by Seth Muse | Nov 21, 2016 | Leadership
I was in a bad mood. I stood there in line at some store that I can’t remember and the music over the intercom was a little loud, making the exchange at the register a frustrating. When I approached the register, a young, probably 19 year old girl greeted me and I...
by Seth Muse | Nov 14, 2016 | Leadership, Worship
The worship ministry of the modern church has been called the “war department.” It’s the place that requires a myriad of talented people to pull off in order to essentially please no one, save the Lord himself. We’ve tackled a few instances on this blog concerning...
by Seth Muse | Nov 7, 2016 | Leadership
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1554009885613{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in ministry is that I often don’t know what I don’t know. Those first few years (and some of the later ones)...
by Seth Muse | Oct 31, 2016 | Conflict, Leadership, Vision
You’ve heard the one about the poison Halloween candy, right? That guy who knows a guy who’s cousin got candy with razor blades in it? Well, sorry to burst your candy bubble, but those are urban legends. It doesn’t take much to divide people over something, does it?...
by Seth Muse | Oct 17, 2016 | Conflict, Leadership
If you have worked on a church staff for more than a minute, you’ve probably realized that a church staff is comprised of sinners. Not that they are any worse than the regular ol’ sinners, mind you, but sinners all the same. When I’ve worked on church staff in...
by Seth Muse | Sep 26, 2016 | Holidays, Leadership
It always bothers me when Wal-Mart greedily puts out Christmas decorations on September 1st so that the holiday swell of good-tidings (i.e. fourth quarter sales revenues) can go through the roof. However, as a ministry leader, it always serves as a reminder to me of...
