Firmly convinced that every person is made in the image of God, we looked last time at how that should shape our creative process as well as building relationships with our congregations. Today let’s look at how Imago Dei shapes interpersonal dynamics of a music team. 3. Fellow Servants As a music leader in a [...]
Category: Worship Arts Ministry
People – Part I
A vital part of any ministry, including arts/music ministry, is an unwavering conviction to the truth of Imago Dei, especially as it relates to the gathered Church and those you serve alongside. Imago Dei. You are made in the image of God Everyone you encounter is made in the image of God. Your best mate [...]
Tools, Toys, Theology
For clarification as we continue on, let me share the foundational premise I'm working from: Gathered worship is the verbal outpouring* of the redeemed people of God - offered, led and carried out by redeemed people - not hirelings, not machines. It is Redeemed Images of God responding to their Creator, King and Redeemer. This [...]
Follow the Leader
As mentioned in my last post, the church has rightly begun to re-examine the words we use to add clarity and help avoid misunderstanding. Sometimes this from a heart that desires to help the congregation more fully embrace a humble, grateful, Biblical theology and sometimes it’s merely out of a sense of modern Pharisee-ism, wanting [...]