared for this enormous privilege of standing before the ONLY God to lead ourselves and others in corporate praise and adoration.
When the worship team does their ministry effectively, then the congregation is not distracted from God. It is often when the singers sing off key, musicians play different chords, the sound system lets off a big squeal while the sound man is dozing, the projectionist is two frames behind the singing - those are times, the congregation is thrown off and they land flat on earth instead on being carried into the 3rd heavens.
The worship session can be a defining moment for God encounters to take place. Let's aim to see this happen more and more as we use our talents to lift up the Lord and hide our ego's behind the cross. What should thrill us more is not when the music is great - it shows we have performed well , but that the people say 'The Lord touched me', 'He spoke to my heart', 'I felt His presence' .
Usually, this happens more when our hearts are humbly bowed and great music is done. When skill and the right spirit KISS, heaven is felt and God is manifest.
