 Hey guys, welcome back To the second lecture Okay All right, so let's resume from where we left off. Okay. We are we are now in age 37 Okay, we've covered the four relationships that are essential for those in worship ministry and What can be the goals of the worship ministry, you know This is my opinion. You need to nurture create and establish Okay, need to nurture create and establish what it says is that, you know, you have to create a culture Okay If because if you don't create a culture a culture will be created for you. Okay, it will be set for you So it's very important to set goals for the worship ministry or any ministry that you're involved with but more necessarily More so in this context because we're talking about worship ministry. Okay Now let's move on To the daily tasks of running a worship ministry, okay, I told you this is going to be more practical right in terms of From from what we discussed what we covered in the first two chapters Okay, going forth is going to be more practical what to do and what can be done better, etc. Etc. Okay so The daily tasks of running a worship ministry What happens, you know, what are some of the things that goes on in a worship ministry? And some of these points from what happens in the worship ministry at APC, okay What I am involved with what past J Kumar is involved with so that's Just to just to put a few points here. Okay, so Let's look at a few of the daily tasks of running a worship ministry and gather a few tips from worship leaders You know, I've seen handle these things well First one is the task of scheduling or rostering teams Okay Why is this is important now in the next chapter? We I'll show you how I do it now how we do it at APC but Here is just to show the importance of it. Okay, the task of scheduling or rostering Teams, okay that this word roster will is not be new To those who've been around APC fear even if you're a Bible college student, you know Who was on campus, you know, you are rostered to do a certain responsibilities, isn't it? So that word is not new so So some worship ministries Run on the team model. Okay. What does that mean? In other words, they involve many people Rotating between different leaders Okay, they involve many people rotating between different leaders creating different bands for each worship service Okay, for each worship service Sunday after Sunday, they are different people involved. It is not the same people Playing with the same group of people week after week like a band. Okay Musicians get to know each other and get diversity in their experience. So one Sunday I am playing with the Thomas and so that the other Sunday. I'm playing with Prince and Canon. It's like that Okay, so different people are involved However, okay, this is so just pause. This is known as the team model. Okay Where different people are involved in different worship services But there are other worship ministries Run on the band model Okay, what does that mean? In other words, they have rotating bands that have a set schedule Okay, each unique band plays together all the time. Okay, each unique band. What is a band? Band is a group of musicians, isn't it? Like one acoustic guitarist one keyboardist bass guitar worship leader, etc So let's say the five a group of five individuals Play together all the time Okay, so like that. There are different bands. You have band a band B band C Okay, so but they play together all the time. It's not like the members of band a will sometimes play with members of the band B whatnot. Okay, so they have a set schedule Okay, they say, okay, we are available for all these Sundays and and so they go on each unique band plays together all the time and builds musical wrap now Now you will have to find a model that works best for your church Okay So you may have found a model that follows with the ethos of your community It's important that you find something that works for your church your community Okay I have there are benefits the great benefits of both the team model and the band model. Okay in both models We employ auditions for the team in order to create quality music in either case. Okay, this is very important In both cases we we do auditions Again in the next chapter I'll we'd see about why we do auditions and how we go about doing auditions. Okay, that's in the next chapter So be it the team model or the band model. We do We host auditions. Okay, I Approach the musical part of our worship as a combined calling and skill set rather than a volunteer force that will accept anyone Okay, so you can't just put up an antenna. Sorry a billboard saying, okay We're hiring for worship team members. Whoever wants to join worship team. Please come you know no that You need to have a certain skill set, you know to be part of a worship team, isn't it so that you can serve better right So that's one of the reasons why we do auditions but more on that later Many worship leaders. I know request a rehearsal and service dates that people will be away a few months in advance Okay, so they can schedule around them. So what is happening here is I mean once again There are members who will ask, okay, what are you know? There's a certain dates. What are the important dates that I need to be