| Seattle, God, Beer, God, music. |
[Sep. 20th, 2007|10:38 am] |
So, just got back last night from the "Continuous Worship" conference at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. I went with Ben, Brandon, and Dan. Overall it was really good and it gave me a lot to think about. First off, Seattle is an awesome city and I was able to share some great conversations over good food and great beer. Second, Mars Hill is a neat church. They do some things I like, some things I don't, but I think they are really living for Jesus.
Overall, most of the talks were on what "worship" really is. There is a lot of crap to wade through when it comes to this issue. I was challenged a lot with how I am doing music at Riverview, but I was way more challenged on my relationship with Jesus. And that is the biggest thing I need to work on when it comes to the music I create or play.
One thing is for sure, Mars Hill has some crazy talented musicians. The music was really in a league of it's own. Most of that is probably because it is really my "style" of music. Obviously, there were things I liked and disliked about that as well, but nobody can say that they aren't talented.
Overall, it was a conference that I wish everyone I know could have attended. I am really excited to continue making music at riverview. I am also really encouraged that Riverview has been active in discussing a lot of the issues we discussed at the conference. I don't feel like we were blindsided by anything enormous. We, as a church, love Jesus and are striving to be relevant to the people that come to our services. We have talented musicians who love God and are worshiping him everyday. Nobody ever arrives, but it is exciting to try.
Laslty, how could I end this post in any other way than to talk about my latest shoe purchase. For those of you who like to dress a little crazy, you can find my current favorite shoe company here http://www.cr8tiverecreation.com/ (It is ok if Noel is the only one who clicks this link, making the big assumption he reads this blog.) We happend upon a clothing store which had multiple styles of these shoes for 75% off. A girls dream. I have to admit that I probably wouldn't have gone so crazy on the colors if any other pairs were my size. But now, I am really glad I have my first pair of shoes with pink (forget the salmon talk, I am man enough to wear pink shoes) and yellow. Here is the pic of my shoes. This is so you can wear sunglasses the next time you are around me if need be.
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