Church leaders are very pivotal to young men and women achieving their full potentials in Christ.I say this because I am a product of this. Most of you have read my story, and I keep telling it to encourage younger folks, and to put them in the straight and narrow path.
I have since found out that it is not Love or an act of kindness and goodness to put a young man or woman in the limelight, merely on the basis of talent. This is something I personally did not understand but as I grew, and matured in Christ, this has became so clear and real to me.Many say doing so is to encourage them. Bu...
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Tips for Having an Impartful Praise & Worship Ministration
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From my personal few experiences as a worship leader, here are a few things I have come to understand can truly help you minister effectively during a praise and worship session, be it in a large church gathering or a house fellowship or a small group.
• Have a Spiritual Focus:
At the time of preparation, prayerfully have a definite focus for the session. Let the Holy Spirit open the eyes to what he needs to get done through you in that session. It could be focusing on the name of Jesus, or the Holy Spirit, or declaring God's greatness or his mercy or his love. It could be a t...
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Worship Leader, Know and Value Your Grace
As a worship leader, one of my greatest lessons in 2016 was the importance of knowing the grace God has given me, appreciating it, valuing it and maximising it. Putting it to the fullest use wherever and whenever possible for the glory of God.
This is not about being prideful and arrogant, it's about being faithful to God. You need to know the grace of God upon your life and value it and operate by it. If you don't some people, unfortunately within the same ministry, can ridicule it and make you belittle it also. No only that, they will also treat you weigh below the worth God has made you...
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Preparation To Lead Praise & Worship (A Guide)
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I thought I should post helpful tips on how a growing worship leader can prepare to lead a praise & worship session for a church service/event.
Here is me writing from how the Holy Spirit has helped me, time and again. I wasn't really taught all of these things this way, but I picked them up as the Holy Spirit helped me.
Fundamentally, your offering of praise & worship to God must be given your best efforts at all times. Offering the best starts from your focus and your preparation. God is your focus, not man. Let God be the focus of your desire for giving your best, n...
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6 Benefits of Prophetic Praise and Worship
Here's an article I stumbled into online and I found it insightful and very helpful on the subject of prophetic praise and worship.
Do you want to hear God’s purposes for your life and ministry, or receive a fresh infilling of His Spirit? Do you desire to encounter God and know Him more?
Prophetic worship is one way that you can have a face-to-face meeting with God—or provide a means for others to encounter Him. ‘Prophetic praise and worship enables God’s message to be brought, or His purpose to be accomplished, in a worship setting.’ [1]
Here are 6 benefits of prophetic worship,...
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