Consider the life and ministry of Billy Graham as He looked back over his life: "Although I have much to be grateful for as I look back over my life, I also have many regrets. I have failed many times, and I would do many things differently. For one thing, I would speak less and study more, and I would spend more time with my family. When I look back over the schedule I kept thirty or forty years ago, I am staggered by all the things we did and the engagements we kept...Were all those engagements necessary? Was I as discerning as I might have been about which ones to take and which to turn down? I doubt it...Although much of that travel was necessary, some of it was not.
I would also spend more time in spiritual nurture, seeking to grow closer to God so I could become more like Christ. I would spend more time studying the Bible and meditating on its truth, not only for sermon preparation but to apply its message to my life. It is far too easy for someone in my position to read the Bible only with an eye on a future sermon, overlooking the message God has for me through its pages. And I would give more attention to fellowship with other Christians, who could teach me and encourage me (and even rebuke me when necessary)"...
Walter Wright, president of Regents College says on this topic, "Moses asked the wrong question to God, ‘Who am I?'...The only appropriate question for a leader is ‘Who is God?...Biblical leadership starts first and foremost with a person's relationship with God...It starts first with the leader's ‘inscape – their dependence on God...Leadership begins in a relationship between a person and God."
Rewards of a God-Ward Passion
There are three journeys that God is actively working in our lives. One is redemptive. It is a journey inward as the Spirit of God is conforming our character into Christ's likeness. This is our interior design, our inscape, and God's work in us. We are His workmanship.
Experiencing Worship, The Study
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
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Experiencing Worship, The Study