Ephesians 4:11-13 says, “And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness.” I’ve been leading worship for about two and a half decades now. Over the years I’ve learned more about the need and the joy of equipping others to do what I do. According to Ephesians 4, one of my roles is to equip the church to do ministry. I love pouring into others and equipping them to serve on our worship teams. Some of the most rewarding things are when students who were serving with our team start serving with a church at college, or even a couple people now who have paid positions leading worship through song.
This past school year I had two young adults reach out to me desiring to do an internship with our worship ministry. Now I have a wonderful opportunity to invest in Sayge Gardiner and Ethan Chouinard as they intern with us this summer! We’ve already spent a little time together, and I can tell that we are all going to grow from this experience! Both Sayge and Ethan will have opportunities to lead worship through song this summer! We are working through lots of things together, including what Scripture has to say about worship, selecting songs for services, increasing our skill on our instruments, reading through a book on worship, and much more. Please pray for our interns (and me) for equipping, and that God would bless the vision to raise up, equip, and send out worship leaders!
See you Sunday!
Pastor Kyle