Back again...

I felt that as I attempt to restart the weekly blogs, I would go back to the vision that I believe God has for the worship ministry at woodvale. For some of you this might be new information, but I am sure that I have shared it either in totality or in bits and pieces with most of you.

I am convinced that God is calling the worship ministry at woodvale to have a rather large vision. I condensed my thoughts into the phrase "connecting people with God", but this is birthed out of my conviction that as we connect people to God at woodvale and as he pours out his blessing and presence in an unprecedented way, what will happen at Woodvale shall become so potent that we shall not be able to contain it inside our four walls (or hexagon-shaped worship center).

I am convinced that God has placed in us and in our hands resources that he intends to use at the local congregation level, but also at a city, regional, national and international level/stage. However I have come to learn that before we see things happen at a large scale - the kind of scale I am persuaded that we have been called to - we have to be faithfully diligent to be excellent stewards of what he has placed in our hands.

I believe that God is calling us to demonstrate that our first and only agenda as a ministry is facilitating a weekly encounter with God and the people that he draws to our services.

Jesus says that to whom much is given, much is also expected. Because I have worked and served in quite a few churches, my perspective is that Woodvale has been blessed with an enormous amount of talent and resources. It may not seem like we have been given much because we are constantly occupied in our small world of woodvale PC, but if we took the time to look around at other fellowships, we would come to understand that God has made an incredible investment in us.

This week, I would like you to ask yourself this question:
If God has called us to be faithful with little before he can entrust us with a lot, what implication does that have for you as an individual serving on the worship team at woodvale?

The most important function of the worship team at woodvale is to connect people with God.

A person that comes in contact with the God that we serve and worship - a person that allows his presence and power to touch his or her life - can become an unstoppable force to reckon with.

We have the privilege of facilitating encounters with God... let us not take our responsibility lightly at all.

Have a great week!

Luke 12: 35 - 48

Luke 16: 1 - 12

Acts 24: 24