Posted in Discussions, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, church, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team, tagged Commitment, Community, determination, encouragement, LinkedIn, Resolve, worship on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I read a brief prayer again this morning and my heart said “Amen”
Lord let us not become singers of trite songs, let us proclaim with powerful verse your holiness.
Let us not be speakers of cavalier words, let us declare your glory with every breath.
It’ the conclusion of a post by one of my favorite critical [...]
Posted in Christian Authenticity, Christianity, Religion, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, church, discipleship, worship, worship team, tagged Grateful Heart, gratitude, Thoughts, worship on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m thinking about the opening lines of Psalm 40 this morning:
I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
[2] He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
[3] He [...]
Posted in Job Search, Productivity, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, church, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team, tagged confidence, Elijah, encouragement, excellence, Family News, Future, Job Search, joy, LinkedIn, perspective, trust, worship on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I respect and admire athletes who can dive. The strength. The grace. The supreme concentration. The split-second execution after endless training, nearly perfect.
And no splash.
Maybe one of the reasons I admire these athletes so much is that their skills are so far beyond mine, admiration is all I can come up with. In junior-high I [...]
Posted in Copywriting / Copy editing, Creative Consulting, Discussions, Family, Vibrance in Ministry, choral music, church, discipleship, mentoring, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team, tagged LinkedIn on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good morning!
My/our son Jared has revamped his blog, With | One | Voice with an admirable purpose and objective as it relates to worship ministry. He’s asked me to contribute and it was an honor to say “Of course!”
Take a look, bookmark With | One | Voice so you can check in periodically to see [...]
Posted in Christian Authenticity, Christianity, Devotional Thoughts, God, Religion, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, discipleship, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team on June 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have a date today. I’m so excited!
We get to be together, talk to each other, it’s going to be wonderful!
(But I thought you were already married—)
I am – Brenda and I celebrated 31 years together earlier this month, and we’re trusting God for many more enjoyable years to come. Because I’ve placed my trust [...]
Posted in Story-Telling, Vibrance in Ministry, choral music, church, worship, worship team on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m leading a concert this afternoon.
But you can’t hear it.
There’s a praise team at the front of the platform, passionate singers, two to my left, two to my right. The rhythm section is compact and very precise. “Tight” they’d say, “Comes from working together a lot.”
Too bad you can’t hear them.
The choir is 50, maybe [...]
Posted in Christianity, Devotional Thoughts, God, Religion, Selah - Think About It, Walk with God, church, worship, worship team, tagged current hymn, hymn on February 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Would that I could let you see these lines in beautiful calligraphy. The beauty of pen and ink slowing our eyes so these rich, rich words by Stuart Townend could soak in like a gentle summer rain:
How deep the Father’s love for us, how vast beyond all measure
That he should give his only son, to [...]
Posted in Job Search, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, worship, worship team on January 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last Saturday morning is in my 2009 highlight reel. I’ve already decided.
Several of us gathered —all friends— to help me capture some more footage for music demos. I have one online but wanted to add a couple facets to the mix that weren’t represented in the first one. More importantly, we’d be able to worship [...]
Posted in Discussions, Religion, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, choral music, church, discipleship, mentoring, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team, tagged worship band; guitar; praise on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey there —
If you’re in music and worship ministry you need to stop by “With| One| Voice” and read or review Jared’s recent entry
the |pursuit| of a worship team
Definitely a “Selah” (think about it) post.
Go see. Go think.
Posted in Christian Authenticity, Christianity, Devotional Thoughts, God, Religion, Selah - Think About It, Story-Telling, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, choral music, church, pastoral ministry, worship, worship team, tagged Ken Medema, Moses on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I remember the first time I heard the song, Moses. We hosted the Chorale from Grace College in Omaha, Nebraska one Sunday; I was the church’s Minister of Music. The chorale’s conductor and I got along great and the more I learned about him the more I found myself looking [...]
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