Coastlands Church: Ministry Teams : Music

Mission Statement

As stated in our sheet music table of contents, "...as we choose songs for Sunday worship, we need to focus on worship songs". Those songs which most effectively encourage the congregation to sing and praise God, as opposed to the no-less-worthy, but harder-to-follow and less-explicitly God-centered performance songs. From time to time we'll use a performance song, perhaps even a new song from the radio, to accentuate and contextualize the message; but, our primary goal is to help our church to worship through our singing and playing. To focus less on note-perfect performances and more on consciously spurring on our friends and families to worship God through song and other artistic expressions. To get our minds off us and our personal, musical needs.

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO?

Our primary raison d'etre is to act as ministers. We are facilitating worship. This is a huge responsibility. Yes, what we do is fun. We're here because we love to sing and play. But even before those things, we love God and love his people. If you're ready to perform sacrificially and operate as a servant, then you're welcome to play in this band. There is no place in this band, however, for players looking for another gig. History has shown us that these folks flake out eventually---mostly 'cuz Coastlands hasn't vaulted them to stardom quickly enough. If you're looking for the road to rock 'n' roll glory, you won't find it here!

WHAT'S REQUIRED OF ME?

Several things...experience and ability being the LEAST important. Above all, you must be active in Coastlands Church--meaning you need to demonstrate your consistent attendance on Sundays. Why? Because it's much easier to ask for a worship-band commitment from a musician who's already demonstrating a desire to be part of our church. It's much harder if you're church hopping, because ANY church---and by implication, any worship band---can end up being your home. The next requirement is your overall commitment. That means being on time to weekly rehearsals (7 p.m. Saturdays) and Sunday mornings (8:00 a.m.), willingness to work through songs without ego intrusion (and to practice on your own), and giving our worship leader advance notice when you can't make it to practices or Sunday mornings. We arrive early on Sunday and everyone is expected to help set up the stage and equipment. We also stay after to tear down. From time to time, we're called on to perform special music, lead prayer, and make announcements. Extensions of these requirements are detailed in our Band Goals.

HOW LONG DO I NEED TO DO THIS?

Band members typically stay until things like job changes, family changes, or life changes curtail or end their participation. All of the above reasons (with notice :o) are totally fine, and in some ways, to be expected. But on the other hand,as stated above, flaker-outers are look upon with great disdain. We're only looking for people who're in this thing for the long haul!

If this all makes sense and you're still interested, please call Mina Gutierrez our worship leader at 858.864.9677

MINISTRY TEAMS

COASTLANDS WORSHIP CD'S...
are available for purchase. If you'd like to order one, checks can be made out to Coastlands Church ("Worship CD" on the check please) PO Box 91350, San Diego, Ca. 92169. CD's are $8.00 plus $2.00 for shipping so please make the checks out for
a total of $10.00