For those of you offering Christmas musicals as community outreach this year, I'm sure your preparations have hit overdrive mode. Somehow it's not right that set construction begins the day after Thanksgiving weekend. For some of you, it's already started! My prayers are with you. Obviously, delegation is a must to remain sane in this environment. And I'm thankful delegation brings perks beyond sanity. Thank God for the team players with a passion to accomplish a bigger vision - wardrobe, drama casting, technical, construction people... and the list goes on. Not just people, co-laborers. They're my friends and my prayer partners. We dream and problem solve together. So much good happens during the course of each musical. We're strengthened (even though we're worn out!) telling the story to others. And what about those who hear the story in this powerful format? We pray for changed lives, or effective seed others can water. Oh, I know things can become comparison oriented - this years musical was better than last years, the special effects were better, the acting was superior. That's where we step in as Music Ministers with a gentle reminder that musicals are about reaching the lost, not just impressing the church. Maybe you have never attempted something like this. With the blessing of your Pastor, see if there's interest in your church. You might be surprised who would participate. Use it as another form of outreach, not just entertainment. Work at it and God will bless your efforts. He uses our musical. He'll use yours. And when he does...make sure you take time to tell your co-laborers thank you! It's not a job, its a ministry of helps. We're in this thing together! God bless. And don't forget. Make sure you have a very Merry Christmas!
-Tim Covert
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