by J. Worrell | Oct 9, 2017 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Uncategorized
“Everything you need to know about the world is likely to be learned in a church choir.” – unknown The 3rd Sunday in September marked 17 years that I’ve been a member of my local assembly. Interestingly, I actually joined the choir the day...
by J. Worrell | Sep 5, 2017 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
I’m writing this blog post to help you non-creatives deal with us. We can be a hard nut to crack. I think that the only thing more difficult than dealing with a creative is getting a group of us together in one room with no buffer (non-creatives). Whether...
by J. Worrell | Sep 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
I recently sat in a service and heard a song that was “good church” but made no sense. The lyrics contradicted each other, but the beat was good. We all know the songs we sing in church, many of them for years, that really don’t make spiritual or,...
by J. Worrell | Aug 9, 2017 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
Levites are designed to do more with less. We don’t always get what others get by way of accolades, accommodations, or compensation. We pour out and often don’t receive equal replenishment. Sometimes we invoke God’s presence while not tangibly...
by J. Worrell | Jul 25, 2017 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
“Contemporary is temporary.” I heard this statement exclaimed over a microphone before hundreds of people recently. The speaker was soliciting an organist to come play for him as he sang. As a couple of younger guys started toward the instruments, he...
by J. Worrell | Jul 22, 2017 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
This blog will be brief….I think. This week I watched a group of three church musicians pull together with little to no notice and completely smash an entire conference, day services, night services, and rehearsals every single day. In spite of the fact that...
by J. Worrell | Jul 7, 2017 | Choir Director, Church, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
Anyone who has followed me on social media for the last 60 days or more knows that I attended and had my life turned upside down by a conference in Atlanta called the Young Leaders Conference. It was one of the greatest spiritual experiences of my recent history. I...
by J. Worrell | May 10, 2017 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
I was writing the other night. I felt prompted to create and work on a project that I’ve been feeling led to get off the ground for a few weeks now. As a creative, I often feel the anointing to create come upon me suddenly. This goes back to my youth and teen...
by J. Worrell | Mar 12, 2017 | Church, Ministry, Pastors, Preachers
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates As dedicated as I am to music ministry especially in the church, I’m equally dedicated to solving the relationship between...
by J. Worrell | Jan 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Short blog…. I moved recently. I was living with my sister for 5 years. I moved there due to some financial restraints and then stayed because I didn’t feel like moving (and she didn’t want me to). Aside from the issue of the distance that I...
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