If God has called you to be a part of a specific ministry then He will equip you to do that ministry. We are in a difficult area of ministry because of our highly visibility and immediate gratification. Let's face it a nursery worker could work for forty years before she or he is recognized for her or his service. We get it every week.
To those who have evident gifts in the area of music and and the arts, who are called to the ministry of the local church, I believe that we need to use them if they show a heart of community and are serving with the right motives. The church needs good talent and has lacked in this area for years. We have operated under the false notion that if they have a heart to minister through music that they should be able to do it. Not realizing that this has hurt the cause more than helped it. I encourage you to hold tough to this and stand firm in your philosophy to use only those who are clearly gifts to service in the area of music and the arts.
Let's look a bit further to the specific area of worship. I believe that this ministry requires a step further in it's qualification to be apart. There are many talented people serving on worship teams across our country and the world. They have incredible gifts in music and the arts and the natural instinct is to use them in worship. After all they are gifted in music and called to ministry. But are they called to worship? Are they worshipers? Do they help lead worship? What "qualifies" someone
to be a part of a worship team or a part of a worship ministry.
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Experiencing Worship, The Study