Believe it or not, at the start of 2022 we still had restrictions due to the pandemic. It was definitely a little more tough to freely lead and engage in worship with masks and spacing. So… it was so awesome once these restrictions were lifted in the spring! It was so great to see people’s smiling faces and to be able to see them singing praise to the Lord.
Twenty-twenty-two was a bit of a re-growth year as we saw people slowly return to coming to church in person. It also felt like there was so many new people to the church. I am so grateful for the worship and tech volunteers that we have that faithfully served through so many different scenarios. For the most part our teams remained quite constant through the year. Not a lot of people coming or going. There was however, a couple of key worship leaders that moved on to other opportunities in the fall of 2022. We were so blessed to have these worship leaders, and were sad to see them go, but wish and pray the best for them in their future ministries.
This did leave us with a gap on some of our teams, and although this was and is a challenge it actually provided an opportunity for others to step up and into a greater leadership role. It is so cool to see people step out of their comfort zones and into what God has for them! There is still plenty of room for more musicians, worship leaders, and tech team members.
Worship team members generally start thinking, praying, and preparing for a Sunday over a week and a half in advance. We begin by asking God what He has in mind for that Sunday, and then prayerfully consider the songs that we will choose. Worship leaders and musicians have given many hours before what is seen and heard on a Sunday morning. We are so thankful for their hearts to serve.
One old newer thing we have started back up is a very informal choir that sings on special Sundays. These have been so fun and life-giving. We had this expanded worship team on Easter and Thanksgiving. It’s awesome to get more people involved and to hear so many voices singing praise to God. It also seems to really encourage the congregation to join in with the singing. We plan to continue to do these, and even do them more often.
Our goal remains to use music and technology to lead and facilitate an atmosphere of attention to and affection for God.
Thank you so so much for your prayers as we do our best to continue to chase after what God has for us. If you’d like more info on anything worship related or would like to get involved, don’t hesitate to reach out.
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