FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: April 26

Praise Team Practice Moves to Wednesday nights starting May 18

• We'll have practices on Wednesday nights from May 18-September 7. Then we'll begin practicing on Tuesday nights again on Tuesday, September 13. Thanks for being flexible! As always, you're welcome to practice with me at another time if the scheduled practice time is bad for you.

Value of the Month: Ephesians 4:29

• "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful in building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."
• How sweet it is to get a compliment! Can't you feel it shining on your face: UNLIKE THE SUN THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN FOR WEEKS?!?!?!? (Forgive me, that wasn't very Ephesians 4:29 of me).
• When we talk about Ephesians 4:29 in our home, my 5-year-old son Nathan tells us to "only say kind things." That's true to a point. But sometimes you've got to give constructive criticism in a loving way. For example, you all "built me up according to my needs" in the survey this month. Many of you had some great things to say, and you said them with tact, both the compliments and the criticisms. I so appreciated what you all had to say and look forward to mulling them over this summer as we make some changes to our choir/orchestra/rhythm section this fall. My prayer is that we will "benefit those who listen" to us much better in September. :)

FCCN Worship Ministry blog: April 11

• Random Blog Thought


• Yes, my son has a monster truck. But not just any monster truck. It's a Batman monster truck. Sweet. Dosen't it make you want to be 4 years old again?

Tearin' down the house

We'll be tearing the house we built on stage this Saturday at 9:00 A.M. in the worship center. We'll keep the materials for the next thing we build around here. :) Come on by and help us out. Bring your Batmobile.

Choir/Orchestra/Rhythm Section Practice this Sunday Night It's the last Sunday night practice before we break for the Summer!

• 5:00 Pull out the orchestra pit, set up the choir risers. Come and join us if you want.


• 6:00-6:10 Opening prayer and value of the month


• 6:10-6:40 Practice with Media team for Easter Sunday


• 6:40-7:00 Prayer Groups


• 7:00-7:30 Practice with media team for Easter Sunday

Choir/Orchestra Survey

• We took a breif survey (we're talking less than 5 minutes here) yesterday evening at choir/orchestra practice. If you used to serve or currently serve in this ministry, would you please participate? Follow the link below. I plan to share the results of the survey with the choir/orch/rhythm section on Easter Sunday morning.

https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHBKUzl0NVQ1RVJaR2NjeWlOVVY5Y3c6MQ

FCCN Worship Ministry blog: April 4

Sing During Sound Check

• Our media team has asked our vocalists sing during sound check instead of just speaking. This will allow us to have a clearer sound with each individual vocalist. Sing any song you want: maybe your favorite 80's song, your kid's Disney sing along CD, "The Stand" from last week or your own original (Louis, Ty). Here's my sound check for Tuesday night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JacHyPaEwDc You know it, you feel it, you want to sing along while you read the rest of the blog today.

Baby Dedication

• We'll be holding a special baby dedication on a Sunday afternoon in August. We need someone to sing special music for it, so let me know if you are interested!

Choir/Orch/Rhythm section practice this Sunday Night

• We're putting together a breif survey for the choir: every few years we do a self evaluation, it shouldn't take too long. It will also be online for anyone who misses practice Sunday night.

Here's what practice will look like:

• 6:00-6:10 Opening Prayer and value of the month


• 6:10-6:20 Sectionals: "Blessed Redeemer"


• 6:20-6:40 Practice "Blessed Redeemer" as a full group in the worship center


• 6:40-7:00 Survey!


• 7:00-7:20 Prayer Groups


• 7:20-7:30 Practice "Blessed Redeemer"

Value of the Month: Ephesians 4:29

• "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful in building others up according to their needs, that it might benefit those who listen."


• We are commanded here to only speak about what is helpful to build each other up, not tear each other down.


• Have you ever had anyone in your life that was an encourager? Always speaking in terms of what you needed at the moment? It makes me feel good to think about that person in my life.


• Now switch gears and think about the kid from your middle school who constantly cut you down. You know who they are. You can probably see their face. Some things they said may still hurt today. Sometimes I wonder about that kid in my life, but I haven't gone searching for him on Facebook, have you?


• How do you want people to remember you? The middle school kid or the encourager?


• Think about Cody and his camp by the green river. "Old cody junior took me over, said you're gonna find the world is a smouldrin', and if you get lost, come on home to green river." Be that guy: be an encourager. Because who really wants to go back to middle school? :)