The kids and grandkids came over last evening. We took a walk to the playground with the kids and while the girls were sliding and climbing my daughter Melanie and I had a conversation about singing. I can’t sing like I used to. I am out of singing shape and my voice doesn’t obey me as it once did.
There was a time when I sang for a living. The congregation expected me to carry its song, and my bosses (the lead pastors) were expected to carry the vision. The song serves the vision and in a perfect world breathes life into the vision so the people are inspired to follow the vision’s path. I guess that is a little heady, but it is a good metaphorical explanation about the place of worship in a church congregation.
I am no longer the worship leader. I am the lead pastor. I now carry the vision and the song is carried by others.
Jody Clapp, our lead worship director and a deacon in the church
Melanie Franklin one of our worship leaders
Patrick Cortiss one of our worship leaders and an assistant at the Worship Room.
Jon Bauver one of our worship leaders and the director of the Worship Room. I am glad for those God has commissioned to carry the song now.
Notes From the Vicarage 
How interesting. I cannot sing at all although I like it. I am slightly deaf but apparently that shouldn’t make a difference especially with my hearing aids. But my singing voice is reedy and harsh . So I only sing in church. I reckon God gave me the voice so he won’t mind listening to it. Unfortunately though our oval church is not blessed with good musicians generally. Sometimes it’s hard to stop yourself wincing at the cacophony. But all for the greater glory….
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The sound of the song is an interesting study in itself. I especially love the verse in Zephaniah, The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.” That word singing is the word Jinnah- A shrill cry. I think of it as a relative of kulning. https://youtu.be/KvtT3UyhibQ?t=13
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I love this. When the Lord tells us it is time to move on to the next chapter, it is sometimes difficult but there are always those waiting in the wings ready to pick up the mantel and carry it onward.
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And I believe we can never receive the next mantle until we release the old one.
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