it is a well-known fact back in hoover that i led worship for my church youth group. this is not necessarily a well-known fact at belmont. it is a well-known fact at belmont that i have issues with musical worship. this is not necessarily a well-known fact back in hoover.
where is this leading? for too long these two aspects of myself have been separated. i miss leading in worship. i can't really stand what musical worship has become. where does that leave me? it is quite a conundrum.
an interesting prospect was put before me today. it is a well-known fact that i think the world of my university ministers. i think they are incredible, and they give me spiritual direction in spite of myself (and in spite of the fact that i don't always listen to what they have to say). but today guy put the idea in my mind to apply to be a worship coordinator at belmont.
yeah. he's crazy. really. because who in their right mind would suggest that i be in leadership over times of musical worship???
but then i started to think about it even further. guy and i had talked about my renewed passion for liturgy and sacred practices which got me thinking about how i could have an influence on reshaping the worship experience at belmont. how cool is that? i just have to weigh that against other commitments for next year and other sacrifices that would would allow me to serve in a leadership position with university ministries. there is also the distinct likelihood that i would have to, at some point, deal with people that i just don't agree with on worship (and myriad other things). and sometimes even people who just plain piss me off. it happens. especially when i'm involved in something that has church roots.
anyway...i have a lot to think about on this.
where is this leading? for too long these two aspects of myself have been separated. i miss leading in worship. i can't really stand what musical worship has become. where does that leave me? it is quite a conundrum.
an interesting prospect was put before me today. it is a well-known fact that i think the world of my university ministers. i think they are incredible, and they give me spiritual direction in spite of myself (and in spite of the fact that i don't always listen to what they have to say). but today guy put the idea in my mind to apply to be a worship coordinator at belmont.
yeah. he's crazy. really. because who in their right mind would suggest that i be in leadership over times of musical worship???
but then i started to think about it even further. guy and i had talked about my renewed passion for liturgy and sacred practices which got me thinking about how i could have an influence on reshaping the worship experience at belmont. how cool is that? i just have to weigh that against other commitments for next year and other sacrifices that would would allow me to serve in a leadership position with university ministries. there is also the distinct likelihood that i would have to, at some point, deal with people that i just don't agree with on worship (and myriad other things). and sometimes even people who just plain piss me off. it happens. especially when i'm involved in something that has church roots.
anyway...i have a lot to think about on this.
1 comment:
I mean I realize that there are a hundred things to consider in this choice about next year, but I like the idea of you working with worship. I mean I would have liked having someone like you work with worship at Lee (I guess I did, since that Beth girl lead worship some, but as a rule I never went to the chapel service she was in charge of because it interfered with my leisure time).
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