Tuesday night is homemade pizza night at the Cartee house. Heather has a weekly Tuesday night meeting so we have boy’s night and I make pizza. Oak, my 4 year old, always wants to help. “Daddy, when can I help you?” x 1000. He badgers me relentlessly until I slide a chair over to the counter and let him stand up beside me to make the pizza. If there is a time and place in my day where I don’t need help, it’s in the kitchen with Oak. He is known for his proclivity at both time wasting and mess making. However, I love that boy and because I want to be with him, I invite him into the pizza. He is not qualified to do even the most basic parts of the work, but I dignify him with my invitation to join me and create value in him by giving him the chance. He knows, that I know he’ll mess it up, but he’s learning that I am not using him because I need him, it’s because I love him.
We are all invited into the work that God lets us do. Our weakness is obvious but his loving kindness dignifies us and reminds us of his care. Understanding this idea helps move your ministry from pressure packed performance to liberated joy. You’ll never fully measure up, but you are and have always been fully loved.
Lead with that perspective. Worship with this in mind. Understand that your opportunities to write or preach or serve or lead are not acknowledgements of your ability, but an expression of love to you from a God who knows your frame and your limitations and your penchant for mess making, still he invites you in…the process is so much more important to him than the product. You have a calling and ministry because you have a Father who loves you and wants to use you. Not because you’re good, but because He is good.
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greatworshipsongs.com Scholarship!!
April 12, 2010
GreatWorshipSongs.com and Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing
Partner with the Inspire Worship Conference
GWS and BBMP to provide scholarship to the winner of this contest…
GreatWorshipSongs.com and Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing will give a full scholarship* to one worship leader as part of their new partnership with the Inspire Worship Conference. The winner will be chosen based on nominations sent in from member(s) of their church.
Founded by Carl Cartee, Inspire is a 2 day conference tailor-made for those who “have a passion for worship, a desire to deepen [their] talents and get rooted in the worship community. Worship leaders, artists, worship teams, technical and media teams, songwriters, indie artists and bands are encouraged to come.”
The conference will be held on May 6 & 7, 2010 at Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, TN. Speakers scheduled include Brenton Brown, Laura Story, Bob Kauflin, Carl Cartee, Ronnie Freeman and many more.
To nominate your pastor or worship leader, just explain (in 50 to 100 words) why he or she deserves to come to this amazing conference! Send an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by April 26 and be sure to include your name, the name of your nominee and the name and location of your church. The winner will be notified the next day, April 27.
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Last Week for the Lowest Price. Sign up for Inspire!
February 22, 2010
Hey worship leaders, this is the last week to sign up for Inspire before the price goes up on March 1.
Hey worship leaders, this is the last week to sign up for Inspire before the price goes up on March 1. It’s a great deal at any price, but saving money is good for you. Click on the register button right now and make sure you don’t miss your chance to learn from some of the country’s best musicians, worship leaders and speakers. An investment in your imagination and in your emotions has huge and lasting impact on your ministry. You cannot cut wood with a dull axe and signing up is fun, you’ll get to be in Nashville and you might see Keith Urban. You will see Brenton Brown and he’s a got just as cool of an accent as Urban anyway.
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Follow @carlcartee on Twitter
November 24, 2009
Follow me on twitter for up to the minute details about how the conference is coming together and what to expect when you arrive.
@carlcartee. #Hashtag all your tweets with “Inspire 09” or “Inspire Worship Conference”. If you do not know what I am talking about, it’s OK, you’re no less a wonderful person and I will always love you.
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Blog
November 24, 2009
This is the most up-to-date information, thoughts and musings about Inspire 2010, check back often for updates.
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Top 6 Songwriters Announced
May 09, 2009
The Top 6 songwriters were announced. They played at Inspire.
They are, in no particular order…
Bert Fowler
Logan Dagley
David Blackwell
Jonathan Welch
Anissa Haney
Darian Sasher
Way to go guys! I enjoyed hearing your songs at Inspire.