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.

“Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord, by the pow’r of grace divine; Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, and my will be lost in Thine”.                                                                              

Consecration is the act of setting apart anyone or anything exclusively for service to God. In the scriptures, consecration is also referred to as: (1) ceremonially clean, (2) purified, (3) sanctified, (4) Set apart, and (5) anointed.

Consecration is essential to God honored/God directed ministry. The scriptures clarify the importance of being set apart. God set apart:

• The nation of Israel – Exodus 19:5 and 6
• The first born of both man and beast – Exodus 13:1
• The first fruit of the land – Exodus 23:19
• The tithe – Deuteronomy 26:12-13a
• The formula for the incense used in worship

God consecrated people, some for specific short-term assignments, such as Gideon, and others for life-long assignments, such as the Levites. There were those who chose to take a vow of consecration, such as Jephthah (Judges 11:30-31; 34 and 35) and Hannah (I Samuel 1:11) Volunteering to commit our life for God’s use should not be considered a light undertaking. Ecclesiastes 5:2-6 says,