This is going to be of great insight and blessing to every worshipper, worship leader, music minister and everyone in a choir or praise/worship team. I trust this knowledge and understanding will help in your personal life and ministry. Some biblical and spiritual significance in raising your hands when worshipping or praying.
Kathy DeGraw
All through the Bible you see scriptures of people bowing down or lying prostrate, yet some of us have had experiences where we were hesitant to lift our hands in worship. When we feel that gentle tug inside; it is the Holy Spirit within us.
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A Typical Nigerian Perception of Worship Leaders & Music Ministry
The person who sings in church services, just because he/she can afford the time. Maybe ’cause he/she is job-seeking or maybe admission-seeking or an undergraduate who has nothing more important to do. And when he/she finally has something more ‘purposeful’ and ‘gainful’ to do, like a bank or telecom or oil & gas or medical job, then he/she leaves the church singing to little children or adolescents, because they don’t have that ‘spare time’ anymore to do such things.
Well, that’s how a lot folks here in Nigeria see Worship Leaders & their Music Ministry responsibilities.
In Nigeri...
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Worship Leaders Master Class
I’ve had this for some time now. I was at the Worship Leaders Master Class with Wale Adenuga in Nov. 2014, and here are a few points he talked about and a few things I wrote down in addition at the seminar. I expanded on each point as I gained understanding.
I have a feeling posting it here would help some other worship leaders and worship teams.
Points:
Every generation has a different worship language. The worship language of the 1940s, 1960s, 1990s and 2000s are all different from each other, and they spread across genres and the use of musical instruments. There were times wh...
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Music Ministry & Money (Heart-to-Heart Talk)
Hello,
If you are reading this, you are either a worship leader/music minister or someone interested in the music ministry.
I have thought of writing about this a few times, but reading this article on facebook by Nathaniel Bassey just made it for me, and I believe it’ll help you see things better.
I hope all worship leaders, music ministers, Christian musicians, church leaders and pastors, event organisers, et al, who read this will do so with an open mind, and let the Holy Spirit inspire them to help make things better for all concerned.
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MUSIC MINISTRY & MONEY ...
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Song: You Alone – Ladi Adewumi
You Alone a song of hear-felt worship and seeking God all the way.
Song inspiration based on Hebrews 11:6, Proverbs 28:5 & Psalm 43:10. It is not the first song I have written, but it is the first of my songs to be produced and published, with a Christian Rock/CCM genre.
You can download via NoiseTrade.
Song lyrics:
Verse 1Seeking you is all I want to doLord, I’m seeking youEveryday, with everything I haveLord, I’m seeking you
ChorusYou alone will I seek in the morningYou alone will I seek with all I haveYou alone will I seek every momentYou alone will I seek with all m...
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