I was trying to
figure out how old I was when I joined the praise team the other day and it
made me think about how many young people we have leading worship and working
in the church in general now! I joined the Wednesday Night praise team
when I was twelve and then joined the regular praise team when I was fifteen.
At the time, I think there were only one or two more people under the age of
twenty in the praise team. We have added on quite a few more young people in
the past couple of years and that greatly encourages me...
As most of you
know, music is my thing. Like a sport or dance or even academics may be
other people’s things, well, music is mine. I have always loved to sing
and play instruments. It’s what I enjoy. I am grateful that we utilize young
people in every aspect at our church and especially in the praise team. It has
given me an outlet to do what I love (whether it be singing or playing an
instrument) every week. That makes our church stick out. It used to shock
people when I would tell them that I was in my church praise team. Around here
having young people participate in anything church-wise seems a bit odd. I’m
glad we chose to branch out. I love to look onstage and back at the sound area
and even see the little guys doing the ushering on Sunday mornings.
Now that I am
getting older it does my heart good to see young people having the opportunity
to learn and learn from people who love the Lord. It’s a beautiful thing! So
thank you for allowing me to take part and not making me sit and watch the
adults do everything. I know that sometimes it can be harder to keep things on
track with a bunch of young people, (I have been a contributor to that, I’m
sure:)) but I can see that it’s paying off by the looks of admiration and
inspiration on the faces of the younger kids when they watch the older ones
going about their specific jobs. I pray that upcoming generations will be full
of young people who started working and participating in their churches at a
young age and will continue to do so throughout their lives, teaching their
children to do the same. We’ve got a great thing going at MPBC! All the glory
to God!
“Do not let
anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for other
believers in your speech, behavior, love, faithfulness, and purity.” ~1
Timothy 4:12
Kandace
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