Quiz 1 Flashcards
Knowing that I’m in the field of ministry that God has called me to has kept me:
- From HOPPING THE FENCE when the grass on the other side looked greener
- When those inevitable PERSONALITY CONFLICTS made me want to run to some other place of ministry or get out of ministry all together
Knowing that this is what God has called me to do has kept me going:
- When the church wasn’t able to afford to PAY me for my ministry
- When the best singers called to say they weren’t going to make it to rehearsal because they had OTHER PLANS
- When they DON’T EVEN BOTHET to call
Being called of God is a ______ thing, differing from _______ to _____.
Personal, individual to individual
The music _____, worship ____, worship & arts pastor, etc. is rarely the ______ ____ of a congregation.
Minister, leader, senior pastor
What is the first concern of being a worship leader/ pastor?
The PEOPLE in the music/worship program.
What thing must you be or else music/worship ministry will be difficult?
A people person
You’ll find that most of the challenges that you will face as the music minister will not _______ ___________________, but rather _____________________(and sometimes ornery) _______.
Test your MUSICAL EXPERTISE or technical skill, your ABILITY TO MOTIVATE and relate to ordinary, human beings
Your effectiveness will come from about 20% ability and education and about 80% skill in dealing with people
True
Your effectiveness will come from about 15% ability and education and about 85% skill in dealing with people
False
What must the worship leader bring to his calling?
A sense of humility
If you take a church position thinking, “I’m going to educate these hicks and expose them to some REAL music.” What will happen?
You are the one who is going to get educated and exposed by being humbled.
What are the sources of humbling? (Educating hicks question)
Congregation or the Lord
What 4 things are the pastoral duty of the musician/worship leader/choir director/music minister?
- To Care
- To be concerned
- To show regard for
- To Love
What is one of the biggest challenges to any minister?
Juggling priorities
What is harder than making a list of priorities?
Putting it into practice
What 3 lines are blurred?
- Serving God
- Cherishing family He gave me
- Fulfilling His call to ministry
What are 5 questions to ask when priorities collide?
- Which program/obligation has ETERNAL VALUE
- 10 years from now, WHO WILL CARE if I was there?
- What does a TRUSTED ADVISOR or impartial 3rd party say?
- Am I doing this for the LORD or for MYSELF?
- What are my MOTIVES for choosing 1 priority over another?
Dealing with ______ is _______
People, Exhausting
If you refuse _______ because there are still things left to do, you’ll never ________________.
To leave, take one minute off
It takes _____ and _____ to take regular time off.
Organization, discipline
The key is ______
Balance
There’s a lot to be said for _____________________________
Staying in one place for a long time.
It takes time for what 3 things to happen?
- For you to get to know the people your ministering to
- For them to learn to trust you
- For you to discover your areas of effective ministry
Learn to let your call to ministry determine when and where you go, and don’t give in to your feelings and circumstances.
True
Learn to let your call to ministry determine when and where you go, and don’t give in to your moods and situations.
False
It is not ______ that God ______, but always the ______ of doing his will.”
Success, rewards, faithfulness
What are seven questions to ask when I want to leave?
- Am I still CALLED to this place of ministry?
- In not, am I called somewhere ELSE?
- Am I running from a PROBLEM here?
- If yes, have I done everything I can, with God’s help, to RESOLVE the problem?
- Would my leaving be good for the CONGREGATION I presently serve?
- Would my leaving be good for my FAMILY?
- Have I FASTED and PRAYED for God’s direction rather than reacting to my feelings?
