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Lose The Attitude

If there’s one place I feel there’s no room for bad attitudes, it’s the worship ministry. But I know from experience that feelings are hurt every week in churches for some reason or another. The platform of worship is not a territory to defend or own, so why do we become so attached and feel entitled? And why are we so easily offended and miffed when others invade “our space?” It was never ours!

Ministry, Money, and Motivation

Almost 20 years ago we hit a crossroads. My wife and I were living in an apartment outside of Philadelphia with a new baby. She worked at Red Lobster in the day while I stayed home with our daughter. Rita would get home about an hour before I had to go and play my “Top 40” club gig somewhere in the Philly vicinity until midnight. We plugged into a church and led children’s worship, occasionally playing in the “adult” band. It was a wonderful time of learning and serving wherever the Lord opened doors, but I knew that we needed to make a commitment one way or the other.