PRACTICING EXCELLENCE IN WORSHIP

"Mga Payo sa Worship, Music at Arts Teams ni Kuya Henry"
Facebook Note Series!
by Ptr. Henry Santos on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 10:30am

1".Kung masipag ka sa church music ministry, dapat masipag ka din sa bahay mag-linis, mag-hugas ng plato at mag-laba ng damit mo. etc....ang mga musicians all around dapat!...Huwag kang namimili ng lugar." Sept.20.2011

2.Kung ikaw ay member ng Arts ministry,bawal ang maarte.just serve with joy and gladness!

3. Kung ikaw ay member ng Band ministry; dapat kung gaano ka -galing sa pag-awt at pag-tugtug sa chords, mas magaling ka dapat sa bible study at prayer!

4.Kung ikaw ay member ng Dance Ministry,huwag kang performer sa tao, dapat be a perfumer for God!

5.Kung ikaw ay Worship Leader, huwag kang manggaya ng iba, just be yourself.Nag-iisa ka lang wala kang katulad!...ang hinahanap ni Lord ay ikaw, hindi ang ginagaya mo.

6.Kung ikaw ay instrumentalists, alalay lang ang volume para marinig ang mga vocalists;blend ka and support the singers, huwag ma-excite masyado!

7.Kung ikaw ay back-up singers, huwag masyado malakas ang volume at 
sumabay palagi sa worship leader sa tempo at bigkas ng mga lyrics;huwag mas OA pa sa mga movements.

8.Kung ikaw ay member ng Choir,sumunod palagi guidelines ng koro.Huwag kang pa-importante,dahil ikaw ay importante sa ministry!

9.Kung ikaw ay sound man ng church, request ka na mag-workshop muna  ng sound engineering, para maayos ang pagtimpla mo sa lahat ng band instruments, mga mics.mixer at iba pa.Para di masakit sa tenga ang mga mixing mo,kasi may art and science po yan mga kapatid.pls lang po ,huwag mong gawin "karaoke style" ang sounds mo.

10.Kung ikaw ay member ng Worship Team, itanim mo sa isip mo na privilege and honor ang mag-serve kay Lord; it's only by His grace and mercy kaya tayo nasa ministry; kaya bawal ang mayabang.Palaging mag-pakumbaba sa Kanya.

11.Kung ikaw ay instrumentalist, talasan ang tenga; control mo volume mo always---huwag mo overpower ang mga singers.

12.Kung ikaw ay gitarista or pianista na nagbibigay ng "musical scoring" habang nag-sasalita si Pastor or ang Emcee, alalay ka lang-always listen sa instrument mo dahil di na mapakinggan ang sinasabi dahil malakas ang instrument mo.

Sumamba at maglingkod lang sa Dios!

Nagmamahal,
Kuya Henry

WYCLIIFEE PHILIPPINES---REACHING the UNREACHED and BIBLE-LESS GROUPS!

 

 

EXCELLENCE IS AN ATTITUDE

Many of us today get caught up in this rat race of a world we call life.  Survival of the fittest, fastest, strongest is our favorite motto.  We need to stay ahead in the game, regardless of how we do it.  There are shortcuts in life we can already take.  And then at the end of the line, we forget everything else.  

Pursuing excellence is an attitude we can develop over time.  We just have to make it our daily goal in everything we do.  Never sacrifice QUALITY to gain more profit, in the long run, you will lose everything.  Genuine success is not measured by the "material things" you own but the number people whose lives you chose to uplift, the people whose lives were changed because you took the time to care for them.  These are the kinds of success no one can ever take away from you, for even in death, your legacy will live on forever as the one who made a difference.

If you want to be successful in your life, you have to love what you're doing.  Successful people like Steve Jobs, Chris Gardner achieved success because they used their gifts to their advantage.  Don't waste your time doing something you hate, discover your passion, nurture and develop it and make it your focus and not money.  If you keep on focusing on money, you won't be happy.  I have heard people say, "but there's no money there".  Money isn't everything.  If you love what you're doing, you will prosper and money will come.  Success will be the one to chase you down the road.

Take time to rethink your life.  Each of us has their own God-given talent for us to succeed in life.  If a poor man can create light for 200 houses using everyday trash, how much more for the educated one?  Don't get the course because there is money there, get the course that you love and you will excel in every area without any effort and die a happy man.

"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." ~ Ralph Marston

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." ~Colin Powell

 

IT ALWAYS DEPENDS IN WHOSE HANDS IT IS IN

There's a lot of debate on the recent cover of YES Magazine.  For those who don't know, it features Superstar Ms. Nora Aunor holding a cigarette.  The magazine claims the picture is "incidental" and not intended to promote anything.  It lead me to think about the cover.  Boy Abunda says, "I did not notice the cigarette..."  I heard someone argue that if ever kids see it, we have to "educate" them, we need to "protect" them from these images.  Images which are put on NEWS STANDS PUBLICLY, IN PLAIN SIGHT.  So, when you go to the mall, make sure that your kid's eyes are covered with a hanky.

I would like to share this with you and in the end, you be the judge.

In Who's Hands
Author Unknown

A basketball in my hands is worth about $19.
A basketball in Michael Jordan's hands is worth about $33 million.

It depends whose hands it's in.

A baseball in my hands is worth about $6.
A baseball in Mark Mcguire's hands is worth $19 million.

It depends whose hands it's in.

A tennis racket is useless in my hands.
A tennis racket in Pete Sampras' hands is a Wimbledon Championship.

It depends whose hands it's in.

A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal.
A rod in Moses' hands will part the mighty sea.

It depends whose hands it's in.

A sling shot in my hands is a kid's toy.
A sling shot in David's hand is a mighty weapon.

It depends whose hands it's in.

Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in my hands is a couple of fish sandwiches.
Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in God's hands will feed thousands.

It depends whose hands it's in.

Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse.
Nails in Jesus Christ's hands will produce salvation for the entire world.

It depends whose hands it's in.

INCIDENTAL OR NOT, I HOPE THAT "FREEDOM OF SPEECH" OR "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS NOT BEING ABUSED.