Friday, December 9, 2011

Worship Team: Upper Room & Music

Hi team – some of you may have heard that I am praying about starting up the "Upper Room" worship night again in 2012.  I am really excited about doing it! 

A few things I wanted to share with everyone before things really get rolling.

#1 – Obviously, not everyone will be able to play or sing every time we meet.  I will need to be prayerfully selective about how the teams are constructed.  On the one hand I don't want to leave anyone out, but on the other hand I am not sure that I have a peace about just popping everyone into a rotation and calling it a day.  Josh and I will be talking and praying about the dates, the team lineup, etc.  What I would like to encourage the team members to do is be flexible with regards to how things move forward.

#2 – the worship will be DIFFERENT from what we do on Sunday morning.  It will be softer, more 'lingering,'
Etc.  I am attaching some links to the type of music we'll be doing.  This type of music and worship setting it going to require that the musicians develop some very specific skills:  
  • Ability to play with spirit-led creativity and inspiration
  • Ability to play spontaneously in a key 
  • Ability to sense where the leader is going to to follow
So what I am saying is that being a part of the Upper Room will be more than just showing up for a practice and doing a set of music.  There will be spiritual and musical preparation involved - 

#3 – MOST IMPORTANT – a spiritual sense of worshipping with your instrument, being led by the Holy Spirit, and develop a spiritual sensitivity to the environment.

Here are some links to the type of music we'll be introducing:

Come Like you Promised:   http://youtu.be/0egoP6wZ3hQ 

Return to us:  http://youtu.be/Gz5kz1WM_hE 

* FYI you can go to Ascend The Hill's website and download their albums FREE:  http://ascendthehillband.com/music 


...till the whole world hears,

Pastor Clay

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