{"id":6688,"date":"2011-11-09T19:49:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T19:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2019-08-02T10:59:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T10:59:39","slug":"the-must-haves-for-the-worship-musician-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/the-must-haves-for-the-worship-musician-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician \u2013 Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Passion<\/h2>\n

\u201cPassion\u201d seems a little fluffy to be part of the foundation of the six elements, don\u2019t you think? Yeah, it\u2019s important, but passion can be so misguided. The first few episodes of any season of American Idol are great examples of deep desire, deeply deluded. Holy cow, someone should have told those kids they really CAN\u2019T sing before they camped out for three days in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

To a hopefully lesser degree, we\u2019ve all encountered misguided passion on our worship teams. And so passion scares us.<\/p>\n

Passion has to be subject to a surrendered heart \u2013 both to Jesus and those He\u2019s delegated leadership to \u2013 and conjoined with true gifting and talent. And the fervor for music and ministry should always be a subordinate passion. David (as in: giant slayer, king, roof-top voyeur) no doubt had a passion for music. But it was a tool to express love to his True Passion.<\/p>\n

Consider the alternative to having passionate musicians: volunteers who happen to play an instrument and are willing \u2018sacrifice\u2019 a Sunday or two a month. I just threw up in my mouth.<\/p>\n

Passion is worth the risk.<\/p>\n

Read Psalm 57:7-11<\/h2>\n

My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast;
\nI will sing and make music.
\nAwake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.<\/em><\/p>\n

I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
\nI will sing of you among the peoples.
\nFor great is your love, reaching to the heavens;your faithfulness reaches to the skies.<\/em><\/p>\n

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;let your glory be over all the earth.<\/em><\/p>\n

Discuss:<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. What do we see about the relationship between David\u2019s music and his worship of God?<\/li>\n
  2. Why is \u201cpassion\u201d for music & ministry so dangerous?<\/li>\n
  3. Do you think passion is really a \u201cmust have\u201d?
    \nWhy\/why not?<\/li>\n
  4. What are some marks of a healthy passion for music and worship ministry?
    \nWhat are some \u201cred flags\u201d?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Get the Must-Haves Worship Team Devotional<\/h2>\n

    We\u2019ll be running this series over the coming weeks but if you liked it and would like to download the whole 10-week devotional ebook for free you can do so using the link below. It not only includes the ebook, but a printable version so you can take a hard copy to rehearsals. Also the download includes a separate pdf for each week so you can email it to your whole team. This way, you can foster an email discussion with those who aren\u2019t scheduled that week.<\/p>\n

    Here are the Must-Haves we have published so far:<\/p>\n

    Must Haves Devotional \u2013 Introduction session<\/a><\/p>\n

    Must Haves Devotional \u2013 Called<\/p>\n

    Must Haves \u2013 Teachable (part 1)<\/p>\n

    Must Haves – Teachable (part 2)<\/a><\/p>\n

    Get \u201cThe Must Haves\u201d Devotional<\/p>\n

    Thanks to Jon Nicol for his generosity in making this resource available to us.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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