Do you ever get on stage and realize that your not sure “what comes next” in a song? If you never have, you’re lying! Or you’ve never been on stage.
Sometimes, we may think we are prepared but when the lights and fog creep us, and the audience is listening… we doubt ourselves. Well the truth is, maybe we need to step it up? How can we truly worship (a prerequisite to leading others), if we are not 100% sure of what happens next?
I know we all have a million reasons and excuses… most are legitimate… but the truth is… there is TOO MUCH at stake for us to fail! We are being allowed to represent God and to lead others down the road of His presence…. We have to bring our “A” games always.
Vocalists- learn the lyrics and know the melodies…
Drummers- know the Kick and snare patterns and dynamics…
Bass Players- play the right notes and grooves…
Keyboardists- Use the right sounds and play the right chords…
Guitarists- less is more, work on your tone and keep it tuned(especially between G & B)…
Other Instrumentalists- Get into the songs, be creative
Folks, we have the chance of a lifetime to impact this world! Your next chord may be the difference between someone finding God or not… if you don’t believe it… maybe you need to think about it some more… because Worship Matters and You Matter!!!
The weekend is gone, but not its memories. A few cool things happened here at Cooper, which made it kind of special: It was the beginning of It Matters, our new series, Vaughn became even more famous with his Mother’s day commercial (can I have your autograph?), Alex sang for the first time (here at Cooper), Holly’s come back to our stage (looking as great as always and rocking strong with her voice), Marc showed his drummer boy skills (I’m impressed!), we sang a song acapella (interesting experience) and Deb and I got to bond with the boys.
This last one, needless to say, is my favorite memory of the whole weekend. After the 12:30 service, some of the boys decided to stay at Church and just come upstairs and watch the basketball game on TV to make time for the 5pm service. Deb and I decided to join in the fun. The game was not over when the boys had fallen asleep. Deb and I got to hear a snoring duet between Ricky and Vaughn…a priceless memory that I will never forget. After great laughs, we fell asleep as well. Our naps didn’t last hours, but we were all renewed and able to end the weekend with high energy in the 5pm service. Driving home I remembered this and the memory made me smile. Somehow, I felt closer to Deb and the boys. We bonded…
When I signed up to become a Magteam member, I never thought I would get to meet such cool people, never thought I would find such amazing friends, never thought they would one day feel so close to my heart…like family. It’s a cool feeling. I’m glad to be able to serve with all of you…can’t wait to continue to create great memories together.
What a great start to our new series “It Matters”. I just wanted to share what I saw and heard at a few of campuses from our worship experiences. I was actually playing drums in the Cooper City Night Band and had a blast from the past (Yahoo!!) but jumped in and used the DB-90 for our worship set and not only did it help ME stay relaxed and in control, I think everyone benefited from it also.
The next morning I lead worship at Hallandale Beach and Joey Q. was playing drums and he used it for the first time and it made an incredible difference for us therel. After that, I stood around to watch and hear our amazing Spanish Worship team in Hallandale and watched Danny Lopez jump in there and use it, it was just great to see how you guys embraced this aspect of your ministry within our worship ministries and campuses.
Without realizing it one day I was rehearsing one of the songs for the weekend at home. “I know who I am” and I sang it over and over again, well my daughter, Charlize must have heard it so much she decided to write her own version and had no problem showing it to me.
This video is authentic in all of it’s wonder, it makes me so proud so I wanted to share it, since I am in Worship ministry and my daughter is surrounded by music all the time, here it is.
I found this joke yesterday and I just knew all my magteam peeps would appreciate it (that would be you guys).
Disclaimer: this joke requires some basic music knowledge and includes the word “beers,” so don’t say I didn’t warn you. Any complaints can be emailed to marc.millan@flamingoroad.org.
Just kidding.
So C, Eb, and G walk into a bar and order 3 beers. The bartender tells them “get outta here we don’t serve minors!”
