Thursday, August 18, 2011
FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: 8/19/11
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: 8/10/11
Choir begins Sept. 11: 6:00-7:30 in the Chapel
I'm getting excited about choir starting up on Sept. 11! Remember
that survey we took last spring? Well, here are some changes we'll be
making as a result:
- No more 6:45 A.M. Rehearsals! We'll warm up in
the chapel shortly before the 9:15 worship.
- Theme nights: football night, Hawaiian Luau night,
just for fun.
- The elementary choir will join us for every practice from
7:00-7:20. They will also help us lead worship on October 2, November 6
and the Christmas musical on December 3 & 4.
- "What do you do in 2 minutes?" If you want, you'll have a
chance to share what you do for a living for 2 minutes with everyone in
the choir.
- Practices will be in the chapel:
- it reverberates more with a community feel
- It's less threatening to the elementary choir when the join us
- Still lots of room for more growth
Similar to last year, the Orchestra will begin practicing with us in
November. However, when we sing music with the orchestra, we'll need to
practice in the worship center.
2011 Christmas Musical
Our theme will be the Christmas Love stockings, where we give to needy
families so they can have a nice Christmas. We'll also be having tryouts
for anyone who would like to sing/play a song in the musical. Got any
ideas? This is your chance to share a Christmas song for a worthy
cause. Tryouts will be in early October.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: 8/4/11
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h9q3FPWuiBzFEu8_iSAZfgGrKU_C054H3YgQjY3snjE/edit?hl=en_US
Click on the link above for a sneak preview of August 21.
Value of the Month: Take a Break
Consider what Elijah did: he had a huge mountaintop experience at mount
Carmel. Then he took at least 80 days off from being a prophet (1 Kings 19).
You know why? Because he was exhausted and scared. Queen Jezebel had
threatened his life, and he wanted to quit. But this is the really cool part:
after he had told God to take his life, an angel shows up with 2 cakes, and
Elijah eats both of them, really!
Dude, 2 cakes, all on your own? Seriously?
But notice what happens after that. Elijah travels 40 days and 40 nights
(on foot) to the mountain of God. That must have been some pretty awesome
cake.
The point is, Elijah needed a break: he had run ragged in ministry too
long, and he hit an emotional wall. So God was gracious to give him what he
needed. Not only some amazing cake, but a fellow prophet to help him and
succeed him.
Maybe we need to do what Elijah did. Eat too much cake? Well, maybe, it
depends on the quality of the cake. :) But maybe it's as simple asking God for
help, and taking some time off. Feel free to take a break and get recharged.