Comments on: The Only Measuring Tool For Worship http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/ Carlos Whittaker's Weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:05:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rethinking Worship http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266929 Rethinking Worship Tue, 05 May 2009 03:01:49 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266929 [...] Ragamuffin Soul var addthis_pub = 'chrissulli'; var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, facebook, twitter, technorati, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, more'; This entry was posted in Faith and tagged Carlos Whittaker, loswhit, Twitter, Worship. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « Free Books - Book Review Bloggers Worst Day Ever? » Warning: include(/home/chrissulli/chrissulli.com/wp-content/themes/thematicclassic/comments.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/chrissulli/chrissulli.com/wp-content/plugins/intensedebate/intensedebate-comment-template.php on line 22 Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/chrissulli/chrissulli.com/wp-content/themes/thematicclassic/comments.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/chrissulli/chrissulli.com/wp-content/plugins/intensedebate/intensedebate-comment-template.php on line 22 [...] [...] Ragamuffin Soul var addthis_pub = ‘chrissulli’; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, facebook, twitter, technorati, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, more’; This entry was posted in Faith and tagged Carlos Whittaker, loswhit, Twitter, Worship. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « Free Books – Book Review Bloggers Worst Day Ever? » Warning: include(/home/chrissulli/chrissulli.com/wp-content/themes/thematicclassic/comments.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/chrissulli/chrissulli.com/wp-content/plugins/intensedebate/intensedebate-comment-template.php on line 22 Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening ‘/home/chrissulli/chrissulli.com/wp-content/themes/thematicclassic/comments.php’ for inclusion (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/chrissulli/chrissulli.com/wp-content/plugins/intensedebate/intensedebate-comment-template.php on line 22 [...]

]]> By: chrissulli http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266925 chrissulli Tue, 05 May 2009 02:57:48 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266925 This is my favorite thing I've ever read from you. As soon as it came across twitter it started to change the way I worship and not just the way I worship but its allowed me to challenge others. I even reblogged it last week. Thank you. This is my favorite thing I've ever read from you. As soon as it came across twitter it started to change the way I worship and not just the way I worship but its allowed me to challenge others. I even reblogged it last week. Thank you.

]]> By: Brian Ayers http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266886 Brian Ayers Mon, 04 May 2009 17:17:14 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266886 Truth. Truth.

]]> By: aaron Cook http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266883 aaron Cook Mon, 04 May 2009 16:31:22 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266883 I think a good question might be "How do you define 'worship'?" I think a good question might be "How do you define 'worship'?"

]]> By: BEEN A FEW DAYS// « The View From Behind the Glasses http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266882 BEEN A FEW DAYS// « The View From Behind the Glasses Mon, 04 May 2009 16:10:13 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266882 [...] here I am sinking in the distraction I caused for myself. How often we do this. How often we forget “the only measuring tool to measure “worship” on Sunday mornings is the level of surrender... This is a regular battle for [...] [...] here I am sinking in the distraction I caused for myself. How often we do this. How often we forget “the only measuring tool to measure “worship” on Sunday mornings is the level of surrender… This is a regular battle for [...]

]]> By: Jay http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266881 Jay Mon, 04 May 2009 15:59:26 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266881 That is very true. It kind of parallels with our worship team reminding each other who are 'true' audience is. Our worship center holds around 300 people, but we have a weekly attendance sometimes of 700-800, so we have three services on Sunday (along with a Saturday evening service). Sometimes, that noon service will have 40-50 people and after playing for nearly 400 the previous two services, it's very easy to just phone it in. That's when the reminder kicks in that the audience really isn't the congregation. It's the Lord. We play for Him and when we do so, we worship and provide an outlet for the audience sitting in the chairs to worship as well. Often people will come up to me after a service and say, "Hey you guys were really great today!" or, "That one song was excellent." Some kind of compliment and that's great to hear. But what really moves me however, is when somebody comes up to me and says, "That song really affected me today" or "That song truly spoke to me about a certain area of my life." That's when I know God was really moving through the worship team. That is very true. It kind of parallels with our worship team reminding each other who are 'true' audience is. Our worship center holds around 300 people, but we have a weekly attendance sometimes of 700-800, so we have three services on Sunday (along with a Saturday evening service). Sometimes, that noon service will have 40-50 people and after playing for nearly 400 the previous two services, it's very easy to just phone it in. That's when the reminder kicks in that the audience really isn't the congregation. It's the Lord. We play for Him and when we do so, we worship and provide an outlet for the audience sitting in the chairs to worship as well.

Often people will come up to me after a service and say, "Hey you guys were really great today!" or, "That one song was excellent." Some kind of compliment and that's great to hear. But what really moves me however, is when somebody comes up to me and says, "That song really affected me today" or "That song truly spoke to me about a certain area of my life." That's when I know God was really moving through the worship team.

]]> By: Keith Barger http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266874 Keith Barger Mon, 04 May 2009 14:44:20 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266874 Saw it on Twitter. It was true then and it's still true now. Our desire to be rock stars on the church stage does not gel with this truth. It's something I try to remind my teams of often. God doesn't need us. We're not that important. God can do whatever He wants through anybody He chooses. Our call is to let God fill us and then let Him pour us out to those who need it. It's in the filling and pouring that we surrender our hearts to His will. Saw it on Twitter. It was true then and it's still true now.

Our desire to be rock stars on the church stage does not gel with this truth. It's something I try to remind my teams of often. God doesn't need us. We're not that important. God can do whatever He wants through anybody He chooses. Our call is to let God fill us and then let Him pour us out to those who need it.

It's in the filling and pouring that we surrender our hearts to His will.

]]> By: Cliff http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266871 Cliff Mon, 04 May 2009 14:07:43 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266871 That is so very true. I wish more people realized that. That is so very true. I wish more people realized that.

]]> By: Jason Whitehorn http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266869 Jason Whitehorn Mon, 04 May 2009 13:53:16 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266869 true true true true true true

]]> By: The One True Blogging Metric - ChurchCrunch http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/05/the-only-measuring-tool-for-worship/#comment-266868 The One True Blogging Metric - ChurchCrunch Mon, 04 May 2009 13:41:38 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=7425#comment-266868 [...] quick little reminder from one of my best buds turned on a light switch this morning as I prepared for The Drive Conference 2009: Remember,the [...] [...] quick little reminder from one of my best buds turned on a light switch this morning as I prepared for The Drive Conference 2009: Remember,the [...]

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