12TH STREET BAPTIST
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Worship Ministry

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Three Goals for our worship:
1.  Live.
2.  Christ Centered.
3.  Engaging (audience not spectators but drawn in)

Expression
A healthy church is a well rounded church. Each person within the body has a unique personal make up that should be celebrated and not changed. Some people are right brained and some are left brained. Some people are expressive and others are introverted. There are task oriented people and relationship oriented people. Some people prefer solemnity in worship and others just want to scream, shout, and dance. Within the Church, each expression should be allowed an outlet. If any one personality is dominant and promoted above others, it will make other personality types feel out of place. This manifests itself when a church swings to a far side of the spectrum. Either it becomes intellectual/non emotional or emotional with little depth. When each part of the body is encouraged, it helps the church celebrate what God made it to be.

Worship
Every generation is drawn to different forms, methods, and avenues of worship. Jesus considered true worshippers as those who did so in "spirit and in truth". Worship starts within and reveals itself through various, and equally valid, expressions: awe, wonder, giving, dancing, holding still, weeping, laughing, mourning, silence, reflection, shouting, praying, serving, and much more. Because God created man in His own image, man is a triune being consisting of body, soul, and spirit. The complete person is involved in worship. He/she intentionally thinks about their relationship with God and expresses their gratitude with marvel both emotionally and intellectually. When a sinner contemplates the Savior, worship should naturally well from within his being.

Leading Worship
When the church begins to sing every joint and tendon of the body should be engaged.  The leaders should never try to perform, instrumentalists are support pieces that help drive the melody, accentuate the harmonies, and keep the rhythms.  Vocalists model the joy of Christ and use their skill to honor Him with their voices.  In leading others to worship those who are tasked with playing instruments and singing must be worshiping the Lord in their hearts.  The Audio/Visual team members should be worshiping the Lord through excellence in what they do.  Every team member should take time to confess sin, make relationships right, and focus on the message of the lyrics or sound before taking their place.  Leading worship is so much more than helping the congregation get from the first song to the last, it is guiding them to the throne of grace and mercy, engaging them with the Creator of the universe, and settling their hearts with the Great I AM.  It is so much more than a song time, it is the time when mankind deliberately interfaces with the LORD of lords.  Those who lead in worship take the congregation before the seat of the Savior so they, like Mary, may find the better part of their faith.


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12th Street Baptist Church

3911 S. 12th Street
Kalamazoo, Mi 49009
269-353-8133


email:  12thstbaptist@gmail.com

Service Times

Sunday School: 10 am
Sunday Morning Worship: 11 am
Wednesday:  AWANA 6pm - 7:30 pm 
Wednesday Adult Prayer Meeting: 6 pm-7:30pm

HOW TO KNOW GOD PERSONALLY
  • Who We Are
    • Staff >
      • Lead Servants: Deacons
    • What We Believe
    • What to Expect
    • How to Get Here
    • Constitution and By Laws
  • Online Giving
  • Ministries
    • Adult Ministries
    • Youth
    • Children
    • Music >
      • Choir >
        • Come See the Lamb Videos (2013 Christmas Musical)
      • Worship Team
    • Sports
    • Servant Evangelism >
      • Pictures from TAG Team
      • #tagteamkzoo
      • More TAG team links
  • Returning to Church
  • Archived Messages
    • April-May 2020 Services
    • November Messages
    • Decisions Joel
    • Jude Faith Defender
    • Titus A Mentor Making Church
    • "Be Salty"
    • 2018 "Game Changer:"
    • 2017 "Christmas"
    • Giving Thanks
    • "Giving Thanks"
    • Parables from the Book of Mark
    • Genisis - The Beginning
    • Just Live It'
    • "Ephesians "
    • "Family Matters"
    • "Galatians"
    • "Prayer"
    • " League of Judges"
    • Revelation
    • Esther "God at Work even when His people aren't"
    • Thrive Joseph Rags to Riches
    • G.R.O.W.
    • Meet the Messiah Through the Eyes of Isaiah
    • Ruth
    • Gehazi - Near the Flame but Missing the Fire
    • Chozen
    • Gifts
    • Home Improvement
    • Dear John Lessons in Breaking up with Sin from 1John >
      • Single Sermons
    • Faith Building Blocks
    • Acts Series
    • Special Speakers
    • End Times Events
    • I See the Lord
    • Bad Boys of the Bible
    • A Church in Focus
    • Gideon Tearing Down Your Idols
    • 1 Peter
    • Generosity
  • For Members Only
    • 2019 Expense Budget
    • Business Meeting Minutes
    • Proposed Budget for April 2020-March 2021
  • How to trust Christ as Your Personal Savior
  • 2020 Messages
  • Contact Us
  • Spiritual Gifts Survey