Dance & Tambourine Meeting

Objective:
 To let them understand dance and tambo ministry
 Vision & mission
 The process to be an official tambo player
 The rules and guidelines of being a part of the ministry

We have all been given different talents, gifts, abilities. God works in different ways through
each of us, and we all serve him faithfully as we use our gifts to glorify him. We should invest
the gifts that God has blessed us with wisely. We should use our gifts and abilities to honor God
and to bless, encourage and strengthen others in love (without love, all our gifts are nothing!).
We should not neglect our gifts, but instead develop them, “stir them up”, “fan them into
flames”, so that they get even better, to the edification of the church and to the glory of God.

Dance and Tambourine Ministry was created with the purpose to minister to the body of Christ
through praise, worship and dance.

PURPOSE
Our ultimate purpose and goal is as we dance, it should always be for God's glory alone, not for
anyone, not even us.

MISSION
Its mission is to encourage and uplift God’s people while conveying His message through
expressive movements of the body and the emotional and spiritual connection of the soul, all
made possible by the direction of the Holy Spirit and allow an opportunity to experience God’s
glorious presence.

VISION
To lead God’s people into God’s presence through praise and worship in dance. To set the
atmosphere that it is conducive prior to the word of God coming forth.

The book of Psalm tells us to praise Him with dance and sing praises Him with tambourine.
“Let them praise his name in the dance. Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp.
“Psalm 149:3

This ministry comprises of 2 Different Kinds of Body Worship Expressions:

 DANCE
 TAMBOURINE
TAMBOURINE
Every stroke the Lord lays on them with His punishing rod will be to the music of tambourines
and harps, as He fights them in battle with the blows of His Arm.”
— Isaiah 30:32

The tambourine in the Bible is referred to by several different names: tambourine, timbrel,
tabret, tof, to name a few. Considering we do not have any physical evidence of ancient Israeli
tambourines, it is hard to say what they looked like, however, it is assumed that they would
have been substantially larger than the tambourines of modern day with a membrane and
extensive decorations on the rim. There would probably not have been a hole, and far fewer
jingle pairs, possibly none.

The tambourine was used for a variety of different reasons including: praise, joy, gladness,
rejoicing, triumph, singing, warfare, victory, celebration, processionals, welcoming etc. It was
definitely an instrument of praise and warfare, often leading armies into battle.

The tambourine was played in a multitude of different places: in the home, on the battlefield,
at feasts and celebrations etc. There are evidences that the priests in the temple took the
tambourine at one time and even used it in the temple.

The tambourine can be played by male, female and even children.

(ENCOURAGE THEM NOT JUST TO INVOLVE IN DANCE/MOVERS BUT ALSO TAMBOURINE)

WHO CAN MINISTER IN THE DANCE & TAMBOURINE?

1. Has accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his/her personal Lord and Savior
2. Is baptized in water (Mark 16:16 “whoever believes and is baptized will be saved”)
3. Is without a doubt knows that he/she was called by Jesus Christ to minister dance unto him
and his people.
4. Is willing to commit his/her TIME, EFFORT and MONEY.

**Dance & tambourine is not a short-term ministry, but it is a life-long ministry. Once you
decided to commit, it means you agree and you are ready to do every rules or guidelines set by
the leaders in the ministry. God is a God of order, and He wants our ministry will also be in order
as well..