Correcting the Church Musicians Misconduct.
“Brethren if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself lest thou also be tempted” Gals 6:1
What should be done when Church musicians appear to be unmanageable? How best do we correct an unruly behaviour? What should not be done in correcting an undesirable conduct?
God’s standard has not and will not change in respect to what He has spoken about sin, sinners and their restoration. The immoral brother must be put away. 1 Cor 5:11. The musician that has chosen to live a life of fornication must be put out. It is so sad to see Churches that condone such individuals because of their musical abilities, just because they don’t want to lose them.
Inasmuch as the Church must have and maintain a zero tolerance to sin and sinners, handling such matters needs a high level of spiritual maturity.
There was a situation in which a Church disbanded its praise and worship because it heard that a member of the team got involved with a lady and resulted into pregnancy. Why should the whole praise team be affected because of the sin of one individual? Handling musicians’ misconduct is very vital in returning and instilling sanctity to the music ministry but a failure in approach can be more devastating than the misconduct that was being corrected.
The restoration of a sinning musician needs to be handled with some sense of love that looks beyond the person’s immediate condition, not the love that approves of the musicians’ frailty but leads him/her to the word of God that convicts for restoration.
If the matter is not handled in love, it would result to the Church loosing an individual that needs to be corrected and shown the right path.
Sometimes the offence could be so grievous, yet, at one point or the other in our lives we received and enjoyed the mercy of God. No sin could be too big to be forgiven neither can there be any one who can claim a high level of perfection in their work of faith. But God always brings us back to Himself. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. Someone needs some love to bring them back home. The prodigal’s son’s acceptance was as a result of love that transcended whatsoever he did.