Metro Park Assembly of God Church
Worship Ministry
Worship is not necessarily music. Music is a wonderful tool that the church has used to aid people to engage the Lord in worship. However, I believe that music is not to be the focus of worship. A song can be a powerful thing. You can hear a song on the radio that takes you back to a memory and a flood of emotions will come to your mind. Many of us can fondly remember the songs that were being sung in church during times of significance in our lives such as our salvation or a powerful moment at an altar when God spoke deeply to our hearts. Music is a powerful communicator that only God could make. It is not our goal as worship leaders to connect people to a song, a personality, or even a musical style. Our goal is to create and environment in which people are encouraged to give worship to God. Worship is when we bow low and lift Him up. Worship begins as an attitude of the heart before it manifests itself as a musical expression. We were created to Worship.
Building a Team of Musical Servants
It is our desire to create a welcoming environment for those gifted in creative arts. This fall we will host an event called “Get to Know the Worship Ministry.” It is an orientation for the worship and creative arts ministry of our church. Creative people desire to express their gifts to the Lord. We know what it's like to visit a church only to be discouraged because they already have someone involved in their area of giftedness. I actually had a man stay after church one evening to ask me about playing drums because he noticed that we have drums and no drummer. That was probably the first service that year that I was missing a drummer on a Sunday evening service. The point was well taken. At that time we did have a place for him on one of our worship teams. Once we got to know each other lives and ministries came together. Metro Parks worship ministry is in the early growth stages. It is exciting to see people getting involved and enjoying using the gifts God has given them. It is our goal to raise up multiple worship teams and worship leaders. I feel that having multiple teams is important because it enables musical servants to have a break from ministry and it creates an environment where others can get involved as well. We are musical servants who prepare each week for a King.
Building a Team of Musical Servants
It is our desire to create a welcoming environment for those gifted in creative arts. This fall we will host an event called “Get to Know the Worship Ministry.” It is an orientation for the worship and creative arts ministry of our church. Creative people desire to express their gifts to the Lord. We know what it's like to visit a church only to be discouraged because they already have someone involved in their area of giftedness. I actually had a man stay after church one evening to ask me about playing drums because he noticed that we have drums and no drummer. That was probably the first service that year that I was missing a drummer on a Sunday evening service. The point was well taken. At that time we did have a place for him on one of our worship teams. Once we got to know each other lives and ministries came together. Metro Parks worship ministry is in the early growth stages. It is exciting to see people getting involved and enjoying using the gifts God has given them. It is our goal to raise up multiple worship teams and worship leaders. I feel that having multiple teams is important because it enables musical servants to have a break from ministry and it creates an environment where others can get involved as well. We are musical servants who prepare each week for a King.
