A New Trend and Looking Toward Sunday

I have noticed a new trend in the last few rehearsals, everyone is showing up early. This has been a huge blessing because it means we can begin on time or even early and make the best use of everyone’s time. Thank you for your diligence and faithfulness. It truly is a joy to lead our Worship Arts team.

Our Worship Arts Committee has been in the process over the past few months of developing an expectation guide for our team members. Before people commit to being involved in anything, they generally want to know what will be expected of them. Over the years we have had a lot of verbal and quite frankly unspoken expectations that did not really help our team to grow in their walk with Christ, in fellowship with the community of believers at Calvary, or in their musicianship and expertise. Our desire is that the following expectations will help all of us who participate in Worship Arts at Calvary to have a goal or target at which to aim so that we can make continuous improvements in all areas of our relationship to Christ and His church. Whether you sing, play an instrument, or work in AV these guidelines are intended to help you maximize your abilities to serve Christ at Calvary.

Calvary Worship Arts Team Expectations

     Spiritual

Model worship on Sunday mornings whether on stage or in the congregation

Spend time with God in Scripture and prayer

Support the ministries of Calvary Baptist Church

Participate in Calvary Discipleship activities when available

     Community

Attend conferences and training sessions as scheduled

Notify your team leader as soon as possible if cancellation is necessary

Respond quickly to all PCO (Planning Center Online) requests and correspondence

Be on time for rehearsals and services

     Technical/Musical

Learn songs before rehearsals, via MP3s and charts on PCO and Calvary web-site

Review songs via Calvary web-site between rehearsals and Sunday morning

Continue to grow and improve on your instrument

Master your ministry area and hone your skills as a creative, artistic contributor 

Memorize the lyrics/music/cues as much as possible to maximize congregational interaction

Now to turn our attention to this coming Sunday, Pastor Paul will continue our Journey Through John going deeper into John chapter 8. We will begin the service singing Greater Than We Can Imagine, a wonderful song of praise based upon Psalm 145. After the offering we will sing Oh The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus, The Greatest Of All, and Come Christians Join To Sing. All three of these songs extol the mercies and love of Christ. Before the message, we will have a special Men’s Chorus singing an arrangement of the hymn Nothing But The Blood. I trust that this song will be a blessing to all. As of this writing, I am a little uncertain of our closing song. I am leaning toward You Have Been Raised but that could change before Sunday.

It is with joyful anticipation that I wait for Sunday when we gather together for corporate worship. My prayer is that you daily individual worship will be Christ centered and rich.

Soli Deo Gloria,

Pastor Trent