The Ministry of Music: Enjoying our Kids and Creator through Song

Music has the sweetest ability to bring life, peace, and joy to cranky, grumbly moments.Sometimes I’ll feel like I can’t sit down to play piano, or I can’t sing a hymn with the kids because there’s so much pandemonium. And although our sinful attitudes don’t evaporate when we start engaging in music –song has a very calming effect on me and on my kids. The word sing appears in the Bible over 400 times and 50 of those are commands to sing. Anytime we see a command in Scripture, it isn’t there because God needs something from us, it’s there because God wants to give something good to us. To sing praises to Him is for our benefit. But music, just like everything other than mindless scrolling, takes some intentionality, thought, and to a certain degree, discipline. Listen in for a helpful conversation with Sarah Scollin –mom to three soon to be four with a background in ministry, the performing arts, and the world of opera about why we should prioritize song and some basic ways to keep it in our schedules.Resources Referenced: Slugs & BugsThe Corner Room Music - Remember and ProclaimSeeds Family WorshipGetty Music  Hymns of Grace HymnalSong – Pass the Promise Sing by Keith and Kristyn GettyWorship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice by Bryan ChapellRhythms of Grace: How the Church's Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel by Mike Cosper