What an awesome year of worship at youth group!
We continued on with our format of being more indirectly involved as staff and allowing volunteers to lead and facilitate the times of worship at youth. Of course we as staff have responsibilities, but it’s more in a support role. I help with the administrative side of things like; making sure resources are there for preparation, scheduling and on-boarding band members, and maintaining the equipment. I also help, guide and mentor the worship leaders and musicians. Levi is there each Tuesday helping with the technical needs and key volunteers like Denver Knodel and Karalee Friesen get to lead the rehearsals, prayers times, and times of worship. They have grown so much and often will give a “mini-sermon” (the youth call it) in which they will do some teaching during worship time about what God is showing them, or some insight into one of the songs.
We have 2 full-ish worship teams on rotation that are led one by Denver, and one by Karalee. There have been some awesome new volunteers that have joined this year. They are in the older youth to young adult age range. It has been an amazing year of growth where both the youth and the band leading get to grow and learn about what it means to worship the one true God. There is a new depth! It is not just “let’s sing our three songs and move on”, but experiencing the things of God in a new way. The worship leaders are leading the youth into the spirit of worship and the youth are responding.
There are a few more special times of worship throughout the year including times of worship at the weekend youth retreat and baptism night. One young girl was baptized after she heard God speak to her through one of the worship songs at the youth retreat. So cool!
We would love to get more young people involved in worship! It is an awesome chance to serve and grow together, to learn some skills, and most importantly to give God the glory that He deserves.
If you know of any young people who might like to get involved, let me know!
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