27 June 2008
By Steve Eller
In worship
Like every conference I seem to attend the last day is the most difficult to get out of bed. But I am glad I did. The opening session started with….drumroll…Abraham Laboriel and Paul Jackson Jr.. Wow, these guys are monsters. I have heard them on many recording, but I have never seen them live. Can they please come sit in at our church?
I was only able to able to go to one workshop, “Attracting Quality Musicians” by Tony Guerrero who is the Creative Arts Director at Saddleback Church. I was a little skeptical going in because I had read reviews of his book and a few people complained that the whole book was about hiring musicians. While there was an element of that in the workshop, there were other practical tips I think I can use.
A few of us got together for lunch and Alex McLean drove over from Temecula to hang out. If we we didn’t have any workshops, general conferences, etc… I think it would have been worth the $300+ to hang out with these guys. It was a great time to meet people that I have only contacted via blogs and twitter. We were able to share our stories, frustrations, hurts, and victories as worship leaders. There should be a conference for that alone.
Delirious closed out the final session with a rockin’ set. One of my faves. Bobby and I combined forces to stream this on Mogulus by attaching my video camera to his laptop rather than using his isight camera. We even had a visit from Tim on the feed. (Tim, we are going to have to find a way to get you here next year!)
Overall, I am so glad I was able to come this year. The workshops, networking, music, resources were all worth it, and Lord willing I will be back this time next year.
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26 June 2008
By Steve Eller
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26 June 2008
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26 June 2008
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26 June 2008
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Rick Muchow @ PDWC 08 backed up by student worship choir
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26 June 2008
By Steve Eller
In worship
26 June 2008
By Steve Eller
In worship
Here is a quick rundown of my day.
We opened up with worship led by Rick Muchow and had a student choir from Saddleback to back him up. It was then time for the students to lead, and they ROCKED THE HOUSE! Wow. Great to see so many young people passionate about their Lord. My fav was We Shine by Steve Fee.
The opening session was led by Buddy Owens who is a teaching pastor at Saddleback. His talk was on not worrying out of Matthew 6:25. Great talk. Hmm…he must have known I was going to be there. Another reminder for me. Don’t worry.
After the break Paul Baloche led some worship. Now I have heard a few of the typical Paul Baloche songs, but I have never seen him lead live. What a pleasant surprise. A powerfully intimate time with God.
For lunch I hung out with Matt Olds who I have gotten to know over the week. It was pretty cool because we had similar experiences in our ministry lives. Too bad he lives in Idaho. I could really hang out with this guy! There is always Twitter.
After lunch I went to the Small Church, Big Results workshop led by Tiago Costa. It was a good workshop, and even though most of the ideas he shared we have tried, or explored, he did recommend some resources I am going to check out later like Erwin McManus’ (Mosaic Church) blog for a constant stream of fresh ideas.
I went to the leading your team with social media workshop led by Carlos Whittaker and Rich Kirkpatrick. While I already use all the tools they shared, I really valued Carlos’ explanation of how he applies them to his team. I would like to employ some of these for our team, staff, etc…, but I am realizing it will take some education on my part before I can implement.
The day ended with the evening concerts by Big Daddy Weave and Kirk Franklin. You will have to check out the video on this page for what we experienced. They rocked!
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