Wednesday, June 25, 2008

exciting but difficult

I have been really learning a lot of worship leading lately...from WorshipLeader magazine, CCLI, and justworship.com. I have also had a lot of new opportunities like a new bass player, Paige is learning bass, possibly another keyboard player, SongSelect resources, and lead sheets for the band. These changes are super exciting and I really feel like our church is gonna do something big. I was talking to my dad after he got back from men's fraternity last night and there were 30 guys there, a bunch of good food, and great responses. A bunch of new people from the club are going now and I guess they are just growing really fast. I really do feel like every ministry is at a point where they are growing and people start realizing that they have gifts that can be used for the body. Like the children's ministry, my mom helps out and they just had a meeting yesterday and they each have like 8 or 9 kids in their classes every morning and most of these people, I know, don't even like kids very much, but they make it an effort to start relationships with kids vs. just talking at them on Sunday. Ok, back to worship. I have noticed that now that things are rolling and getting more exciting, things are getting waaaaay more dificult. Our new bass player bought CCC a new CCLI membership, wants to play bass, and wants to help me write parts for different instruments. I'm pumped that he wants to play bass... now we have three. He bought the licence and now I have a bunch of resources and lead sheets. But he feels liks he should have all the passwords and membership info on CCLI but I barely know him, and he has gone to our church once. I really want him to play and help me if he wants with lead stuff, but I don't think we need all separate music to look off of, the lead sheets will be fine. Him playing bass has also stirred up my sis wanting to play drums and bass and everything when I think she would benefit from a break because she has played almost every week I have played.

So in conclusion, when exciting things happen, don't get too excited because you'll ask the new bass player to play every week and try to break your own rule by letting him play if he can't make practice and tell everyone that we have a bass player and the drummer gets mad because she feels like she's being pushed out but she's really not but she doesn't see it that way....ok?

2 comments:

INTeJer said...

soo... if Paige has played almost every week you have, and SHE would benefit from a break, then doesn't it stand to reason that YOU should take a break?

=)

Danica said...

no