{"id":6694,"date":"2011-12-31T09:56:56","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T09:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=6694"},"modified":"2019-08-02T10:16:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T10:16:16","slug":"the-must-haves-for-the-worship-musician-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/the-must-haves-for-the-worship-musician-available\/","title":{"rendered":"The Must-Haves for the Worship Musician \u2013 Available"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Worship musicians need to be available<\/h2>\n

Available.<\/em><\/strong> Leaders in churches often like to spiritually dress-up a basic requirement like this by calling it \u201ccommitted\u201d or \u201cfaithful.\u201d But before someone can be faithful or committed, they just plain need to be there when they need to be there<\/em>. Available<\/em><\/strong> as a \u201cmust-have\u201d characteristic sounds like that only-partially joking phrase we leaders use: \u201cas long as they have a pulse\u2026\u201d Most of us have been there (or are there still): he can keep a beat and will show up Sunday. Voil\u00e0<\/em>, we\u2019ve got a new drummer.<\/p>\n

If we\u2019re in a \u201cneeds-based\u201d situation [lacking musicians to fill the holes] versus a wants-based [we\u2019d like a killer bass player, but the three we have in rotation get the job done], availability<\/em> creates a two-fold problem: 1) Availability tends to be the predominant characteristic we use to validate someone\u2019s involvement on the team. 2) We allow people to be unavailable<\/em> for rehearsals, yet still play or sing on Sunday because we are \u201cneed\u201d them. Healthy? No. Necessary at times? Unfortunately.<\/p>\n

Like all these \u201cmust haves\u201d, availability doesn\u2019t stand alone. Availability needs to intermingle with calling<\/em>, passion<\/em>, talent<\/em>, etc. Then you get faithful and committed people on your team–who actually show up.<\/p>\n

Read: Matthew 21:28-31<\/h2>\n
The Parable of the Two Sons<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, \u2018Son, go and work today in the vineyard.\u2019<\/div>\n
\u201c\u2018I will not,\u2019 he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.<\/div>\n
\u201cThen the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, \u2018I will, sir,\u2019 but he did not go.<\/div>\n
\u201cWhich of the two did what his father wanted?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cThe first,\u201d they answered.<\/div>\n
Jesus said to them, \u201cTruly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.<\/div>\n

The Parable of the Two Sons<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, \u2018Son, go and work today in the vineyard.\u2019
\n\u201c\u2018I will not,\u2019 he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
\n\u201cThen the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, \u2018I will, sir,\u2019 but he did not go.
\n\u201cWhich of the two did what his father wanted?\u201d
\n\u201cThe first,\u201d they answered.
\nJesus said to them, \u201cTruly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.<\/p>\n

Discuss<\/h2>\n
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  1. What does this parable in Matthew have to do with availability?<\/li>\n
  2. Forget words like committed or faithful \u2013 why does this team need people to be there when they need to be there.<\/em>
    \nWhat happens when they aren\u2019t?<\/li>\n
  3. Is this team \u201cneeds-based\u201d or \u201cwants-based\u201d when it comes to musicians?
    \nIn what ways does that affect the way we bring people on the team?<\/li>\n
  4. Do we allow people to be unavailable for rehearsals?
    \nIn what ways does that affect the team?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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

    Thanks to Jon for his generosity in making this resource available to us.<\/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 \u2013 Teachable (part 1)<\/p>\n

    Must Haves \u2013 Teachable (part 2)<\/a><\/p>\n

    Must Haves – Passion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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