November 2008
1 post
forgot i had a tumblr….ha. found you on my desktop widgets. probably should shut you down.
August 2008
1 post
Moved to Wordpress
sorry for the slacking on my tumblr but i’ve moved most of my blogging and randomness to wordpress. http://thejonmorris.com
i do plan to continue to use tumblr for personal and more fun use. so don’t quit reading. i’m about to restore life to this little site.
thanks everyone
person - Jon Morris
email - thejonmorris@gmail.com
blog - http://thejonmorris.com and...
July 2008
1 post
What scares me about my calling...
I’m in a really cool stage in my life, a stage that scares me in so many ways, a stage that creates insecurities, a stage that will bring completeness to a big part of my calling, a stage that we all must face eventually, a stage that I am running at full fledge. The stage in my life I am speaking of is “the passing of the baton”. When I first started here at the HT 2.5 years...
June 2008
6 posts
Dads Day set pictures. Super Dad →
My Fathers Day is not a Joke
Every year at Fathers day I come to work build a set, we do some sort of cool service, give away some dad stuff and call it a day. Before I get to far in this, know that I love Dad’s Day (bc I am a dad) and I love making it a huge day at church. After our great service I get treated to 2 awesome lunch’s, one at the in-laws and the other at my parents. This years menu, steaks and...
More Pictures of the National Shrine of Infant... →
Things I Learned from the ButterCream Gang
I am about to date myself, How many of you have ever heard of Feature Family Films? They were a Christian movie company how strived to make good, clean movies in the early 90’s. It was a order only thing, monthly subscription if I remember right. There was the infamous “On Our Own”, “ButterCream Gang”, and “Rigeletto”, just to name a few. Well last...
“I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like...”
– Yogi Berra
May 2008
11 posts
Making Life Easy
Ever wake up in the morning and just feel lucky to be alive or have this crazy feeling that someone bigger than you is in control. I love knowing that someone cares so much about me that they promise I will never go hungry, never grow to faint, and never know death. I love having and believing in God. If you step back and look at how huge the world is it is easy to find “your” spot,...
this was from a local hs graduation. sorry for...
my week
this last week has been very eventful to say the least. lets start on tuesday……just kidding, who cares what my life was like last week. blogging for the sake of blogging is not me. as my friend josh mayo says, “Do people really need to be heard so badly that they would blog every day?” love it. what i do want to do today is wake my creative conscious up. ever been so...
“We’re content seeking and saving the saved.”
– Vince Antonucci
Tough Man
I’ve always viewed myself as being a tough man. Physically, mentally , and emotionally tough. When I was a junior in high school I shattered my kneecap in the first quarter first game of the season. I opted to stay at the game until it was over, was it painful? Very. As I walk through life I find myself working under mental pressure more and more. It has become easier now more than...
“A laborer without a burden is just a busy person.”
– Casey Craig
Not Many Places
not many places have worship like we did last night. we led out with taking over now by desperation band. we added a custom 45 second intro that was pretty 80’s kickin rockin, then we did let creation sing, rev song, and coming your way. tonight i realized something….we have a sweet thing going on. not many places can you go and get 3 anointed worship leaders on the same platform...
“When God gets ready to interrupt your life its usually very small. Be willing...”
– larry jones (feed the children)
April 2008
8 posts
“Moses didn’t feel inadequate until he was called.”
– Craig Johnson
Things I've Learned about Worship Pt. 2
9. Delayed obedience is disobedience….which is a sin. 10. Everything I do as a worship leader, everything the team does as musicians and vocalist, everything Pastor says, everything goes through the hands of the Sound Operator. Make sure he is: gifted, has a ministry mindset, committed, appreciated, informed, and is willing to train others. 11. Worship is a response to God calling us out...
Abandonment
Not to long ago I had a women in our music ministry come to me and another staffer with a huge burden. She had the feeling that God had left her, that God didn’t hear her, and that she was all alone. What was so difficult about this meeting was the fact that she is a good solid leader. You knew that by the tone of her voice that this was a pretty serious matter. In our conversation she...
Perry Noble Q & A
#1 - (From Matthew) - “I was just reading your blog and you are right. I have never known such pain and frustration in my life as I have since I have been pastoring. I have only been pastoring a short time but in that time I have felt like giving up several times…does it get any easier?” It doesn’t get easier…but then again I don’t think it is supposed to. The only way it will ever get...
Things I've Learned about Worship PT. 1
these are in no special order. just random nuggets i’ve learned about leading worship and the act of worship. 1. Find out from the pastor you will be sharing the service with what his views are on successful worship. 2. Keep past worship sets documented and organized. 3. Never stop looking for musically talented people. Never stop recruiting even when the bench is full. 4. ALWAYS work hard...
“your talent can take you places that your character will not
let you stay”
– ed young
Worship and Connection
it was said once by a very popular worship leader/song writer that our only objectives as worship leaders is to connect the hearts of the people with the heart of God. if this is true then we must refrain from personal ambitions and musical preferences and lead the people into a environment where they (the people) have the greatest chance in connecting with God. so many times as musicians we put...