Tackling the Hard Issues

Whenever I began Inspire Worship Ministries, I thought that we would be tackling the big issues like developing choirs, orchestras, and illustrated sermons. I was soon awaken to the fact that most issues that face music ministries of churches that average less than 200 are really just all of the “small foxes” that are “spoiling the vine”. Issues like hymns vs. choruses, the sounds too loud, the band doesn’t know how to modulate smoothly. I was awaken to the fact early on in the development of IWM that what is needed most in our medium to smaller size church (which make up 90% of the A/G fellowship by the way) is basic training for a volunteer staffed worship ministry. Let’s face it, the volunteers in these churches are being asked to “perform” in the same manner as the larger churches with paid staff, only without the education, experience, or exposure to be able to pull it off. That is why IWM has taken on the mission of providing basic Biblical and practical training within the local Body. It is our desire to give that volunteer staff the basics they need to succeed. Pray for us as we continue to tackle the hard issues.