i saw this on youtube and knew this was our next band meeting project. everyone please pick a part to learn, and we'll meet at zona rosa to pull this off.:)
(okay, lest you take me seriously--i am kidding, but check this out!)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
home runs vs. b-services
so what makes something a home run programmatically on sunday?
i feel like though things went well on 3-9 (and a young girl came to Christ through the service!!!), i would have given the overall programming a B. this is not to say that the execution of the service went badly--i thought everyone did great, but it wasn't our punchiest, most awesome service, in my opinion.
fast forward one week to 3-16, and i felt it was a homerun. a lot of heart, lots of great elements, and everything seems to point towards the message...
i'm listing some elements i thought were a homerun--feel free to add yours. i'm sure i have missed many.
creation calls with nature video
everything skit with lifehouse song
deliver me--david crowder with video back up of psalms
bridge/cross media piece
Grace Like Rain big finish ending
Carried to the Table
what else?
i feel like though things went well on 3-9 (and a young girl came to Christ through the service!!!), i would have given the overall programming a B. this is not to say that the execution of the service went badly--i thought everyone did great, but it wasn't our punchiest, most awesome service, in my opinion.
fast forward one week to 3-16, and i felt it was a homerun. a lot of heart, lots of great elements, and everything seems to point towards the message...
i'm listing some elements i thought were a homerun--feel free to add yours. i'm sure i have missed many.
creation calls with nature video
everything skit with lifehouse song
deliver me--david crowder with video back up of psalms
bridge/cross media piece
Grace Like Rain big finish ending
Carried to the Table
what else?
Sunday, March 9, 2008
derek webb
thoughts on the concert? what were your reactions to derek?
pretty cool to have him come and perform at the creek. i believe you can watch the concert at meaningfulchurch.com
pretty cool to have him come and perform at the creek. i believe you can watch the concert at meaningfulchurch.com
Friday, March 7, 2008
march 2008 music
Here's the music for March (not including the last week--I'll put that in with the upcoming movie series!)
march 2, 2008
Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
They Will Know We Are Christians--Jars of Clay
Awakening--Sara Groves
march 9, 2008
Disarray--Lifehouse
Word of God Speak--MercyMe
march 16, 2008
Belief--John Mayer
Help Me Believe--Nichole Nordeman
Creation Calls--Brian Doerkeson
march 23, 2008--EASTER
Home--Marc Broussard
Home--Daughtry
Homeward Bound--Simon and Garfunkel
Sweet Home Alabama--Lynrd Skynrd
Waiting for You--Ben Harper
Come Home Running--Chris Tomlin
march 2, 2008
Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
They Will Know We Are Christians--Jars of Clay
Awakening--Sara Groves
march 9, 2008
Disarray--Lifehouse
Word of God Speak--MercyMe
march 16, 2008
Belief--John Mayer
Help Me Believe--Nichole Nordeman
Creation Calls--Brian Doerkeson
march 23, 2008--EASTER
Home--Marc Broussard
Home--Daughtry
Homeward Bound--Simon and Garfunkel
Sweet Home Alabama--Lynrd Skynrd
Waiting for You--Ben Harper
Come Home Running--Chris Tomlin
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
When Your Mind's Made Up
This is a song we'll be doing on the 24th...
Listen to this from God's perspective--INCREDIBLE pursuit of us. But, when our mind's made up...there's no point trying to change it.
This is their performance in the movie "Once." If you haven't seen it, by the way--awesome snapshot of the lives of 2 musicians and the creation of their music.
Listen to this from God's perspective--INCREDIBLE pursuit of us. But, when our mind's made up...there's no point trying to change it.
This is their performance in the movie "Once." If you haven't seen it, by the way--awesome snapshot of the lives of 2 musicians and the creation of their music.
Friday, January 25, 2008
february 2008 music and assignments
FEBRUARY 3--HURRIED
band leader: nicholas
rehearsal: feb 2 @ 8:30
where are we running?--lenny kravitz
lead: david
bgv: eric, rachel
electric: richard
electric: colin
bass: nicholas
drums: kaleb
running out of days--3 doors down
lead: david
bgv: rachel
electric: richard
electric: colin
bass: nicholas
drums: kaleb
none but Jesus--hillsong
lead: rachel
bgv: david
keys: david!
