This document outlines exercises for soul training presented at a music ministry workers' retreat. It discusses 9 exercises: sleep, silence and awareness of creation, counting blessings, praying Psalm 23, lectio divina, margin, reading the Gospel of John, solitude, and slowing down. The purpose is to draw closer to God through surrender, recharging, gratitude, memorizing scripture, meditative reading, limiting distractions, alone time, and enjoying the present moment. Each exercise is associated with an attribute of God such as rest, goodness, trustworthiness, generosity, love, holiness, self-sacrifice, and transformation.

1. Music Ministry Session
Workers’ Retreat
27 Jul 2014

2. Jesus’ Direction
 We cannot change by our own will power. Only by the
power of the Holy Spirit, with the submission of:
 The mind (repent, change in narratives)
 The body (new practices)
 Social aspect (change in environment, people)
 We can change indirectly – Jesus taught in stories,
parables.

3. Individual worship can be
improved by Soul
training

4. Soul Training Exercises
1. Sleep
2. Silence and Awareness of Creation
3. Counting Your Blessings
4. Praying Psalm 23
5. Lection Divina (Divine Reading)
6. Margin
7. Reading the Gospel of John
8. Solitude
9. Slowing Down

5. 1. Sleep
 An act of surrender, we admit that we are humans, and
God is the God who never sleeps.
 Recharge, 8.5 hrs a day.
 The LORD grants sleep to those He loves.

6. GOD is rest.

7. 2. Silence and awareness of
creation
 Find a place to just be.
 Unplug.
 Be aware of that God is near, holy, caring, merciful,
beautiful
 Stare at the mirror.

8. GOD is good.

9. 3. Counting Your Blessings
 What do you see on this paper?
 List down the wonderful things God blessed you with
(loved ones, provisions, opportunities, creation, food)

10. GOD is trustworthy.

11. 4. Praying Psalm 23
 God is caring for us.
 “Pray” Psalm 23 everyday, until you’ve memorised it.

12. GOD is generous.

13. 5. Lectio Divina
 Read the Bible, but not rushed.
 Read the Bible as a LOVE letter.
 Listen with your heart.

14. GOD is love.

15. 6. Margin
 Respect time and place.
 Slow down. Don’t’ Rush here and there!!!
 Eliminate unnecessary things/activities in your life.
 Just say No.
 Check and clean up your schedule.
 Margin restores balance and your soul – space for JOY!!!

16. GOD is holy.

17. 7. Reading the Gospel John
 Who Jesus is
 John begins with a prologue that tells us about the
Logos, the Word or the Son of God, who was “made
flesh, and dwelt among us.”
 John’s Gospel clearly depicts Jesus’ relationship with
his heavenly Father.

18. GOD is self-sacrificing.

19. 8. Solitude
 Alone time vs Quiet time
 Just enjoy the Now.
 Listen to God.
 In your usual places, spot 5 new things.

20. GOD transforms.

21. 9. Slowing down
 We take on so many things and are concerned about
the working things and miss the important things.
 Enjoy the natural time.
 Ora et Labora – Pray and Work!

22. Train Your Soul for Service!
1. Why worship ministry?
2. What is the vision, mission and objectives of this
ministry?
3. How does this ministry bring glory to the LORD?