Listen to a few audio clips from this conference/retreat recorded live at the
This conference was offered at the International Convention of the Church of God in Anderson ,IN on
Tuesday, June 26, 2007. 
Sponsored by the office of Church of God Ministries
Mr. John Newton
JNewton@chog.org. 

 

 

Dear Todd,
            I’m writing thank you notes to many who helped with last week, and I didn’t want to miss thanking you for the way you enthusiastically let God use you to minister to us.   Your vulnerability in telling stories where you had blown it helped me see that yes, there is hope even if we haven’t been as effective as we should have been in certain areas.
            Your examples of how you train your boys was great!  Your emphasis on vision was something I really needed.  Anyway, thanks Todd!  And I appreciated your letter and copy of the responses.  May God continue to be able to work in and through us all to be “tile-movers.”

In Christ, 

Barb Miller
First Church of the Nazarene
Salina, KS

Description

Music and worship are definitely created by God and intended to bring people to the throne of God, the very feet of Jesus.  However, even though our motion and action seem to lead us into worship, we sometimes find ourselves having less than the desired impact in our churches.  Regardless of the quality of music, the excellence of preparation, and the available gifts of our musicians, we sometimes fall short of the final and most powerful element of life-changing worship - the power of the Holy Spirit. 

The anointing of God is the one element in worship we cannot do without.  We may be able to survive with less than quality instruments, or slides rather than power point.  We may experience a wonderful morning with a well-prepared worship team and our best soloist.  However, the purest experience in worship occurs when God sees our passion, our heart, our intent and our motivation, and pours His anointing, His Spirit into everything we say and sing.  When important elements in the preparation, attitude and leading of worship are truly aligned with the passion and heart of God, it seems the power and anointing of God is endless in a service.

What are the signs that perhaps all our preparation and hard work may miss the anointing and blessing of God as a worship ministry or in a worship service?

1.     Conflict resolution remains OPTIONAL.

2.     Those involved in the preparation of worship remain RELATIVELY committed to rehearsals.

3.     The view of a worship ministry focuses on performance over IMPACT in 
   worship –  we fail to work together.

4.     We often have different definitions for  EXCELLENCE in worship preparation.

5.     The DIRECTOR is relegated to a music teacher over a worship equipper.

6.     Worship is seen as a activity rather than a RESPONSE.

7.     The VISION for worship ministry is strapped by the present.

 

Details

Schedule - (Adaptable to most any situation)

This conference can be used as either a weekend retreat or a one-day event.

One day events are often organized as follows:

8:30am - 4:00pm

Two day events are often organized as follows:

Friday, 6:00 - 9:30pm Saturday, 8:30am -3:00pm

Worship Participation

Todd often will work together with a choir or worship team to  share in worship on the following Sunday.  A worship team can be very involved if there is a desire and a team willing and capable to prepare ahead of time.  Whether as a portion of a service, or in a full concert, it is our desire to involve those from a local congregation in the weekend as much as possible.

Cost:

The retreat and conference have a stipend  based on the size of church and number of participants.  This is negotiable depending on the situation.  Lodging/travel to and from Wichita, KS are in addition to this stipend. 

Worship participation/concerts are for the most part by love offering.  Sunday evening schedules require a set minimum.

Contact Todd directly for more details and schedule information.

Ohio State Church of God Worship Pastor's Conference
Shartel Church of God
Host: Pastor Andrew Rehbein
 andrew@pryorfirstchurchofgod.com
February 24, 2007

Beavercreek Church of the Nazarene
Beavercreek, OH.
Pastor Richard Bowden
www.bcnaz.com
April 15, 2005

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Central Christian Church
Wichita, KS
Pastor Peter Abood
www.ccc.org
October 22-23, 2005
 

 

Bethel Life Center
Wichita, KS
Pastor Dennis Gill
http://www.bethellifecenter.org/
 

"I wanted to tell you too what a tremendous blessing you were to our worship arts ministry
at the retreat and to the whole church on Sunday.  I have had numerous comments on how
powerful your ministry was both at the retreat and in the service."
Pastor Dennis Gill
Bethel Life Center, Wichita, KS