acoustic: colin
electric: richard
bass: nicholas
drums: kaleb
FEBRUARY 6--NEW COMMUNITY
vocals: tony, rachel, sara
keys: rachel
acoustic: tony
electric: colin
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
FEBRUARY 10--CONSUMED
band leader: ross
rehearsal sat, feb 9 @ 8:30
rich girl--gwen stefani
lead: sara (low harmony), christina (melody), rachel (high harmony)
electric: ross
strings: jamie
keys: maria
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
ka-ching--shania twain
sound effects: media team
lead: christina
bgv: eric (low guy part), sara (main harmony), rachel (ka-chings)
strings: rachel
violin: jamie
electric: ross
drums: kaleb
i repent--derek webb
lead: eric
keys: rachel
violin: jamie
acoustic: ross
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
FEBRUARY 17--FATIGUED
band leader: jamie
rehearsal sat, feb 16 @ 8:30
boy on a string--jars of clay
lead: david
bgv: sara
acoustic: ross
violin: jamie
keys: rachel
bass: john
drums: tom
hiding place--sara groves
lead: sara
bgv: david
keys/strings: rachel
violin: jamie
FEBRUARY 24--UNLOVED
band leader: rachel
rehearsal sat, feb 23
8:30 arrive, 8:45 sound check
9:00 When Your Mind’s Made Up
9:45 Love Like This
10:45 This Kind of Love
love like this—natasha bedingfield w/ sean kingston
lead: christina
bgv: sara (harmony), dawn (melody), rachel (high harmony)
sean kingston part: david
keys: rachel
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
lookin’ for love –johnny lee (chorus only)
lead: ross
acoustic: ross
i want to know what love is--foreigner (chorus only)
lead: colin
acoustic: colin
when your mind’s made up—glen hansard and marketa irglova
vocals: david and sara
acoustic: richard
keys: rachel
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
*this song is from a GREAT movie—“Once”. The video of them playing this is on another post on this blog.
this kind of love—sister hazel
lead: david
keys/organ: rachel
shaker: kaleb
band leader: nicholas
rehearsal: feb 2 @ 8:30
where are we running?--lenny kravitz
lead: david
bgv: eric, rachel
electric: richard
electric: colin
bass: nicholas
drums: kaleb
running out of days--3 doors down
lead: david
bgv: rachel
electric: richard
electric: colin
bass: nicholas
drums: kaleb
none but Jesus--hillsong
lead: rachel
bgv: david
keys: david!
acoustic: colin
electric: richard
bass: nicholas
drums: kaleb
FEBRUARY 6--NEW COMMUNITY
vocals: tony, rachel, sara
keys: rachel
acoustic: tony
electric: colin
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
FEBRUARY 10--CONSUMED
band leader: ross
rehearsal sat, feb 9 @ 8:30
rich girl--gwen stefani
lead: sara (low harmony), christina (melody), rachel (high harmony)
electric: ross
strings: jamie
keys: maria
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
ka-ching--shania twain
sound effects: media team
lead: christina
bgv: eric (low guy part), sara (main harmony), rachel (ka-chings)
strings: rachel
violin: jamie
electric: ross
drums: kaleb
i repent--derek webb
lead: eric
keys: rachel
violin: jamie
acoustic: ross
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
FEBRUARY 17--FATIGUED
band leader: jamie
rehearsal sat, feb 16 @ 8:30
boy on a string--jars of clay
lead: david
bgv: sara
acoustic: ross
violin: jamie
keys: rachel
bass: john
drums: tom
hiding place--sara groves
lead: sara
bgv: david
keys/strings: rachel
violin: jamie
FEBRUARY 24--UNLOVED
band leader: rachel
rehearsal sat, feb 23
8:30 arrive, 8:45 sound check
9:00 When Your Mind’s Made Up
9:45 Love Like This
10:45 This Kind of Love
love like this—natasha bedingfield w/ sean kingston
lead: christina
bgv: sara (harmony), dawn (melody), rachel (high harmony)
sean kingston part: david
keys: rachel
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
lookin’ for love –johnny lee (chorus only)
lead: ross
acoustic: ross
i want to know what love is--foreigner (chorus only)
lead: colin
acoustic: colin
when your mind’s made up—glen hansard and marketa irglova
vocals: david and sara
acoustic: richard
keys: rachel
bass: jason
drums: kaleb
*this song is from a GREAT movie—“Once”. The video of them playing this is on another post on this blog.
this kind of love—sister hazel
lead: david
keys/organ: rachel
shaker: kaleb
Thursday, January 17, 2008
excellence vs. perfectionism
the band leaders are reading heart of the artist and the next chapter up for discussion is entitled excellence vs. perfectionism. excellence is what our team strives for, but finding the balance between laziness, excellence, and perfectionism is hard.
excellence: doing the best we can with what we have. this doesn't mean we have to nail every performance, or that there can't be mess ups. but it means we come well prepared, and perform the the best of our abilities. it means not only preparing before performance, concentrating during performance, and EVALUATING after performance. if no evaluation takes place, we are not interested in excellence. we are not interested in improving.
laziness: doing just enough to get by like and not pushing ourselves to grow.
i think a lot of musicians follow into this trap. if i'm in the band every sunday, i sometimes slip into this. i can nail that harmony, even though i didn't practice it that much. i think this affects musicians of all levels, but can often be a particular disease for the more talented or skilled musicians--thinking they can get by, because maybe they'll still come off sounding really good. this isn't excellence. this is laziness. what if we really pushed ourselves to grow. just because no one will know if we sound great on stage, and it's average for us...we could be so much more, and SHOULD be if we are to honor what God's given us. if he gifted us with extraordinary talents, it is our responsibility to be the BEST musicians we can with the potential we are given...not just better than someone else, or good enough to get by.
