The Music Minister, the Music and Ministry: The Music Minister’s Handbook

By Daniel Willson Jiya

THE MUSIC MINISTER, THE MUSIC AND MINISTRY
Discover your Music Ministry Leadership Potentials
This book is a clarion calls to all workers and Music Ministers in the Kingdom of God to see their role as a divine assignment.
It is a handbook for Pastors, Leaders in the Church, Worshippers, Musicians (Instrument players), Choristers (choir), Lovers
of Music, Music Ministers, Ushers and all workers in the Kingdom of God who desire to plunge into a higher dimension of
the glory. This Music Minister’s Handbook will trigger the following questions in you and proffer solution to them:
• How can I be a good Worker in the Kingdom of God
• How to be an excellent Music Minister
• Are you set to impact your generation by the glory of God through the gift of Music? What does
it entails?
• What does it mean to Minister to the Lord?
• Is music ministry the same as the music industry?
• How can I compose a song?
• How can I maintain a good and constant relationship with my Pastor as a music minister?
• Who determines when I should launch an album?
• Should I listen to secular music?
• I know I am called to sing, how do I become my best?
• How to become effective in ministry as a leader?
Discover the realities from this handbook that will propel you into becoming a worshipper and a leader in this great
ministry of music.
The music minister’s handbook presents you with higher level of insight for living influential and enviable life as
a music minister.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: May 21, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477106785

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Copyright © 2012 by Daniel Willson Jiya.

All rights reserved. This book may not be reprinted or copied for commercial profit. Quotes or page copying for personal or group study is allowed and encouraged. Except otherwise stated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, king James, New living Translation and Amplified Bible. All rights reserved. Quotation marked (KJV) are taken from King James Version and (AMP) are taken from Amplified Bible Version.

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chap Ter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to all my friends in Music Ministry who have been laboring to see that they, their Ministry truly become what God has designed it to be.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am sincerely indebted to my Pastors who have one way or the other imparted my life. The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the Pastor In-Charge of the Niger Province 1, Pastor Jimi Ajibade, a prolific writer and wisdom bank. Thank you. The Assistant Pastor—in—Charge Niger Province 1. Pastor Alex Igbineweka, ever dynamic, young preacher with fire in his bones. Thank you for accepting to foreword this book. I chose you for your love for Music, God’s Presence, always ready to do and follow God’s will

Thanks to Mrs Chinwe Nnaji for giving the book spice of your editorial stroke.

I am grateful to My Zonal Pastor, Pastor Martins Praise, I enjoy those time of worship you take before your preaching and to my Pastor; Pastor Ninuola Akinwande. I love those powerful words of worship when you lead prayers. A big thank you to Pastor Shola Adesoye and his wife of Lighthouse, Abuja, to Pastor Daniel Yohanna and his wife of Rapha International Ministries, Ibadan who first taught me the first Doh, me, soh of Music, to Pastor Joshua Jeremiah and his wife of Greathouse Ministries, Minna, and to many who have been a blessing to my life and ministry.

I sincerely thank my head Pastor, Pastor Emmanuel Sowunmi and his wife, the choristers and members of RCCG Marvelous Grace Parish. Pastor Sowunmi, You are an apostle of restoration. I love you sir. Thanks to friends: Fred Daniels, Barnabas Balarabe, Bola Okechi, Faith Okoro, Paul Ajala, Grace Jeremiah, the RCCG Living Stone Choir, Lovely Choir. More Grace! To all my friends out there who in one way or the other we have met and share thoughts, I say thank you.

I say thank you to my wife who is challenging me to release all my books; my dearest one, Bunmi Willson Jiya and to my son Jedidiah—Silas (Jedi—Silas). You started making music at month three. I know you carry music inside!

"To all these great men and women:

Pastor Samuel Ofoudje

Pastor Kem Yarnap

Pastor Bash

Pastor and Mrs Steve Orovo

Pastor Emeka Nnaji

Evang. Emmanuel N. Jiya

Pastor Philip Eze

Rev Timothy Arabala

Emmanuel Abayo Ebenezer

Isaac Arabala

Pastor Danjuma Shaba

Pastor Ita Wisdom Bassey

Pastor Eboda

Prof And Mrs Galadima

Princess Rachael Yisa

Pastor Ray

Dr Rotimi Williams

Pastor And Pastor Mrs Joseph Onilede

Engr Philemon I. Gora

Pastor Wisdom Emamuzo Peter

All My Facebook Friends And Partners In Ministry

I say thank you and God bless you."

FOREWORD

Music and ministry cannot be separated. For one to make a positive impact in one’s generation, you need music to take you to a realm where heaven will be full of joy.

There is only one thing we (children of God) will all continue to do in heaven throughout eternity; that is to sing praises and worship to God Almighty. This book is not just for music ministers, but for all who aspire to make heaven stand at attention for them. It is a powerful tool in bringing down the glory of God upon humanity.

The author has decisively dealt with the role of music in the lives of ministers and his ministry in pulling down the forces of darkness, breaking the chains of sickness and diseases and making the demons tremble.

In addition, he highlights the principles that music ministers need to follow to avoid the pitfall of the first heavenly choir master—Lucifer—the devil and consequently helps him to be on his toes through the help of the Holy Spirit.

I strongly recommend this book to all Christian workers, music directors, song writers, choir members and ministers of the gospel. It will surely help them to be effective and efficient in their ministries Shalom

Pastor Alex Igbineweka

APICP Niger Province 1

RCCG

PREFACE

This is designed to help the music minister find his/her place and transform him/ her to become a better minister. Many music ministers are only in choir/band but lack the knowledge on what to do to achieve the best out of the music ministry. This book would guide every worker in the kingdom on how to create the right environment that will affect your work, life and ministry and helping you to fulfill the purpose of God.

Chapter one expounds the discipline that God is taking the music ministry through. God is interested in birthing sons that will transform their world through the music by the glory they would contact from His presence.

Chapter Two assist those who have zeroed their mind that they cannot compose songs. We have different grace but there is one attribute of God that we that are God’s children possess. It is the creativity aspect of God in our lives. It is our encounter with God that’ll give birth to songs

Chapter Three deals with an all important question, should I listen to secular music? Many believers are concerned about the short run, the impact of listening constantly to secular music have long time affect. You cannot produce good music when all you listen to is bad music. The force of life from your spirit is a function of the Spirit of God that has produce in you His fruits

Chapter four highlights the place of the Holy Spirit helping the music minister touch those that he/she is sent to. It also reveals how the music minister can contact grace from others who carry much stronger grace to make them efficient music ministers by the vehicle of the transfer of Spirit.

Chapter Five centers the music as a ministry and not an art.

Some call us artist. Some call us entertainers. This chapter highlights what God calls those He has called to minister before Him and His people. It also talks about motive as a pivotal for the release of the glory of God.

Chapter Six