here for if you let me know I will planned my personal schedule around that Like for example, if there's a worship team retreat I have there's a worship team camp a camp just for the worship team members and whatnot important events That they are required to be there if we give them the date They will plan their personal lives, you know the work and Schedule it all around them. Okay In the band model often the decision is made six months to a year in advance Around the band's participation so people can do their best to schedule around those times. Okay, so Scheduling again, it's not complicated, but it's just to highlight. It's one of the responsibilities a daily responsibility To schedule people to roster teams and how you want to go about doing it finding the team model or the band model See what fits best for your for your church and your culture. That's that's one. Okay The second task is the task of pastoring your team members Okay, the task of pastoring your team members Remember one of the the last point we saw was To check to keep a check on your relationship with your team members. Okay, so that's the should be another task But the daily task first one so be proactive in Your pastoral care of your team members Okay, what is the meaning of proactive? What is the meaning of proactive? Now, what is the opposite of proactive? Okay, you Proact as in Okay, you you say a group of five people are walking towards the door One person takes the first initiative to go and open the door so that the group of people can go in right So you are being proactive The opposite of proactive is reactive. It's not like okay All the five people go reach the door and then then is oh now we reach the door. We have to open the door So that is reactive Isn't it? Okay, so Being proactive is essential Will be is is important in your pastoral care for your team members. Okay? That means you proactively you take the initiative You know as a leader or as a worship pastor a worship leader you message them You take that first step and say like hey, how are you doing? Etc. Etc. Right. So In my experience, this keeps damaging fires to a minimum and encouraging flames to a maximum. Okay Encouraging is always on an Is on high while the discouragement discouraging moments are always low. So be proactive You know once again Encourage one another send texts Okay, sms send emails a words of support on a consistent basis You know just a small message saying is like hey, I'm praying for you How are you doing is everything all right? Okay? Those are all just you know Apart a task of pastoring your worship team members Your team members in general. Okay? And then Finally, you know take the time to ask the team members Who seem to be caring carrying a heavy burden? You know what you can do to support them? Specifically in prayer or in scheduling You know each time you send a text give a positive encouragement Or strengthen a week, you know how that wants to give up You are creating a culture of encouragement in your team. Okay? If there's a person in your team that says, you know, I'm feeling burnt out because I've been doing this for a while I want to give up. I want to stop. You know and whatnot You encourage them. Okay. Is it okay? You know say you can do it. I am with you I'm praying for you the team is there for you And whatnot so Those are all again a list of activities that you can do again. It's not limited to But those are one of the things that comes under the task of pastoring your team members Very important. Okay Right you guys good till then Thank you, Kiran Let's move on. So the third point is the task of meeting with your pastor Okay Finding a regular time to meet with your pastor is one of the cornerstones of running an effective worship ministry again going back to the four relationships that make or break us the third one was A communication with your pastor the relationship with your senior pastor And one of the things that keeps it healthy and strongest communication as we discussed, isn't it? And that happens when you meet on a regular basis when you constantly give updates It's like, hey, you know, this is what's happening in worship ministry. This is what we are this is when we've planned Uh worship retreat. This is what's happening with the songwriting process This is where this is the status of the album You know last week so-and-so group of people met we met in the so-and-so house Uh, etc. And we are planning to have a worship camp later on this year on this month in this date Etc etc, right? So a lot of things can be discussed with your meeting with the meeting with your pastor Okay, so what is important or a takeaway here is that you set aside time on a regular basis To meet with your pastor or you know or to keep him updated Okay, that is very essential and what I have learned is that you know keeping pastor ashish and lube because he's my boss, isn't it? You know on a regular basis as as often as possible Because he is busy. He has to I have to take care of worship ministry and youth ministry is two things and he has to oversee Everything the bible college the church etc etc etc and it's He might not always have on his mind to check with me On what's the update? What's what's happening with