by J. Worrell | Dec 15, 2019 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
“When your soul is resting, your emotions are okay, your mind is okay, and your will is at peace with God, not resisting what He’s doing.” – Joyce Meyer There’s been a lot of media shared socially around a pastor from the DMV area by the...
by J. Worrell | Dec 14, 2019 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors
No pictures. No graphics. Just words…. I sat in a church meeting a few years ago where a few people voiced that they did not want a choir for a particular upcoming service. This made me raise an eyebrow for obvious reasons, but what stuck out to me and made...
by J. Worrell | Oct 13, 2019 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
“Why do we have to pay you to conduct the choir?” I didn’t make this one up. I sat in the audience as I heard this exclaimed from across the pulpit during a service I attended recently. I could say a lot about the statement, but I’d rather get...
by J. Worrell | Aug 6, 2018 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry
A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to serve alongside several of my Mount Calvary Holy Church of America comrades in music ministry during our organization’s “Outcry” youth and young adult conference. During the week I served on the praise team...
by J. Worrell | Feb 7, 2018 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
“The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.” – Roy Ayers “Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians.” – Henry Rollins Some people don’t...
by J. Worrell | Jan 6, 2018 | Choir Director, choirs, Church, Church Choir, Gospel Music, Ministry, Music Ministry, Pastors, Preachers, Uncategorized
Happy New Year! As we start off the year many of us make new year’s resolutions for our personal lives or even for our ministries. While resolutions are commonly discarded by the end of the first month of the year (at least that’s what Google says), I...
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