Consistently Naive
Last Sunday Lorraine and I taught a workshop at AFC Production Conference.
The workshop is called "Cultivating a prevailing worship team." It aimed at educating participants the importance and methods to minister to artists and musicians (worship team). [...]
While the participants were impressed by the depth, breadth and importance of the subject, some were skeptical on whether all these could be accomplished in real life. For some it sounded like fantasy and to others it appeared unachievable because it seemed to require much resources.
Here is one written feedback we have received:Can you add some success stories or struggles in cultivating a worship team? It's all too idealistic with all the high standards & expectations (E.g. professionalism), but I want to hear how it actually worked out in church life.
I sighed (at the skepticism) as I read the feedback.
If I had a chance to respond to the feedback, here are the three advices I would give:
- Vision
- Babysteps
- Discipline over a long period of time...
The above is a sharing by Wilbur. I can share his feeling with him. Somehow I also sense that there are a lot of disappointments and discouragements out there that blinded people. They thought that there isn't much hope for improvement and people feel stuck...
Never lose hope. The things that we talked about are achievable. We do have success stories, whether in Jubilant or in local churches. The problem is that we do not have greater expectations for ourselves and others and therefore we set limits for our own growth. Hold on tight to the vision. Advance one step at a time. Do it long enough and you'll see a lot being done. It is not simple, I know, but it is not THAT difficult either.
Call me naive. I'm proud to be naive. And I'll be consistent.
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Labels: Reflection, Worship
Rock on.
Was this one recorded?
Posted by
阿中 |
August 29, 2007 11:48 PM
Unfortunately not. We got 2 hours of blank recording. Don't know why. Sometimes things cannot be explained scientifically.
Posted by
Alan Yu |
August 30, 2007 12:10 AM
"A lot of disappointments and discouragements out there that blinded people. They thought that there isn't much hope for improvement and people feel stuck..." ~ Sooooooo true!!!
"Never lose hope." ~ It's all about persistence, which our generation lacks (including myself)! But our Lord never loses hope on us, even when we see ourselves as hopeless!
Thanks AFC for being the testimony and keep telling us, there is hope out there, for God's sake.
Posted by
小蟲與貓 |
August 30, 2007 12:32 AM
Under God's calling, impossible is Nothing!
Posted by
CHOWMEIN |
August 30, 2007 12:45 AM