Being Authentic

This week's guest blogger is Kevin Les Callette.

I am a fan of a lot of different styles of music.  If you were to look in my iTunes library you would think I was a bit strange and confused.  In college I took Music Appreciation and that one class stuck!

Have you ever heard a song where the lyrics touched you deeply and you just had to own it, sing it at the top of your lungs and have it move you in a way no other song has?  I have had a few of those and one very recently did that.  It’s the song Let Them See You by the JJWeeks Band.  These are powerful lyrics.   

Here is a small portion:
Take away the melodies
Take away the songs I sing
Take away all the lights
And all the songs You let me write
Does the man I am today
Say the words You need to say?

Let them see You in me
Let them hear You when I speak
Let them feel You when I sing
Let them see You
Let them see You in me 

It comes down to this: being authentic before God and those around us is important in our Christian lives.  It’s also core in our work in Worship Arts.  We have to be seen “authentically” by those coming to worship.  The lost who come to ORBC are looking to see who we are and if we really believe what we sing and worship about. 

In the Book of John we find this passage:

“It’s who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That’s the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. God is sheer being itself—Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration.” John 4:23-24 MSG 

I recently read this article and it speaks to us as worship arts ministry volunteers.  If you are aspiring to be a leader in worship arts you will want to read this article to go deeper: https://worshipleader.com/authenticity-in-worship/

This article talked more about performing and stepping outside our comfort zones to be who God wants us to be in the moment of worship for the benefit of those viewing us.  The visual gift that we provide can make all the difference to a worshiper. Your role, no matter where in Worship Arts is visible to someone else who attends ORBC.  

We are going to break out by teams (Vocalists, Musicians and Tech) and discuss the following this Thursday:

1. What song have you heard that spoke to you in a way that moved you?
2. How do you prepare in your specific role each week for our services that help you to be “authentic”?

Announcements:

• Worshipplanning 5.0
• Please let me know if you are having any problems with the new software. We are in a testing phase with it and would want to let the manufacturer know.
• DREAM Conference (March 7^th)
• If you were here last year you may remember the Church Conference we did. It is a time where we share with other churches what God is doing here at ORBC and we invest in their leadership and their church.
• If you would like to serve that day, please e-mail me and let me know (ldavis@orbc.net)