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The Creative and Effective Worship Team

Weekend Workshop w/ Branon Dempsey

Bonus Article From Tony Guerrero

David appointed 288 musicians for duty who were “trained and skilled inmusic for the Lord” (1 Chronicles 25:7). (I doubt any of these musicians were “weekend warriors,” although it could be argued that even David had a “day job!”)

 

Skilled craftsmen were highly respected and considered to be wise. InProverbs 8, wisdom (one of God’s attributes) is personified and calls herself a“craftsman” at God’s side during creation.Even more relevant to the topic is Psalm 33:3, which I consider to be the jobdescription for all church musicians and singers:

 

“Sing him a new song; playskillfully, and shout for joy.”

 

It starts with a command for creativity and endswith a reminder that worshipping God is the most fun thing we can do on earth (when we do it right!). But right in the middle is the command to “play skillfully.”God could have left that phrase out, but He didn’t. If we are to believe that the scriptures are the inspired Word of God, then we need to take those two words seriously! “Play Skillfully”

 

God does want quality, and He not only wants it from the professionalmusicians, He even wants it from the amateur! Quality isn’t about how good youare compared to the rest of the world; it’s about how good you are with the talentsGod has given you. How good are you willing to work at getting? While this bookwill focus on what we can do to attract musicians who are already of a certainskill level (semi-pro to pro), please also consider it an invitation to inspire your whole team to work at playing to the best of their God-given abilities. Making a “joyful noise” is fine for those who were not blessed with anymusical talents, but for those who have been so blessed, at any level, it is basically bad stewardship to not offer our best and work on making our “best” even better.

 

Those of us called to lead and/or serve in the ministry need not be the best in theworld, but we should honor God by being the best we can possibly be.

 

Branon Dempsey

Branon Dempsey is the founder and CEO of Worship Team Training and Worship Team Training University WTTU.co He has over twenty years of leading worship and teaching worship theology, music and songwriting for churches ranging from 500 to 5,000 members. He has had the opportunity to train and study worship at Maranatha! Music as well as some of the most well-known churches in the country, including Coast Hills Church, and Saddleback Church, where Rick Warren is pastor. Branon Dempsey holds an M.Div in Worship Theology and Worship Arts, along with a Bachelors of Music in Composition and Performance, along with an emphasis in worship leader training by Maranatha and Integrity Music. Branon is a devotional writer for Bible.com Youversion and selling author / teacher with Faithlife (Logos Bibles) for worship teaching and training material. WTTU exists to help individuals understand their personality, their learning style and their spiritual maturity, which, in turn, helps the individuals sharpen their quality development and gain the needed confidence to reach the upward call of God in Christ Jesus Ephesians 2:10 and Philippians 3:14. Follow Branon: @BranonDempsey @worshiptt

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