I am a music minister myself...yet i disagree a little. yes we should be allowed to do our job yet we still fall under the guidance of the pastor of the church. I was blessed to have a pastor who was a music minister first and so he understands more of that side than a pastor that was not.
Yet if your pastor is following the instruction and vision given to him by god he should have a reason for making such a decision. i think a lot of churches have become more of a voting process or a non-profit company full of individuals given too much power and the opportunity to apply their own agenda, which results in churches splitting or firing ministers because they are not satisfying the masses. when moses went on the mountain top he left his ministers in charge, they had the power to delegate yet they let the people dictate how the church was to be run and we all know what happened after that.
When moses returned he didn't just let those who knew how to do their job to continue, he delivered the message given by god on how to function under that vision. i am not saying that the issue with the communion song is of that magnitude it is the principle behind the thinking. even in Jesus day, no ministry or church worked the same. Most were separated based on cultural differences but kept the main thing the main thing. and in our day we must be careful as Music ministers because the position has become more of an attraction to the Christian/gospel community. churches are being rated based on their level of entertainment rather than it's effectiveness in changing the lives of those attending and ability to make disciples,teach those disciples and send them out to do the same....(the great commission).
We must be careful to not place ourselves in a position of thinking that we should not be instructed just because the individuals over us have no musical background. dangerous ground! remember Satan was the music minister in heaven and it was his principle of thinking that got him in trouble. to often i hear people say what the pastor should and should not be doing. if we spent more time praying,supporting and following our pastors instead of challenging their decisions our ministries would be more powerful. i think the term micromanage has been abused and overused as well.....(an inappropriate level of control and influence over the members of a group).
If the pastor's motive is to address a specific concern this is not micro managing, it sound more like someone who does not want to be told what to do. The pastors job is to oversee the direction of the ministry in relation to the vision and give instruction to whoever, whenever for whatever reason as deemed in his power and authority under the direction of the holy spirit. And if your pastor does not have this authority then who is really leading the ministry?
Just food for thought! Be blessed.
