Welcome to Eli Wilson Ministries -- A Church Music Resource Ministry for Church Music Leaders. Our aim is to assist musicians, pastors, and seminarians come to grips with an effective vision for music ministry. “Unless God’s people have a clear understanding of where they are headed, the probability of a successful journey is severely limited”, writes George Barna. Clarity of vision for God’s people comes when leaders understand the call of God on their lives. As a resource ministry, our focus is on the development of leadership skills for church musicians.

Ministry is relational -- before our people buy into our vision, they must first buy into us. Our ministry will never grow beyond the level of our leadership and our effectiveness will always be connected to our spiritual growth. We hope this ministry will be of some assistance to you as you seek to do His will.

   Preparation for ministry is not optional. Preparation provides time to discover what we are to do and how we are to do what we’ve been called to do. But more importantly, preparation provides us with time to discover who we are -- our real personality and our real character. Our person and our character play an important role in shaping our ministry. Integrity cannot be overlooked in ministry and, we cannot divorce our personhood from our ministry. Preparation gives us time to listen, to learn, to reflect, to correct and to implement God’s plan. God is looking for prepared people.

Preparation is also not an option for the church music ministry. Both leaders and choir members are required to present their best to God. Preparation for the Levites was never an option. They understood fully that they stood in the presence of the living God. And they knew God was not receptive to mediocrity.