worship ministry? So it is my responsibility to understand that and to keep him updated and to reach out to him and say it's like Hey pastor, are you free? Can we meet? You know and so and so so Yeah, I mean there are a few levels of meeting that can happen as mentioned. I'm just going to read that for us There are two levels of meeting the first level is the vision meeting This kind of meeting can happen Just a few times a year Okay, in in these moments you are primarily there to listen absorbing a sense of the vision Your pastoral leader has for the church as a whole Okay, you can have quarterly meetings etc the second level of meeting is the service meeting This can happen live or via email or some other means. Okay. Have a phone call This is a meeting where we talk about the sermon series coming up the theme of the particular Sunday What choices of songs that part does pastor prefer? That is is there anything we can do as a worship team do to enhance The overall experience of the worship of of the Sunday service. Okay So small small things like that and I'm sure I mean there are so many things that will happen in the meeting You will discuss but what is important again as a takeaway is finding a regular time to meet with your senior pastor Okay And the fourth task is big one The task of budgeting and paying for resources. Now this might not happen on a daily basis Okay, it depends on The event or whatever you're planning for. Okay, so but it is one of the tasks though. Okay There are administrative tasks that will always need daily attention Keep up on paid resources such as online planner if you are using an online tool You know monthly subscription The sound technique tech needs mics cables Repairs that's gone for amplifiers that needs to be repaired. Are they being paid for training needs materials? You know a court charts all of these things, you know And worship retreat worship camps that need that needs budgeting that you need to plan you need to put a budget Isn't it so all of those again are another daily task. So If you are also in charge of sound gear and purchases beyond the basics I highly encourage you to either delegate the tasks to someone you trust. Okay, so And this is fairly simple task. Okay You know that you will have as a worship pastor or a worship leader to you will be expected to put a budget And and make sure that you also pay For pay the resources as well. Okay, this is one of the tasks And the next one task number five is the task of planning music for the week and year Okay That's what one of the aspects of worship ministry is that isn't it the task of planning music for the week and year now If you're wondering why I need to you know, if you're here, I don't play an instrument I'm not a musician. Why do I need to know about all these things now? You might not be the worship pastor or a worship leader But you might be the pastor that hires a worship pastor or a worship leader And these are all the tasks that you can expect to be done by your worship pastor Okay, so that's why I you know, you will be uh, you are learning this as well. So All right, so as a task of planning music Many of the most effective worship ministry leaders I know are always Swifting okay through the most fresh and appreciated songs Coming out on the radio or whatever. Okay, the new songs that are being released you're on That's not to say old songs are not important, but you know, just giving heads up. Okay Being relevant what what are some of the new songs is being Being released you're you're up to date with things like that. Okay There are tens of thousands of beautiful songs out there God does not desire for you to do everyone Okay, I listen to many select a few learn fewer still. Okay This is very important. Uh, listen to many songs select a few and learn fewer still Your church has songs that are designed to serve their unique needs Be attentive to this in prayer. Okay, know your church audience And cater to them as needed Okay, if your church is a multi-generational church, okay, like for example Uh, you have people in in the 18s in the 20s the 30s And all the way up till the 60s and the 70s that is the multi-generational Right, so you can't only do songs like hill song songs or planet shaker song is like full on heavy You know, you need to learn to incorporate hems and some of the old songs that they are familiar with that They grew up listening to the 60 year olds, right? So what happens when we don't do that when we don't cater to our audience our older generations We are robbing them of their heritage Isn't it so it's very important how we learn to balance, uh, you know when it comes to music and songs. Okay, but Uh, but we plan You know, nevertheless, we plan plan ahead for major services like christmas Easter, you know select songs early and and and give it to your band members. Okay So that's one of the tasks that we can do. Uh, the worship pastor needs to do as well Okay, um, then there are some wider pastoral work of the church that might not be directly involved To the worship ministry The task of sharing in the wider pastoral work of the church, for example hospital visits funerals weddings purchases premarital counseling Uh, but you're saying, you know, how