Purposed Heart Ministries

Choosing Music for Worship  As I begin a new, long term sub ministry in a contemporary service, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on my habits and thought processes when it comes to choosing music in worship. Each week I will look at a different aspect of choosing music and the […]

As we work to launch into new directions, it is important to stop and assess the strength of our base. In today’s podcast, we talk about four key areas that must be carefully tended to so that we can stay strong in our ministry.

As we focus hard on finding new ways to do things, let’s not forget all of the wonderful things that we have done in the past. Sometimes it is from digging through memories that we find inspiration for the future. This week we explore the value of memories and three practical ways to begin remembering […]

Nothing is more powerful than a clear and committed WHY. Well, nothing that is then when that commitment to a why is clearly communicated to others so that they can find the why for themselves. Sound complicated? It is actually pretty simple but at the same time pretty difficult. Join me this week as I […]

I was told once by a very smart teacher, “there is nothing that cannot be done, there are only things you have not figured out how to do.” That lesson changed my ministry forever and I believe that it can change yours too. This week we will discuss the “how’s” in our ministry and what […]

Churches seem to be locked in on Sunday morning only for worship. It has not always been that way. Many times in church history worship services and other ministries have been offered at different times in order to reach people who may not be able (or are even unwilling) to attend a Sunday morning service. […]

When we look at the Baby Jesus and think about our ministries, I am struck by two possible approaches: “Are we keeping our ministries as a “baby” and not letting them grow up?” and “Are we no longer able to look at our ministries through the fresh, awestruck eyes of a baby?” Each of these […]

Too often worship leaders can forget that they are to serve the congregation, not the other way around. This week we look at what it means to truly serve the congregations we have been called to lead in worship.