Archive for December, 2009

Instrumental Reflection #13- In the Bleak Midwinter

I have always loved this Christmas song. The chord changes are beautiful and the melody just flows. I hope you enjoy it too.
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Sunday Setlist 12/20/09

We had an awesome Sunday in the Xperience Service at Williams Memorial. We started off with our own version of Carol of the Bells, ala TSO. Then one of our vocalist sang Amy Grant’s “I Need a Silent Night” followed by a small devotional from Pastor Danny. Then we read the Christmas story from Luke, [...]

2009 Favorite Songs

I pulled our song information from Planning Center Online and was evaluating the songs we used for 2009
The number of times used is first and then the title.
After reading this below then let me know in the comments: What new songs should we do  in 2010? What songs should we do more? I’d love your [...]

Blinded By Christmas

Last week I attended a children’s Christmas program. The children had worked on various Christmas tunes over the past several weeks and this was their chance to sing them for a packed house of proud parents, grandparents and friends. It was a great time and definitely one of those things that will get you into the Christmas spirit.
It was [...]

The Importance of Teaching

When working with my youth worship team I often find myself emphasizing rehearsing the songs. After all, we generally have one event or another to prepare for so that means creating a songlist, and working up that music to perform or lead with.
I have realized, however, that there is a huge benefit to teaching, and [...]

Words of Encouragement

When I was in college I was part of a ministry leadership team for a student ministry group. Each week we had a memory verse that we had to memorize and recite at our weekly meeting. These scriptures, ingrained in my head, have been helpful in different situations to offer comfort and encouragement.
Here is one I recited [...]