Philosophy of Worship
A Minister of Music’s priority is to glorify God. With the talents God has gifted him with as the avenue in which he arrives at the destination, genuine worship. All music text that should be put thru the sieve of scripture. Is the text of the song biblical and represents the theology of the Bible? Bob Russell, in his book When God Builds a Church, suggests that there are three criteria that all music used for worship should pass. To glorify God, to inspire, uplift, and transform the worshipper, and to draw visitors closer to an encounter with Jesus Christ. I hold these standards in my planning of worship music.