This is the presentation done by Sis Elizabeth Role during the Church Workers' Seminar held at the Baraton University Church on Saturday 23rd January 2016

1. UNDERSTANDING MUSIC MINISTRY
Seminar for Church Workers
Presented by:
Elizabeth M. Role
2016 Music Coordinator
Baraton University Church

2. Be joyful and sing as
you come in to
worship the Lord!
(Psalm 100:2)

3. Music In the Bible
God Himself lays such
importance on the
ministry of music
that He placed more
than 500 references to it in Scriptures.
First mention of music is in Gen. 4:21.
Last mention of music is in Rev. 18:22.

4. When the morning stars sang
together, and all the sons of God
shouted for joy.

5. MUSIC – GOD’S GIFT
• Music is one of God's great gifts to man and
is one of the most important elements in a
spiritual program.
It is an avenue of
communication with
God, and "is one of the
most effective means of impressing the
heart with spiritual truth"
(Education, p. 168).

6. “Next to the preaching of God’s
eternal Word, there is no more
powerful ministry in the church than
that of music to touch lives and
prepare hearts”.
Music is
the right
hand of the
Ministry.

7. Selecting Music Coordinators
The church should
take great care in
selecting music leaders,
choosing only those
who are thoroughly
consecrated and provide appropriate
music for all church worship services
and meetings. (SDA Church Manual p. 92)

8. Leadership in Church Music
is under the direction of the pastor or elders and
does not work independently
should counsel with them about the music to be
rendered and the selection of singers and
musicians.
should work closely with the pastor or elders in
order that musical selections harmonize with the
sermon theme
(SDA Church Manual p. 92)
The music leader…

9. Responsibilities of Music Coordinator
Serve as Music Committee
Chairperson
Schedule Musicians and
Song Leaders for the Worship Service
Get Music Information into the Church
Bulletin
Serve on the Worship Committee

10. COMMITTEE
This committee assists in finding talent
and scheduling musicians for the
worship service.
This group works creatively with the
music coordinator to develop ideas for
expanding the church existing music
program.

11. COMMITTEE
Members
Pastor or Elder
 Head pianist
Head song leader
 Additional 2 members
or more in a big church
(combination of young
and adult members)

12. Selecting Musicians
The church must exercise
care in selecting choir
members and other
musicians who will rightly
represent Church principles.
They should be members of the church, the
Sabbath school, or the Adventist Youth Society.
Because they occupy a conspicuous place in church
services, they should be examples of modesty and
decorum in their appearance and dress.

13. Music In Church
Sacred music is an important part
of public worship… Secular music or
that of a questionable
nature should never
be introduced into our services.

14. Music a Power for Good
Music can be made a great power for good…
Music should have beauty, pathos, and power.
Let the voices be lifted in songs of praise and
devotion. Call to your aid, if practicable,
instrumental music, and let the glorious harmony
ascend to God, an acceptable offering.
Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 4, p. 71.

15. MUSIC IN WORSHIP SERVICE
• Worship should be the primary and eternal
activity of mankind. Man's highest end is to
glorify God. As the worshiper comes to the
house of God to offer a sacrifice of praise, let
it be with the best possible music.

16. MUSIC IN WORSHIP SERVICE
• Careful planning of every musical element of
the service is essential so that the
congregation is led to be a participant and not
a spectator.

17. Music in Worship Service
• The instrumentalist responsible for accompanying
congregational singing has an especially great
responsibility to set the right standard in all his
contributions, be they preludes or postludes,
offertories or other voluntaries, or
accompaniment of
hymns. He/she
is in a unique
position to raise the
level of worship
music in his church.

18. Music Acceptable to God
Music is acceptable to God only when the heart
is sanctified and made soft and holy by its
facilities. {Evangelism 512.1}
…when the heart is cleansed
and sanctified, and the members
of the church are partakers of the divine nature,
a power will go forth from the church, who
believe the truth, that will cause melody in the
heart. {Evangelism 512.3}

19. Musical Talent
However small your talent, God has a place
for it. That one talent, wisely used, will
accomplish its appointed work. By
faithfulness in little duties, we are to work on
the plan of addition, and God will work for us
on the plan of multiplication. These littles will
become the most precious influences in His
work.--"Christ's Object Lessons," p. 360.

20. Church Decorations and Florals
Ministry
• Church florists work to beautify the church
with floral arrangements and decorations in
order to enhance worship.
• Selecting and arranging plant material for
the sanctuary has two aims: order and
beauty. The arranger must keep these two
goals uppermost and observe known
principles for their attainment.