is this part of worship ministry? Uh, remember what we learned about worship and ministry and ministry is nothing but Love plus service equals ministry. You remember that? right, uh, so That is how worship ministry is connected here. Okay the task of sharing in the wider pastoral work of the church. Okay uh Helping another pastor. So you might be the worship pastor them You might help out the children's church pastor with their, you know, when you have the time and if they need your help You're available to help them. Okay uh so Remember that a need doesn't necessitate a call for you to meet that need Okay Let's read that one more time. Okay. Remember that a need that means there is a need doesn't Necessarily mean that you have to meet that need. Okay, uh There will always be need And you don't want to rob someone of his or her calling to meet that need Okay, if there's a person who was hired by the church to uh to do, you know to complete the responsibility of that need They can do that Okay, uh because there will always be need All right. Uh, so and because why why why this point is here is that if you end up doing everything else Like if you keep, you know, keep and you don't end up doing your work or your responsibility Okay, first thing that happens is you're burning yourself out What is burning yourself out? It simply means you're exhausting Yourself. Okay. You you are tired By within the half a day or you know by the end of the day you're exhausted Your mind is fried completely. You don't know what to do types. Okay um So get counsel from others on this if you are you know prone to rescue everyone in need know Basically the point there is Uh, especially for us as Indians I think it's very hard for us to say No Okay, we think that okay if I say no people will get offended You see that uh the connection. Okay Uh, yeah, you what to do this person asks no if I say no that person will get upset and offended It's like see I asked him for help. He did see he said no, he will not do Uh, we have that fear of the people thinking uh of us that way But one of the strong characteristics of a leader Is to know when to say no and oh Okay, and it's okay to say no And I mean you're not saying no for the sake of saying no And if you know if you're unable to you can't you genuinely cannot you have a genuine reason and a valid reason legitimate reason Feel free to say no and if that person gets upset, it's that person It's up to that person. You can't please everybody, isn't it? So that's an important thing. Okay, so now that is out of the way Let your other pastors and leaders know the time slots in which you can do other tasks And other and the time slots in which you are otherwise occupied. Okay Let your peers your colleagues in ministry know The time that you are free relatively free to do other works that in a place where you can help them Okay, so that's basically it, you know helping other other ministry ministry area other wider pastoral responsibilities of the church The next point Okay, let's pause How how's everyone doing? Are you all with me? Any questions so far anything that you want to add so far like I said, I want to keep this interactive So please talk to me. Yeah, Kiran you go ahead It's very it's very helpful to say no And sometimes it's very difficult to say no other people what they think and it's very Pleased for me to like Today, I learned once again like say no Thanks. Yeah. Thank you. Uh anything else? Yes, anybody else Dave? Uh, so the conon On the any questions any thoughts so far? Okay Prince are you doing well neelam any questions? Am I going too fast? Uh, okay Well, I hope you all are able to follow me. I hope I'm not going too fast. Uh, okay Great. Uh, so let's move to the point seven just in case you're wondering. What are these points? Uh, it comes under the this, uh Uh, this category the daily tasks of running a worship ministry. Okay, everything that we've discussed so far all the six points Um is about Running a worship ministry daily tasks of running a worship ministry and now we go to point seven um If you're involved in worship ministry it goes without saying that the task of honing your musical and leadership skills Okay, sharpening your musical skills is a necessary and vital part of growing in your worship ministry uh leadership calling Okay, uh I was I was never called to be the best musician in the entire team. However, I was called to lead that team Honing my musicianship enabled me to write songs create better arrangements. Uh, you know teach on dynamics. Um, et cetera, et cetera So I'll constantly upskilling yourself. Uh, you know on your instrument is very important Setting aside practice time be it guitar singing or whatever it is, right? It's kind of crucial and it is also as you again if you're going to be a senior pastor To encourage your your your worship leaders your worship pastor your worship team members To practice and hone their skill to get better at what they are doing. Okay Uh Our leadership skills are always in need of refining Uh, you know, when new experience and new challenges can shape our character and call strengths out of us Learning good leadership skills from those who are older and wiser and some younger and wiser Can save