Sabrina McKenzie Worship to the Nations

Pastor McKenzie is, perhaps, best known for her role in creating one of the most celebrated liturgical dance ministries, the International Dance Commission (IDC), which is now enjoying international acclaim. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from 40 members to over 2,000 members worldwide (which includes 40 chapters.) Her undeniable skills and passion for the arts, along with her commitment to the body of Christ, accordingly caused her to also be widely and affectionately known as The Dancing Preacher. As a professional dancer who has graced both sacred and secular stages, Sabrina’s choreography repertoire includes the Gospel Heritage Conference, Dottie Peoples Live Video, BET Gospel Dream, NBA All-Star Weekend and the Evander Holyfield Heavyweight Championship. In this episode Pastor Sabrina discusses:-Beginning her dance career in the secular-"Changing partners" and dancing for the Lord after the tragic loss of her sister-Understanding when God gave her back her gift to dance-Mistakes that Worship Arts Ministers make with our gifts that God gave us-The need to understand our identity in Christ-The need for Worship Artists to not judge folks who do not exactly like them-How to effectively deal with Naysayers-How to access our work with the level of adversity we have to overcome in order for our work to be-Needing to be focused on your assignment in order to not distracted by naysayers-Jesus had a marketplace ministry-International Dance Commission-Dancing Preachers Conference-The importance of worship to the worship artist-The need for us to understand that Worship is to the Worship Artist as Water is to the Body-Worship is an outward expression of an inward emotion-Dance as a strategy against the enemy-How Dancing Preachers determine the "temperature" of the atmosphere-The need to be skilled and have technique and to PRACTICE