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Hey everyone!

It is really good to be back at Lord of Life again.  We had a very fun rehearsal for this upcoming Sunday last night and I’m excited to be able to lead worship again this coming weekend.

The first item about training is a link that I just have to share with anyone reading this.  Anthony Coppedge and Greg Atkinson have teamed up to make this amazingly cool podcast called Creative Synergy.  If you are into technology, into making your staff run smoother, into reaching as many people for Jesus through new and exciting means, this is for you.  Subscribe to it and take a listen.  These guys are interviewing people from all over the world from some great churches and ministries that are making a huge difference.

Secondly, I received a magazine from a video production company called Digital Juice which had a fantastic article in it called “Simple Solutions to Church Media Mistakes.”  In this article, they talked about five simple to fix mistakes that can make a world of difference in how a church presents its media.  I want to focus on one in particular that I think is SO important.

It was #2 on their list, and it was this: Misleading Lyrics.

“If you project lyrics for your songs, you need to time the appearence of the text with the singing carefully.  For a smooth presentation, it is essential that the slides lead, not follow, the singers.”

The magazine mentioned that the problem is that untimely slide changes are a major distraction to people trying to sing what you show.  The solution was absolutely awesome and I hope everyone takes it to heart:

“Attend rehearsals and take good notes.  Meet with the music leader in advance of the rehearsal so you have a full understanding of the order and flow of the service.  The person running the slides is as much a part of the music team as an instrumentalist or vocalist.  Your job is to literally lead the singing.  You need to know the songs as well as anyone on the platform.”

Please know that if you are a part of the media team, you are SO important, not only to your worship director, but to the ease of the congregation being able to sing praises to God without distraction.

Thanks so much to all of our volunteers who come to rehearsals, let’s continue to make our services distraction-free so that those coming to any services can focus on God, our Savior, alone!

Hello all!

This is just a quick update to let everyone know that I have returned from vacation and will be posting regularly once more.

It was so awesome to marvel another world that God has created underwater that we don’t ever see up here in the midwest. While snorkeling and watching the schools of fish swimming in their own world, I came upon a spot where a buoy marked deep water. I couldn’t see past the amazing blue color that was in the distance, but I knew that when the psalmist said, “If I go to the depths, You are there,” he wasn’t kidding.

We haven’t even begin to glimpse a portion of the majesty of God. But we have seen and experienced His mercy, so hopefully we will all be able to worship Him in Spirit and Truth and with all our might this week.