Comments on: I am a worship pastor and “fill in the blank”: the life of leading worship & mulitple ministries http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/01/i-am-a-worship-pastor-and-fill-in-the-blank-the-life-of-leading-worship-mulitple-ministries/ leading the church in worship through music and beyond... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:49:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: My First Guest Appearance : My Worship Revolution http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/01/i-am-a-worship-pastor-and-fill-in-the-blank-the-life-of-leading-worship-mulitple-ministries/comment-page-1/#comment-194 My First Guest Appearance : My Worship Revolution Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:45:22 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=84#comment-194 [...] a blog aimed toward equipping and encouraging worshippers and leaders.  Go check it out and share your thoughts. And while you’re at it, be sure to visit Rich as well.  Great leader with some great [...] [...] a blog aimed toward equipping and encouraging worshippers and leaders.  Go check it out and share your thoughts. And while you’re at it, be sure to visit Rich as well.  Great leader with some great [...]

]]> By: jan owen http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/01/i-am-a-worship-pastor-and-fill-in-the-blank-the-life-of-leading-worship-mulitple-ministries/comment-page-1/#comment-44 jan owen Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:31:14 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=84#comment-44 For me, ministry has been a source of constant stretching for me. While I did not begin this way, I now serve on a senior leadership team which has more what I call "Big Church" duties and responsibilities and yes, worries. I oversee the normal stuff - sound, lights, greeters, worship team, creative arts, ushers, anything related to the service. But this adds more that is outside my realm - like some teaching on Sundays occasionally and dealing with long term vision and planning and problem solving. OF all the things I've gone through in 14 years as a worship minister, I would say being catapulted into "dealing" when our pastor's wife committed suicide and then when our pastor resigned stretched me the most. Because of that I know I will never be the same. I am marked - by brokenness and growth. I can't go back. So now I do feel like God is preparing me for something more. I just don't know what it is.......still waiting and praying i will remain faithful through it all. For me, ministry has been a source of constant stretching for me. While I did not begin this way, I now serve on a senior leadership team which has more what I call “Big Church” duties and responsibilities and yes, worries. I oversee the normal stuff – sound, lights, greeters, worship team, creative arts, ushers, anything related to the service. But this adds more that is outside my realm – like some teaching on Sundays occasionally and dealing with long term vision and planning and problem solving.

OF all the things I’ve gone through in 14 years as a worship minister, I would say being catapulted into “dealing” when our pastor’s wife committed suicide and then when our pastor resigned stretched me the most. Because of that I know I will never be the same. I am marked – by brokenness and growth. I can’t go back. So now I do feel like God is preparing me for something more. I just don’t know what it is…….still waiting and praying i will remain faithful through it all.

]]> By: Craig Wilson http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/01/i-am-a-worship-pastor-and-fill-in-the-blank-the-life-of-leading-worship-mulitple-ministries/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Craig Wilson Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:07:21 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=84#comment-27 Great post and timely and encouraging for me. I think the Greek root word for "Associate Pastor" means "Whatever the Lead Pastor asks you to do". I was a Children's Pastor in a large church and very much lived in that little bubble. I had fat budgets, lots of staff and resources etc. When I was sent out for their church plant, I was excited about the opportunity to be involved in more ministries and not just pigeon holed into the Children's Pastor role. I am the web guy, media and creative elements guy, along with many other hats. Combine that with the the craziness of church planting in general and 2 years ago I hit a BIG WALL. The problem was less about how much I was doing and more about the reality that I was not connected to the "Vine". Sure I had to put some balance into the amount of things I was doing, but now I am the Worship Leader for the adult services and I still over see the kids ministries and the various other hats I wear, but I am doing it out of God's strength and all the ministries are better than were, I've learned to let things go and give others opportunity. There is a difference for me between being in over my head with "busy work" and being in over my head with a "God sized dream". With the first it tends to be something I have created myself because like yourself I am a bit sadistic in my need to be "doing things" However if I am busy because I am in over my head with something that only God can do, there is so much more balance and peace even if I am busy. Great post and timely and encouraging for me. I think the Greek root word for “Associate Pastor” means “Whatever the Lead Pastor asks you to do”. I was a Children’s Pastor in a large church and very much lived in that little bubble. I had fat budgets, lots of staff and resources etc. When I was sent out for their church plant, I was excited about the opportunity to be involved in more ministries and not just pigeon holed into the Children’s Pastor role. I am the web guy, media and creative elements guy, along with many other hats. Combine that with the the craziness of church planting in general and 2 years ago I hit a BIG WALL.

The problem was less about how much I was doing and more about the reality that I was not connected to the “Vine”. Sure I had to put some balance into the amount of things I was doing, but now I am the Worship Leader for the adult services and I still over see the kids ministries and the various other hats I wear, but I am doing it out of God’s strength and all the ministries are better than were, I’ve learned to let things go and give others opportunity.

There is a difference for me between being in over my head with “busy work” and being in over my head with a “God sized dream”. With the first it tends to be something I have created myself because like yourself I am a bit sadistic in my need to be “doing things” However if I am busy because I am in over my head with something that only God can do, there is so much more balance and peace even if I am busy.

]]> By: Rich Kirkpatrick http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/01/i-am-a-worship-pastor-and-fill-in-the-blank-the-life-of-leading-worship-mulitple-ministries/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Rich Kirkpatrick Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:48:23 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=84#comment-26 Over my head? Great question. You hit it I think when you ask us about dreams that are bigger than our abilities--they probably should be. One dream I have is to somehow see people like us (worship leaders, creative leaders) become leaders. In our society, creative leaders are becoming the culture creators. Some of us do not even have a voice in our own churches. Time for all of us to dream and not be comfortable with what we know we can do. Over my head? Great question. You hit it I think when you ask us about dreams that are bigger than our abilities–they probably should be. One dream I have is to somehow see people like us (worship leaders, creative leaders) become leaders. In our society, creative leaders are becoming the culture creators. Some of us do not even have a voice in our own churches. Time for all of us to dream and not be comfortable with what we know we can do.

]]> By: Craig http://www.tehillamusic.com/2008/10/01/i-am-a-worship-pastor-and-fill-in-the-blank-the-life-of-leading-worship-mulitple-ministries/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Craig Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:19:28 +0000 http://tehillamusic.com/?p=84#comment-24 How often we must be reminded that it's not our works, but God who is doing works with a willing vessel. Great words! Thanks for sharing! How often we must be reminded that it’s not our works, but God who is doing works with a willing vessel. Great words! Thanks for sharing!

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