Worship Arts Conservatory: Foundations for Leadership

I want to give you a sample of the class that is about to start at our online school in a few days. If you have ever wondered about worship arts study, then I encourage you to check out our syllabus - we cover subjects such as Theology of Worship, Tabernacle of David, Current Trends in Worship, Worship and the Arts, Prayer, Worship and Meditation, Prophetic Worship...and so much more.

Here is a little sample from our first lesson commencing on 4th March. Subject: Foundations of Leadership:


"One of the greatest honors that God can give us is the call to lead His people. We must always remember that Christian leadership is a great privilege. The Lord has chosen regular people like you and I to be leaders of His people. So long as we are willing and humble He can do great things through the ordinary.

So many leadership models teach us to use leadership positions to get rather than to give. Jesus is the greatest leader who ever lived. His example of leadership was to give of Himself like no one has ever done before Him, or since He lived. Jesus showed us that leadership begins with obedience (He completely obeyed His Father), and ends with pouring Himself out (He gave His life for us.) My prayer for us all as we study this subject is that we would become more like Him as a leader and encourager of the Church.

Leadership Love—from 1 Cor. 13 (by Ken Collier Biblical leadership):

The patient, non-defensive leader—suffers long

The looking-to-be-used-in-someone’s-life leader—is kind

The non-jealous leader—does not envy

The small, unapplauded leader—does not parade itself, is not puffed up

The courteous, non-offensive leader—does not behave rudely

The unselfish, giving leader—does not seek its own

The non-explosive leader—is not easily provoked

The forgiving leader— thinks no evil

The pure leader—does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth

The covering leader—bears all things

The believes-the-best-about-others leader—believes all things

The never-give-up leader— hopes all things

The never-quit leader— endures all things'

We are also going through some of the problems leaders face, leadership styles, qualities and characteristics that are needed in Godly leaders, how to grow as a leader,  how to identify great leaders, servant leadership, what areas of leadership you might be called to...and...that is just in lesson one (there are three lessons in each month.)

Contact Rebecca Walden at:

www.worshiparts.org

or: rjwalden@earthlink.net

From The Psalms - 20 Blessings That Come From Trusting God

The Lord is such a comfort to us throughout the Psalms – every emotion is expressed and the Lord draws so close. He proves over and over again that there is nothing too hard for Him, and no place that His hand cannot reach. His hands are full of blessings – here are 20 blessings that can be found in the Psalms – these blessings will come to us as a result of trusting in Him-

20 Blessings from trusting in the Lord—Psalm:

2:12   Many blessings (84:12)

5:11   The Lord defends you

7:1   The Lord will save you from persecution

9:9-10   The Lord’s presence is with you in trouble

13:5   The Lord will give you joy and dancing

16:1   The Lord will preserve you

17:7   The Lord saves you from your enemies (37:40)

18:2, 30   The Lord becomes your shield (115:9-11)

20:7   The Lord gives you confidence in battle

22:4-8   The Lord delivers and rescues you from your enemies

91:2   The Lord becomes your place of refuge

31:19   The Lord’s goodness is prepared for you

37:3   The Lord will give you a safe dwelling place and you can feed on His faithfulness

37:5   The Lord will answer your prayers

56:11   The Lord will free you from all fear (Ps. 91:2-10)

73:28   The Lord will give you a great testimony

91:3, 10  The Lord will deliver you from all evil and deadly diseases

119:42   The Lord will fill your mouth with wise answers for all who taunt you

125:1   The Lord will give you long-lasting stability

143:8   The Lord will cause His voice and guidance to be with you in the morning

…and this is the central verse in the entire Bible – it is about trusting in Him:

Ps 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.

Worship Arts Conservatory

Our March course at The Worship Arts Conservatory begins on March 4th. We have open enrollment, so you can sign up for classes at the beginning of each month. After 18 months, you can earn your Associate of Worship Arts degree. All your work is accomplished online - you don't have to leave your home and employment to complete these courses. Students can be worship team members, dancers, church leaders, pastors, congregation members, high school students or anyone interested in worship arts ministry or deeper worship. This month the topic is:

Foundations for Leadership

Course Description: This course teaches leadership skills for working in any area of Church ministry leadership. Topics include mentoring, conflict resolution, leadership styles, and professional development. Students will have the opportunity to create and share their own vision for fresh and relevant Christian leadership in the 21st century.

Participants will study:

1. Scriptural foundations for biblical leadership

2. Models of leadership style and productivity

3. Successful leaders within the Body of Christ to identify keys for personal ministry

4. Principles of leadership in the life of Jesus with special emphasis on servanthood

Goals:

1. Determine and evaluate personal leadership style

2. Prepare a plan of action for improvement or adjustments

3. Identify challenges of leadership in the 21st century

4. Implement plan of action to meet such challenges

Feel free to ask any questions you might have. Please let me know if you'd like to enroll for March – or contact us here:

www.worshiparts.org