Episode 63: Communicating Well as Worship Leaders
In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss how worship team members and leaders can grow in their communication as they lead their churches in corporate worship.
In this episode, Rob and Jody discuss how worship team members and leaders can grow in their communication as they lead their churches in corporate worship.
Pastoral ministry isn’t supposed to be fun; it will not always make you happy but it shouldn’t ever steal your joy. Joy isn’t affected by circumstances on the ground; or at least it isn’t supposed to be. Joy is about knowing who you are and whose you are. It is about knowing what has been done for you and what has been given to you through the life and death of Jesus Christ. The ups and downs of pastoral ministry can neither add to nor take away from the truth of your identity in Christ. That is a fact. And...
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Do you desire to be a pastor or a Christian leader? If so, we need to be good. We need to preach Jesus and live according to his Word. For our charge is a serious one: we must guide people through life into the kingdom of God. So how can we know whether or not we are (or will be) a good leader or pastor? Here is one way to answer that question: can we see ourselves as a spiritual parent who lovingly and firmly guides others along the Way of Christ? If so, we are a good leader. Let...
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