Writings on the Wall

why is it that in a time of desperation and complete and utter brokenness that worship exists in a very full, tangible, and ‘real’ way?
tonight was an amazing time for me to connect with my maker in a time of worship during rehearsal - a connection was there that i haven’t experienced in a long time.
being a worship leader i must say i have been at a many different band rehearsals. and lets be honest - some are way more productive than others; some more engaging than others.
tonight i was in rhythm with my creator and i could feel his presence.
thank you, abba.
glory be to the father, to the son, and to the holy spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.

man - what a morning!! lead worship at the vista community this morning and had a blast! thanks guys for the invite and to the wades for letting us crash their pad! here are the songs we did -

beautiful one
did you feel the mnts tremble (might be the best song ever written)
god of this city
how great is our god
hungry
center

jeff did an amazing job teaching this morning and the band rocked as well. thanks again for the invite and hope to be back soon!

why wasnt i invited to this!!

(ha!)

i cant wait to hear what comes out of it!!

so at the worshipcentral.org conference many things were said that encouraged me. put me back together as rob says. it was a time of refreshment but also awakening for me. here are some statements that i am wrestling with this morning, how they will begin to play out in my life:

- as worship leaders of our community, we become the scribes of God’s story in our midst :: songs mark the season of what God is uniquely doing for our congregation
- part of my role as a worship pastor is to lead people to places they would not naturally go themselves :: left to themselves they will probably begin going the wrong direction :: see exodus, people are always prone to idols
- where do we see that God wants our people to sacrifice? the OT people of God never worshiped empty handed - what is the sacrifice that is in me to bring?

thoughts?

was amazing. full update coming soon - but it was what my soul needed. if you are not clued into these guys - you should be - check out their podcast and resources at worshipcentral.org.

and of course after the conference we capped off the day with DISNEYLAND round two - and it is looking like round 3 is right in front of us this morning…

space mountain here i come!

so we made it to so cal and hit up disneyland and day one of the worship central conference. pretty sweet stuff - looking forward to another great day here in so cal!!

got back today after a wonderful weekend. much love to all the people at south hills church community! it was an honor to celebrate your 7th year anniversary with you all - hope to see you soon again!

also, much love to nate and kelly phinney - thanks for the hospitality and treats! you guys rock!!!!

grace and love, like mighty rivers
poured incessant from above
and Heaven’s peace and perfect justice
kissed a guilty world in love

so this morning i had one of the best setups band wise for leading. we had mike haskew in to co-lead with me for the 11o5 and it was awesome. i also got to play electric this morning and that was double bonus.  there is something so right about having more than one song leader. the interplay between me, mike, and rebekah (our female vox) was so great. i believe it really models a community leadership style and i look forward to pursuing this in the future. i also had a great experience of this leading with walton a couple of weekend ago at arcade…

thoughts?

head on over to theworkofthepeople and watch this video with brian mclaren talking about worship, art, and propaganda. he brings up some great, great points. i dont know about you, but i feel the pressure he is talking about. i feel it a lot. and i love how he sets up the difference between propaganda and art - and how it relates to truth and honesty. may we be a people who are ok with being honest about the ugliness of life…

thoughts?

HT: los