Articles for tag: Music Ministry

August 5, 2016

Christian Standard

Make the Most of Your Ministry Intern

By Nate Frederick Internship. The word brings back memories for every minister who saw God”s work during ministry internships in their student days. They went on trips, spoke into people”s lives, and saw the kingdom grow. They learned what a kingdom worker looks like and had the opportunity to live that out, either in a local church or on the global mission field. They were placed in an environment that fostered their gifts and were allowed to lead in some context. Their internship was a time of learning and development that could not have been achieved in the classroom. But

January 12, 2016

Mark A. Taylor

Should Musicians Plan Our Worship Services?

By Mark A. Taylor Here”s why a church should recruit excellent musicians to lead worship: The people we”re serving as well as those we hope to reach are hearing professionally produced music everywhere they go. Many of them love music, and they listen to “their music” in their car, at the gym, when they walk, and sometimes at work. But even nonmusical people encounter music every day. Music creates the emotion and signals the mood in everything from Star Wars to sitcoms. The most memorable TV and radio ads include music. (I heard an interview the other day with a

April 30, 2014

Christian Standard

Just Decide to Be Happy!

By Jessica D. Vana We were finishing our technical evaluation with Mission Aviation Fellowship. We had stayed two weeks with a wonderful host family and then were invited to move into the home of Gene and Lynn Jordan. (Gene serves as vice president of personnel with MAF.) Gene was practically born into MAF, as he grew up with Steve Saint (son of early MAF pilot Nate Saint) in Ecuador. Shortly after we met Gene, he showed us a black and white picture of himself as a small boy in Ecuador with the strong arm of Nate Saint wrapped around him.

October 25, 2013

Christian Standard

“˜What a Shame . . . God Didn”t Make You a Boy”

By Betty L. Aldridge I heard the words nearly 60 years ago, and I have never forgotten them. As I searched for God”s will in my life, the words triggered many questions. It has not been an easy search and, even today, I still have questions, but I give God glory for leading me and for the experiences he has given me. This is my story. I want to share how God has used me. First, I should explain the context for those words. As a high school student, I was asked to preach a sermon at an all-day regional

January 18, 2009

Christian Standard

But Did I Worship?

By Mark Atteberry Recently, my wife, Marilyn, and I went to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers” game. Shortly after we settled into our seats, four young men filed in and sat in front of us. Before the game started, one of the men turned around and struck up a conversation. He told us he was really excited because he”d never seen an NFL game in person. He still hasn”t. We marveled at how he got caught up in everything except the game. He must have gone to buy food and beer a dozen times, which, of course, led to several more

January 27, 2008

Christian Standard

Worship/Service: A Conversation Between Paul and David

By Mandy Smith Last year I started a new job that means I will never get to worship, or so I have been told. It is my responsibility every Sunday to help others worship by overseeing the sound board, musicians, PowerPoint, seating, bulletins, and Communion cups. No time for singing or sitting or listening. No worship for me. As part of this new job, I got a subscription to Worship Leader magazine and, while flipping through it, I became convinced of something we already know: “worship leader” has come to be synonymous with “music minister.” Of the 51 advertisements in

October 1, 2006

Christian Standard

Worship: Beyond the Music

By Linda Sappington For 24 years, Gary Craig has relied entirely on the National Church Music Conference to locate the right music for his church choir, explore new sound and multimedia software, and offer insight into problems common to choir directors. He never attended Bible college. His musical background included singing in a high school choir and a barbershop quartet. But from his first music conference, God made a way for Craig to attend, and the volunteer choir director of Dive Christian Church, Bedford, Indiana, eagerly gleaned insight from conference resources. Craig draws most of his choral music from the

March 26, 2006

Christian Standard

A Surprising End to a Skirmish in the Worship Wars

By Nancy Karpenske My daughter was in one of those traveling Christian singing groups””one with loud, fast, contemporary songs, with choreography (not just moves, but all-out dancing), rap, flashing lights, and swirling scarves. The rest of our family packed up and traveled several hours to attend one of their concerts. We could barely contain our excitement. She and her group had been touring for several weeks. This was the first time they”d been scheduled near enough for us to attend. As we exited the freeway and turned into the neighborhood where the church was located, we saw that the houses

January 22, 2006

Christian Standard

Where Have All the Choirs Gone?

By Becky Ahlberg It”s no secret choirs are in a state of decline in churches all across the country. Depending on whom you ask, that is good news or bad news. It seems we cannot abide variety in music and worship. We must name the way everyone must follow to have an effective and growing ministry. If you don”t have a worship team and band, you are just not with it. If you still have a choir, you are assumed to be yawningly old-fashioned, and””I”ve come to hate this word””traditional. My Worship Team I have nothing against a worship team.

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