I Missed My 100th Post
Nov 28, 2008 Uncategorized
Apparently I missed one of my first milestones in the life of Fork In The Road Blog. Two posts ago was my 100th blog post. I guess that would make this 102. In this brief time of I have learned much about blogging and have apparently written some things that others have learned from and enjoyed. Here are my top 10 viewed posts so far.
Youth Worship: Worshipping without a band
Cardboard Testimonies
Free Stuff: Angel Background
Free Backgrounds
Resources
Music Ministry
Removing Distractions
How to- Make Your Own Worship Background
Free Song: Awaken Our Hearts
What To Do With a Youth Worship Team
Do you have a post on Fork In The Road that was extremely helpful or inspiring for you?
Tags: angel, Background, band, blogging, fork In the Road, Free, Free Song, Free Stuff, How To, Resource, resources, Team, Worship, youth, Youth Worship
Getting Serious
Aug 3, 2008 Uncategorized
Over the past few months I have toyed with this blog idea. I have shared some insights, thoughts and resources about worship and have had a fair response for the effort I have put in. Now that I have seen what is possible I have decided to get more serious about this blog.
My goal will be to provide a place of resources, connection, and encouragement for worship leaders, band members, youth directors, pastors, media people and all those who work with worship services in various settings. I want this to be a place that you can ask questions, share ideas, and get some help through the advice and responses of others.
The site will be launched soon and once it is all the blogs from this location will be moved to the new location. I am using a self hosted wordpress blog which will enable me to do more with hosting resources, using forms, layouts etc.
I apologize for missing links that have occured over the past few days. These should all be resolved soon as we move to the new host. I will make a few posts that contain all the links I have offered over the past few months and put them in one location.
Thanks again
Tags: band, blogging, blogs, Resource, resources, Thoughts, work, Worship, Worship Leader, youth
Looking for Contributors
Jul 20, 2008 Uncategorized
This Fork In the Road blog was started as a way to encourage and share ideas, thoughts, advice and tips about worship leading in various settings from camps and retreats, to church services, to youth praise teams. I can write and share many things but I know that there are many more of you who have your own experiences, thoughts, and tips to share. So I am looking for some contributors. I am looking for people who work with worship teams in churches and youth groups, I am looking for pastors, and youth leaders, I am looking for musicians, and worship leaders who travel, leading worship in various situations. I would like to hear from songwriters, bands and individuals. It would even be nice if there were those who work with recording, graphic design, media, video etc…
So you might ask what do you get out of it. Each submission will include a link back to your website. Regular contributors interested in joining the Blog will get a blog profile page including a picture, contact information and a link on the front page.
The second goal of this website is to create a place for those who are looking for worship leaders, musicians etc.. a place to connect.
If you are interested in either writing an occasional entry, or joining Fork In the Road as a regular contributor please let me know. You can email me at russellmartinmusic@gmail.com
Here is a list of possible topics I am looking for:
Working with youth bands?
What to do when a youth band member graduates?
Songs We Use for Christmas?
Devotionals for Worship Leaders?
How to build a website for your ministry?
Top Ten lessons learned?
Worship leading without an instrument?
Recording a Worship CD?
How to Write worship songs?
It would also be cool to have people submit original songs with a link to chords and audio file for something like a weekly free song.
Tags: band, blogging, camp, CD, Chords, Christmas, Church, Devotional, fork In the Road, Free, Free Song, How To, lessons, Recording, Songs, Team, Thoughts, video, work, Worship, Worship Leader, youth, Youth Band
so I haven’t written for a while…
Mar 16, 2008 Uncategorized
A wise person once told me never to start your blog, after you have not written for a while, with the words… “so I haven’t written for a while” or something similar. The truth is that many things have kept me busy and I haven’t had time. Well that’s not exactly true. If I really sit and think back on my day was I really all that busy? Wake up in the morning and get ready. Make lunch for my wife (how sweet am I) and get her off to work. Make sure the dogs have water and are safely confined in the kitchen. Go to work. Work all day long. Come home. Eat dinner Go to bed!
I could be fooled in to thinking that all of that takes up all of my time but if I really sit and think about it there are pockets of 15 minutes here and 30 minutes there scattered all through the day. Like when I finish working on something and it’s 10 minutes before lunch so I really can’t get into another project. Or when I come home and my wife is still at school for another 30 minutes. Maybe it is not that my time is not all occupied, but that it is occupied with the wrong things. Television? Purposeless internet surfing? Wasting Time?
I guess there is time to write, to share my thoughts, to rejoice in the highs and lows of the day. And really it’s not just about blogging. It’s also about prayer.
It is so easy to do the same thing in my prayer life. I can get into thinking that I don’t have time, that there are soooo many other important things that have to go on that I don’t have time. Maybe I could find some time that exists already.. maybe I should cut out some things that aren’t all that important. Maybe my next conversation with God shouldn’t start off with the words “So I haven’t talked to you in a while…?”
What about you. Do you find it hard to set aside time to pray during your busy schedule? Or if not.. How is it that you find time to spend with God during the day? Please comment and share your ideas.