us tripping over unnecessary hurdles along the way. Okay Seeking a seeking wisdom from people who've been there done that, you know, can save you a lot of trouble right, uh And then look for I mean if you have the luxury if you have of you know, doing a course on leadership You know try and do that as well learn about leadership You know by doing a course by taking a course there's so many out there online these days Okay, so those are all so that's the seven daily tasks of running a worship ministry Okay, um, so it's Doesn't seem like a lot, but at the same time it also seems like a lot isn't it? Are you guys overwhelmed by it? I hope not, uh, you know, god gives us the grace to go You know continue to do what we have to do what he expects us to do what he wants us to do He gives us the grace to endure, you know day by day As we make sure that our engines are oiled, uh, you know In in a secret place by spending time with him in prayer and reading the word of god You know, he makes sure that we have the grace to go day after day to do what we have we are called to do Amen um, so that's chapter three guys Um, I know I've asked this quite quite a lot, but uh, any questions, uh, you know with what we've covered so far Before we go into chapter four Okay, give 10 seconds and then I'll move on great. I think Questions yeah, Dave go ahead. Yeah So so as you mentioned, uh, relationship with your pastor the senior pastries is very important. Yeah, we we know that uh What are some key points to maintain that relationship? uh close enough and um And as a team for for just to go through with your with your senior pastor Right. Okay. So thanks for asking about Dave. Okay. Um, so for me, uh, in in my opinion, there are two things Right. Uh, one is your one on one on one personal relationship with the pastor with your senior pastor Okay, I mean, there are so many different ways you can build that, you know, like One of the things is that you meet him on a regular basis to give him an update regarding the worship ministry and whatnot but at the same time It's also helpful that you don't always talk about work Right. All your meetings does not always have to be about work Uh, you know, it doesn't always have to be about update update update update. What's happening? What is happening? You know, but you know, you take a personal time. It's like you It's just like friendship where you know, you take time to learn each other's likes or dislikes. Okay Watch your favorite color. Watch your favorite cuisine You know, uh going for a coffee, uh, you know, just like a casual Time where you learn about that person Will also help right because we are in uh in ministry. Uh, it's not Just full on Corpority, you know, that makes sense. Okay. It's not uh, I'm not there to just do the work get paid and go off No, it's people are involved isn't a ministry is Uh, is you are serving god and people uh, with it is with people that you serve and you do everything. So Uh, get to know the person Of who the pastor is and he will also make that uh effort. That's one thing you meet him on a regular basis Uh, you know, you understand his vision second is You also have your senior pastor speak to the worship team Like share his vision and his heart For the church and his expectation of the worship team for that year as well So having your pastor speak with the worship team directly is also very very crucial and and is important Uh, we've done that we do that all the time every time we have a worship team retreat Um the worship meeting whatnot, you know pastor has done sessions on song writing for us Uh, you know, he gives us a biblical perspective of uh, you know How we can approach song writing So things like that will have did that answer your question there? Yeah, uh, yeah sort of uh My other thing is uh, if you let's move on to the practical thing like, um I know apc is quite established and well managed But but our local just here is not very well organized and well well managed, but what are some things that um a worship ministry uh Can you manage property or well established? like It's very hard to get budget for musical instrument and what uh How do we communicate or how do we bring our needs to the the board or the senior pastor? the the budget on the for for ministry worship ministry Right. Yeah. Thanks for asking that David. Yeah, um, you know, like you said, uh, you know We are privileged, uh, you know At apc absolutely blessed we and we don't take that for granted You know that god has blessed us with that we can talk about certain equipments and whatnot, uh, you know And and and put a budget for it, but it's not always the case in every church, right? Uh, it's it's it's challenging. So um This is where we once again, you know Go to this point. I'd like to go back to this point, uh, you know in in relationship with a pastor It could be the board of directors in this case is uh consideration, right? Um in this section Uh, the the board of directors or the senior pastor is considerate. He's considering setting aside budget Uh, you know for worship ministry for whatever that needs to be done And uh, and at the same time on the other side of the coin is is the worship pastor, right? So you are considerate about the