Prayer Guide For Music Minister Search Committee

At the Lakewood business meeting on Wednesday, January 12th, our congregation voted to approve a process by which we will select and affirm a committee to fill the position of music minister.  The process officially begins today by setting aside two weeks of prayer for those whom you may nominate, and the work of the committee itself.  After these two weeks of prayer, on Sunday, February 20th, each Lakewood member will have an opportunity to nominate up to five church members to serve on the music minister search committee.

As we begin to pray for our Lord to oversee the selection of those who should serve on this committee, we should ask some questions.  Who should serve on the team?  What should the qualifications be for any potential nominee?  Here are my thoughts and suggestions, which I hope you will consider as you pray about this most important issue for our congregation at the moment.

First and foremost, we want those who represent Lakewood on this music minister search committee to exhibit a character and personality which demonstrates their love for Christ.  This does not mean that they are perfect, but it does mean that a pursuit of holiness is evident in their life (1 Peter 1:16).  Additionally, each person who serves on this team must be members in good standing at Lakewood Baptist Church.  If you’re not certain if someone is a member, you may confidentially check with the church office.

The best people for the task at hand would be people who are members of the choir, as well as anyone who has never been in the choir.  Of course, we want to make sure that the team has people with life experience, as well as those with little to no life experience.  People who are musicians themselves can provide a lot of valuable input, as well as those who don’t have a musical bone in their body.   We need people to serve who have been members of Lakewood for a generation or more, and those who have more recently joined.  Certainly, the committee should exist entirely of men and women.

I hope by now you are understanding the point that I’m making.  There is no perfect person to serve on this committee (or any committee) because there are no perfect people.  Once the committee is assembled and affirmed by the church, we can be sure that it will not be a perfect team.  However, I feel that the Lord will be most glorified when we all humble seek Him for continued guidance and submit ourselves to the resulting process as being His will.  So you can actually start right now by praying, and leading others to pray as well.  Pray for the Lord to guide our entire process, so that we may call our next music minister for His glory.

Blessings, 

Pastor Bruce

bruce.cullom@gmail.com