What are the FAQ's of building a Worship & Arts Ministry
I'd like to know the main issues impacting your church's worship ministry. If you get a chance send them in.
Thanks
Here's what's come in so far:
FAQ’s of building a W&A ministry:
- Target specific groups of people with different worship styles, or go multi-generational worship with one style
- As a leader, learn to deal with multiple personality styles (not multiple personality disorders--but we've probably got some of those too!) and learn what individuals work best with others on a team. It's ... Read Morenot the notes and rhythms that ever give me trouble, it's the people
- Choir or no choir
- State and communicate expectations clearl
- Start and end rehearsals on time--insist on it out of respect for everyon
- How do you help your volunteers prepare musically for the weekend services? ex. sending music out ahead of time, mp3s, charts, scripts, etc
- Paying your band vs. not paying your ban
- How does a smaller church still do a quality service without having a lot of resources, both people and money.
- Auditions vs. no audition
- How do you build community among your volunteers
- How do you develope the vision or foresight to do what may seem impossible to a bunch of volunteers, but winds up stretching them to use their gifts to the fullest.
Keep 'em coming and we'll dive in after a while.
