{"id":616,"date":"2010-10-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/?p=616"},"modified":"2011-03-12T19:56:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T01:56:29","slug":"6-ways-you-can-appreciate-your-worship-music-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/6-ways-you-can-appreciate-your-worship-music-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways You can Appreciate Your Worship and Music Pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/guitar_worship_pastor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-751 aligncenter\" title=\"One example of a Worship and Music Pastor\" src=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/guitar_worship_pastor.jpg\" alt=\"Worship leader singing into a microphone and playing guitar\" width=\"595\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/guitar_worship_pastor.jpg 595w, https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/guitar_worship_pastor-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m not an official &#8220;pastor&#8221; myself I know that many people who lead and plan music teams in their churches are full-fledged, ordained pastors or are lay pastors within their congregations. \u00a0There was such great response to last week&#8217;s <a title=\"9 Ways Worship Pastor and Music Ministers can Show Appreciation for their Pastor | I am an Offering\" href=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/9-ways-worship-leaders-music-ministers-can-show-pastor-appreciation\/\" target=\"_blank\">9 Ways Worship and Music Ministers can Show Appreciation for their Pastor<\/a> that I thought it would be fitting during pastor appreciation month to offer some ideas for pastors or church members to show appreciation their worship and\/or music pastors:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Gear<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Every instrument needs love, care, maintenance, and things that just plain cost money. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research what it takes to maintain your pastor&#8217;s instrument and bless him with what he needs.<\/li>\n<li>If he plays piano offer to pay for a tuning of his family&#8217;s piano.<\/li>\n<li>Buy <a title=\"Martin MSP4200 SP Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, Medium | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0002D0CAI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=iamanoff-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0002D0CAI\" target=\"_blank\">strings<\/a> and <a title=\"Planet Waves 10 Standard Guitar Picks - Celluloid - Assorted Pearl-Medium | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001PGXHXA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=iamanoff-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001PGXHXA\" target=\"_blank\">picks<\/a> for an acoustic guitar player and see what kind of new pedals an electric guitar player might enjoy (I like these strings but others might have a completely different preference). \u00a0For acoustic players you can also see if they need a <a title=\"Guitar Dampit | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/aYg6hb\" target=\"_blank\">humidifier<\/a> or a <a title=\"Planet Waves Humidity &amp; Temperature Sensor (Hygrometer) | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0002D000K?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=iamanoff-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0002D000K\" target=\"_blank\">hygrometer<\/a> (humidity sensor).<\/li>\n<li>For more traditional music ministers: <a title=\"Valve Oil | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/b7vO8n\" target=\"_blank\">valve oil for brass players<\/a>, <a title=\"Gift Certificates from Southwest Strings | Southwest Strings\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swstrings.com\/giftCertificates.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">strings for string players<\/a> (these are considerably more expensive than guitar strings, by the way.), <a title=\"Woodwind Reeds | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/dvNucZ\" target=\"_blank\">reeds for wind players<\/a>. \u00a0Humidifiers and hygrometers are useful for all traditional stringed instruments as well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Important note for all of these: don&#8217;t buy cheap gear. \u00a0Your music pastor has invested <em>a lot <\/em>of money in his instrument. \u00a0Do good research, just plain ask what the best choices are, or take him on a shopping trip to his favorite music store.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>2. Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Good musicians are continually looking to improve on how they play. \u00a0Good music and worship pastors should be continually looking to approve on how they think.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pay their way to a conference they&#8217;ve been wanting to attend.<\/li>\n<li>See if there are any online training courses they&#8217;re interested in.<\/li>\n<li>There are countless training DVDs for every instrument you can imagine.<\/li>\n<li>Ask which one they would like and purchase it for them.<\/li>\n<li>Research and purchase some great worship planning books. \u00a0<a title=\"Review - Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God | I am an Offering\" href=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/book-review-worship-matters-leading-others-to-encounter-the-greatness-of-god\/\" target=\"_blank\">Worship Matters<\/a> and <a title=\"Review of Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell | I am an Offering\" href=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/book-review-christ-centered-worship-bryan-chapell\" target=\"_blank\">Christ-Centered Worship<\/a> are two of the best I&#8217;ve ever read.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your lead\/senior pastor to recommend theology books that would be helpful to them and purchase them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Music and Appreciation of Music<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Music and worship pastors are <em>constantly<\/em> on the lookout for new and good music.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It could be brand new worship songs in a more contemporary church or new arrangements for choir or other ensembles in a more traditional church.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t offer it just because &#8220;you think it sounds cool.&#8221; \u00a0Do good research. \u00a0Get good recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>Also, offer to just listen to all of the new music they&#8217;ve been excited about lately. \u00a0We get very, very excited about the newest thing we&#8217;ve found and would love to share it with you.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re not a musician, ask them to help you understand what it is they appreciate about the music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Recording and Publishing<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Has your worship or music pastor written a lot of music for the church?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help them get it recorded. \u00a0Pay for all or part of the recording process. \u00a0This includes studio time, paying instrumentalists and vocalists to be on the recording, artwork for the album cover and sleeve, printing and distribution.<\/li>\n<li>If you can&#8217;t afford to invest this much time and effort, or if the musician is just getting into songwriting offer to pay for a system like the <a title=\"Pro Tools Mbox 2 Mini | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/aXSGjP\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Tools Mbox 2 Mini<\/a> for them which includes recording software and hardware that can be used with any one&#8217;s home computer.<\/li>\n<li>They also might need a <a title=\"Vocal Recording Microphones Pack | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/95SMlx\" target=\"_blank\">couple of microphones<\/a>, <a title=\"Behringer Direct Input Box | Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/9DKDo6\" target=\"_blank\">direct boxes<\/a>, and other gear as well.<\/li>\n<li>Ask them what they&#8217;d need to get a home recording studio set up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>5. Coaching and Mentoring<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Many local worship and music pastors might not have someone in their life that is a musical (or even spiritual) mentor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re not a musician but you&#8217;re a deacon or elder in the church offer to mentor them spiritually.<\/li>\n<li>Connect them with an experienced worship pastor who can coach them.<\/li>\n<li>Find out who their long-distance mentor is and arrange a way for them to spend time with that person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6. Something Very Thoughtful and Personal<\/h3>\n<p><strong>My absolute favorite gift of appreciation I&#8217;ve ever received was this piece of artwork that a piano player I worked with made specifically for me. <\/strong>She took a picture of my hands playing the guitar, sketched it, and then used wood pieces to create the amazing matte. \u00a0Thanks, Pam. \u00a0I know you&#8217;re reading and I cherish this piece of art every day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pams_guitar_art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-747 aligncenter\" title=\"My all-time favorite gift of appreciation\" src=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pams_guitar_art.jpg\" alt=\"One-of-a-kind art piece: a sketch of my hands playing guitar with a very unique and creative wood matting.\" width=\"595\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pams_guitar_art.jpg 595w, https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pams_guitar_art-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are also many practical things to do such as gift cards, gift certificates, childcare for date nights, meals, and more, but I wanted to highlight what I believe many musicians would love for others to provide for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worship and music pastors, what would you add to this list? \u00a0Church members, has there been anything you&#8217;ve done that&#8217;s been especially meaningful?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(photo by <a title=\"Flickr | Amancay Maahs Photostream\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/amanky\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amancay Maahs<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; color: #999999;\">Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are \u201caffiliate links.\u201d This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. \u00a0As such, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to readers of I am an Offering. 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