Words bear meaning, the use of words also convey meaning. We know what it “effective” means when someone uses that word; for example, this bus service often runs on schedule and is an effective service to get to destination in good time. However, words such as “effective” are not usually…
Grace and work. Grace or work. It can’t be grace or work, grace without work is like to experience grace by avoiding work. Work without grace is solely self-belief which sounds like self-destructing. In All, All of it, it is the fullness in size, volume, determination, everything that is mental,…
In music discipleship (click to see series), we want to grow in faith – to know God more and more. For musicians and others involved in worship regularly, much of our sacrifice in worship is “doing”. Nothing fundamentally wrong about the “doing”. From the story of Mary and Martha (Luke…
Leviticus 6:10-11 speaks about the priest who carries out the necessary offering at the altar. There is the linen garment. Is there any significance? Does it apply today? The “outside the camp”. This is discussed in “All, all of it“: there is the distance and the journey to the camp.…
We can’t earned grace Grace is gift from God. We cannot work for it. Work can’t increase faith Our faith can increase (e.g. becomes “stronger”) and often events can cause it. But this is misleading. What increases faith is our knowing God, more and more; that we continuously reflect on…
We need some definitions to start. Practice means repetitively undertaking an activity with the aim of getting better at it. By this, it could mean: being familiar with the topic, being “smooth” with delivery, being able to respond to changing situation within the activity (sort of, mastery), demonstrating confidence in…
Being one with God. This was probably what Moses came closest to when he met with God; and through Moses, we have the Ten Commandments. Music discipleship is a journey. It’s about being one with God: we know his heart and we could then lead others to worship him. We…
Question: Thinking about Music Discipleship, is music sacred? a difficult question The best way to know if music is sacred is to ask music itself. That, however, is an even more difficult task. Problem is if music does answer, whether we understand what it says. Well, it’s easy. All that…
A bit more thoughts on music discipleship. Let’s make use of the song / hymn Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart. For the one who plays on the keyboard, piano or organ, they might take this opportunity to learn the basic harmony of F major. It gives them more than…
Question: How does Music Discipleship relate to grade exams or such other syllabi from other providers? The key thing is that Music Discipleship (MD) is not the usual kind of “examination syllabus”. It’s best to start from the main “Salt & Light Discipleship” (SLD, see this). MD is part of…
This is a first look at “syllabus”. It’s in the title but it’s not a syllabus. What I have here is some useful ideas about the syllabus. Following feedback I will provide more information to explain, clarify and support others test and implement this. Primary ideas Music Discipleship goes “hand…
As a church community, we should identify and nurture singers and musicians similarly to supporting them grow in the world. I want to focus on music discipleship. This could be central to a person in his/her development in their music activities – knowledge, relationship (friendship, ensemble, community) as well as…