position and the situation Uh, the financial, uh status and not status. Sorry the financial, uh Condition of the church like okay, you are you take into consideration. Okay. Is my church able to Set aside budget for this is this important? Is this is that priority? You you know, um At that time again when you meet your senior pastor, you share your heart And say it's like hey look pastor, you know, I have this vision my heart is you know to take the team and the worship ministry of the church to the next level And there are certain things that we need. Uh, you know to in order to go to that next level Right, uh, it could be you know a better sounding instrument or investing in Uh in in a good quality microphones and all of that and then you share your heart is like Why is that important is that this will sound better even you will sound better? Uh, you know and etc So once you've shared your heart and vision Uh, now, you know, we need to be very respectful. Uh again and be patient Okay, uh be patient. Uh, see okay if it's going to happen, you know If it can if the budget can be set aside and whatnot. So it's a mutual respect that they It's you know, you gotta you gotta respect the vision You take into consideration all of these things and be patient, you know and but Uh and it can be frustrating, right? Let's let's be honest, uh, you know and Where you know, you want to do uh, especially, you know, so this is coming from a very personal experience is when I was young You know 18 19, uh, you know as a young as a youth You're it's like all your fire hyper, right? It's like I want to do I want to do I want to do I want the best I want the best yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah okay, um We uh, we wanted to buy a symbol for the drum kit for the church. Okay. This is many many many years ago uh 2000s, I guess and uh You know, I We asked for the symbol the symbol did not come, you know years go by the symbol did not come Uh, and it actually made me very upset and actually angry You know as Why was this not bought we needed we needed we needed for it to sound better and whatnot. So Uh, I think I've sobered down a lot You know, uh Okay, but the thing is I think uh respect, uh, you know your responsibility as a worship pastor or a worship coordinator worship leader Ends with you sharing your heart to the pastor your vision Uh, and and then you take into consideration the situation of the church, uh, you know, are they able to Afford et cetera et cetera And learn to be patient with that. Yeah, that's uh Yeah You're welcome Dave. Yeah, I think it's the same with uh, you know With not just the material things but also the spiritual things, uh, for example Uh, you know, your church is let's say for example your church is not used to prophetic worship Okay, but uh you as a worship pastor have this desire to You know spiritually go to the next level you want to See the culture of prophetic worship being introduced Right, uh, no, that's your vision. That's your heart Uh And you cannot be you know Saying okay in one Sunday that's going to happen So next Sunday, I am not going to prepare song list. Uh everything will be prophetic spontaneous So you don't prepare a song list or you don't you don't mean for practice It's like, I don't worry. We're going to be prophetic. You tell your bandmates, you know, you're going to be prophetic Uh, and then so and then there is the media team, you know, who has to work on the songs present And there's like what is the song like no song list. Um, what do you mean? There's no song? Yes, we are going to go spontaneous and prophetic. Oh, what do you mean? And then you start singing, uh, and you know, then there is no lyrics Projected for the congregation and the congregation is lost. Okay. What is happening the song lyrics are not there Right, I you get what I'm saying, isn't it? Uh, so it's a step by step process You have to be patient and if you're introducing something new Uh culture to the church, uh, you take it you take baby steps. You are patient, you know, you introduce new songs Uh, you know very slowly you don't do three four new songs in one Sunday and the church is lost So, uh, every time there's you you desire a shift in culture or you desire Something new to be done in church Be patient with it. Uh, you know, your pastor will see that the church will recognize that and will partner with you So, um, and and and take everything into prayer Take everything into prayer, you know, take it to God in prayer and and he'll see the desires of your heart And you know one of that Yeah, is that clear? I mean everybody anybody else anything Tanan, are you okay any questions anything that you want to add Neelam, are you okay? Yeah Prince Siddharth All right, guys. Uh, let's let's move on then. Okay. Uh, so that's chapter three Uh, just an introduction to worship ministry everything uh the day tasks of running a worship ministry is explained in this chapter and now Uh in chapter we step into chapter four. Uh, we see The worship the organizational aspects of worship ministry how it's organized at apc Okay, and uh Again, you can take the principles uh ideas from this and go in and put into practice in your own churches and whatnot Okay, so worship