A Pastor that I used to work with always said “if the devil don’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy”. It’s so easy to get very busy. That’s when the excuses come up, ” I don’t have time to workout”. “I don’t have time to spend with the kids or my spouse”. We will never have or find the time for these things we have to MAKE the time. This picture was taken a couple days before Easter. So much stuff needed to be done. I really didn’t see or spend time with the kids. I actually had there mom keep them quite a few days during the two weeks leading up to Easter. It killed me but the tasks needed to be done. Until I said NO! we must take a break. I grabbed the boogers, on a Wednesday night and took them to the beach. It was like the world stopped turning for 2 hours. It was truly “heaven on earth”. Little did I know how it would refresh my mind and soul, and don’t forget the priceless smiles on my babies faces. I surely didn’t have the time and I had a pile of work still waiting for me but I made time to connect with Heaven on Earth which was just a reach away. Don’t look for it, Make IT!
Ever forget to hit the right note on stage or hit the break with the band?
It’s amazing how easily we forget, regardless of how much we think about things. Is it that we don’t care enough? Is it that we are just not focused? Maybe we don’t realize just how big a deal some things really are.
I myself am guilty of this, I forget that what I do is NOT a job but a CALLING. I forget that I am NOT in charge but that I made a pact with God that HE would be the Master and I the servant.
Here are just some things that help me:
1. Journaling- Writing down thoughts, moments in my life, emotions, it’s good to look back and see how far God has brought me.
2. Rest- Studying, rehearsing, practicing…..get some rest.
3. Alone time with God- This is probably the best remedy of ‘em all, that silence, the alone time with God and being able to clear away the noise, stress and tasks.
On February we hosted a “Lost Launch Party” for the highly anticipated first episode of Season 4 of Lost. One the most successful t.v. series of today. Some of the mag team Lost devotees got together at our house to share this awesome experience! The entire party theme was “Lost” including the food and beverages which were all supplied, courtesy of Dharma Initiative.
Ernie, a Lost fan and member of FRC Mag forwarded the pictures of the party to a friend, who happens to be one of the main character’s cousin, Josh Holloway (Sawyer). A couple of days ago we found out, that Josh had seen our pictures, and dedicated this picture to the Flamingo Road Church Worship Team! How awesome is that??
Props to Ernie for hookin’ us up!!! Ernie is sending us the original autographed picture to create a collage with the party pictures, so make sure you come by the green room and check ‘em out soon!
As I mentioned some weeks back we are incorporating a metronome clock, the Boss DB-90 into our worhsip experience. Just want to write down some tricks and tips for all of those involved to remember.
Turning it on- There is a “back light feature”, since we all have Lighting schemes and it CAN be dark on Stage, there is an easy way to do this. When you “power up” the Metronome, “hold down” the Light button with the Power button, essentially pressing the Power Button twice WHILE holding the Light button.
Volume controls- There is a Volume control for the “input” which will be the Aviom/Talkback Drum mix, there are also”several faders” that Control the BEAT CLICKS individually, with a “MASTER CLICK” Volume seperately, all in all you have Volume faders and controls for everything seperately. (Very cool)
Pedals- There is a “preset/tempo memory” Pedal that can go “up” or go “down”, which makes it easy to find the tempo for song 1, song to 2 or go back to song 1. There is also another pedal we can use to “start/stop” the Clock, THIS is up to the drummers so please leave us feedback on whether you prefer to hit “start/stop” with your finger or just put a small pedal to do this instead. (Let me know)
How this may impact your ministry when you serve-
You will have BPM clock times added to the HUB for each song before each weekend. Each song will start “through you”, YOU will count us off for each song and “keep us in time”. Remember, this new tool is to help ALL OF US stay better in the pocket and improve our control of tempo as a team.
Leave us Feedback and tell us any other ways this can help us grow in our worship experience.
A while back on the potential leaders blog they had a segment that focused on some great quotes, excerpts from people, leaders that have influenced the world. Today I want to open this up on our magteam blog.
Below are a few quotes that speak volumes about character, values and ethics which are all essential to our growth and participation as magteam ministry.
“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.”
Vince Lombardi
“We can do no great things, only small things with great love.“
Mother Theresa
“If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.“
"The thing that gives me the most joy in being a leader is that people get to see my heart through my leadership..." Ricky Garcia, FRC Cooper City. read more...