team The structure of the worship team um The benefits of a team In a team there is safety or help remember. It's not a one-man show like we discussed The team supports the leader There is power and unity in a team An effectiveness of the ministry will be multiplied and enhanced Through the joint efforts of a team functioning in the unity under that leadership Okay, the effectiveness Of the ministry will be multiplied and enhanced through the joint efforts of a team functioning in unity under that leadership okay, um This is court by Ralph Mahoney says a lone ranger will not get much done in this world But a man who can organize others to work for a common vision a man who can build a team Can do a significant work of the lord's kingdom A vision that can be clearly communicated is the critical thing in rallying men and resources for achieving the work The lord wants done Okay, so basically he just says the importance of teamwork and team is important So one puts a thousand to flight two puts Ten thousand to flight which is multiplies incredibly. Okay So now that we know the importance of the team and this is how it's organized. Okay. I'm sure you've seen the stable in the past Uh, not sure if you have but this is how it is. So you have the senior pastor and uh We report the worship pastor The associate worship pastor me and pastor jay koma report the pastor ashish And um, there are these bunch of other sub teams, uh, you know that that we oversee So there's the band the worship team members. Okay We have 50 or almost 60 worship team members at abc Uh, and then all we are in touch with the sound team as well They keep us in the loop. They report to us on what's happening And then there is the media team who does the slides the lcd projection the lyrics projection whatnot, right? And you know the singers So singers i'm banned pretty much the same so And then there's the congregation So this is how uh, you know We are organized at abc Okay, just to give us an idea. So you have the senior pastor the worship pastor and the band sound team The media team singers and then you have the congregation cool So let's see. What is the role of the pastor Of the senior pastor, okay The pastor is the one who ultimately Is responsible for god to god for the church. So the worship team comes under his pastoral oversight Okay, pastor is the one who who is ultimately responsible to god He's accountable to god and so worship team comes under his supervision Okay, number one. He provides general vision Direction and motivation one of the roles of the pastor is that he provides vision Direction and motivation. He shares his goals for worship with the with the team through the worship pastor Sometimes gives the worship pastor the plan of messages for the year so that the team can prepare appropriate songs Okay, every time and pastor ashish wants to do a certain song to a certain series He emails me or pastor jakes. Uh, and then we kind of organize it. We get in touch with the band who's leading Worship in all the different locations north south east west central. We tell them his like, hey guys A pastor would like for us to do this song in every location. So can you do this? So example, right? That's one. He provides vision His role as an example Second the pastor is the key to the worship ministry He must be an example of a worshiper before the congregation A worshipping pastor will birth a worshipping church A non-worshipping pastor will never have a worshipping church. No matter how talented the worship leader may be He leads much more by example in this area than by preaching He can preach about worship, but we'll see no response from the people. So Living by example is the key is another important role, uh, you know of the pastor We see that in second time in chapter six, uh, king david is a good model for pastors to follow Right. Uh, he danced he worshipped. Uh, he was undignified before the king right And finally, uh, and I'll conclude with this point the role of a pastor is that His role to teach the congregation on worship Okay Yes, good that that he is that his life speaks as an example His role as an example shows that he is a worshipper And it's also important that he teaches the congregation on worship the pastor should teach on worship Uh reason why we worship biblical expressions of worship Etc. Okay In the church on a regular basis so the congregation can receive the revelation on worship Okay, so these are this uh once again The role of a pastor doesn't end with those three points. Okay, don't get me wrong. It's not what I am saying But uh in in the context of our discussion of what we are learning in worship ministry Uh Those are the three key important points. Okay Um So, uh, and we'll we'll stop here guys. We'll uh, we'll stop and uh, we'll resume next week Okay, uh I hope there was something that you were able to take learn, uh, you know, and you'll be able to apply it in your own ministry You know the goddess placed you and we will continue to learn more practical aspects of worship ministry in the classes to come Yeah Is that cool? Great. I'll uh, stop the recording now. Uh, thank you all for joining for today's session God bless you. Stay safe. Um, I'll see you all next week. Bye. Bye