perfectionism: nothing is ever good enough for us. ridiculing ourselves with contempt over every mistake. growing tired of using our gifts because we are never satisfied with our performance. not accepting compliments, seeing the good in things, because we are too bent on being perfect. perfectionism goes destructively beyond the pursuit of excellence. excellence seeks to show up and honor God by doing the best we can with what he's given us. perfectionism seeks to glorify ourselves by not ever making mistakes. when we are assuming we can be perfect, we are forgetting we are human and broken, and artists in need of a savior.
i struggle a great deal to find the balance here. i have been watching meaningfulchurch today. something that's long overdue. it is ridiculous that i have access to video of all of our performances, and i often don't watch them. and when i do, i come away mixed. honestly, i spend the first half of the process feeling dejected. the perfectionist in me feels disheartened, critical, frustrated..."i thought it sounded better than that!" and all i can see are the flaws and imperfections in our performances. and i wonder what kind of morale that builds when i come to the team with that heart.
yet, there is another half of me that feels fired up. i want to do whatever it takes to help us improve. and i feel energized by the performances too--we did some awesome stuff. how incredible that each week our team achieves at this level. i feel like God has used these services to impact others and that makes me excited. it also drives me to...yes, EVALUATION!!!
i will try to put my perfectionist self in one corner, and not see only the negative, but i will also put my lazy self in another and not skip the eval process. instead, let's encourage each other for what went well, but let's fix what didn't!
my husband often reminds me that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
in some ways, i feel like our team is a bit insane. we're pretty good at what we do, gang. but we could improve some things soooo easily, if we would just watch, listen and evaluate. and i believe that is the kind of excellence that honors God. i'm not asking us to be perfectionistic and point out every little flaw, or to ever feel like nothing is good enough. but i am asking that we do the best we can with what we have--and one thing we have is a website with which to evaluate ourselves.
will you join me in pursuing excellence?
1. let your mistakes go--we don't expect you to be perfect!
2. watch yourselves REGULARLY on meaningful church. consider what you did well, and what could be improved.
3. join in the evaluation process when given the opportunity, or create opportunity by shooting out an email to encourage someone, or to give some feedback on what could be improved. (you can send these to me, if you like).
i can't believe how far we've come--it's incredible. i can't believe what we will look like in 5 years. will you join me in getting there?
excellence: doing the best we can with what we have. this doesn't mean we have to nail every performance, or that there can't be mess ups. but it means we come well prepared, and perform the the best of our abilities. it means not only preparing before performance, concentrating during performance, and EVALUATING after performance. if no evaluation takes place, we are not interested in excellence. we are not interested in improving.
laziness: doing just enough to get by like and not pushing ourselves to grow.
i think a lot of musicians follow into this trap. if i'm in the band every sunday, i sometimes slip into this. i can nail that harmony, even though i didn't practice it that much. i think this affects musicians of all levels, but can often be a particular disease for the more talented or skilled musicians--thinking they can get by, because maybe they'll still come off sounding really good. this isn't excellence. this is laziness. what if we really pushed ourselves to grow. just because no one will know if we sound great on stage, and it's average for us...we could be so much more, and SHOULD be if we are to honor what God's given us. if he gifted us with extraordinary talents, it is our responsibility to be the BEST musicians we can with the potential we are given...not just better than someone else, or good enough to get by.
perfectionism: nothing is ever good enough for us. ridiculing ourselves with contempt over every mistake. growing tired of using our gifts because we are never satisfied with our performance. not accepting compliments, seeing the good in things, because we are too bent on being perfect. perfectionism goes destructively beyond the pursuit of excellence. excellence seeks to show up and honor God by doing the best we can with what he's given us. perfectionism seeks to glorify ourselves by not ever making mistakes. when we are assuming we can be perfect, we are forgetting we are human and broken, and artists in need of a savior.
i struggle a great deal to find the balance here. i have been watching meaningfulchurch today. something that's long overdue. it is ridiculous that i have access to video of all of our performances, and i often don't watch them. and when i do, i come away mixed. honestly, i spend the first half of the process feeling dejected. the perfectionist in me feels disheartened, critical, frustrated..."i thought it sounded better than that!" and all i can see are the flaws and imperfections in our performances. and i wonder what kind of morale that builds when i come to the team with that heart.
yet, there is another half of me that feels fired up. i want to do whatever it takes to help us improve. and i feel energized by the performances too--we did some awesome stuff. how incredible that each week our team achieves at this level. i feel like God has used these services to impact others and that makes me excited. it also drives me to...yes, EVALUATION!!!
i will try to put my perfectionist self in one corner, and not see only the negative, but i will also put my lazy self in another and not skip the eval process. instead, let's encourage each other for what went well, but let's fix what didn't!
my husband often reminds me that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
in some ways, i feel like our team is a bit insane. we're pretty good at what we do, gang. but we could improve some things soooo easily, if we would just watch, listen and evaluate. and i believe that is the kind of excellence that honors God. i'm not asking us to be perfectionistic and point out every little flaw, or to ever feel like nothing is good enough. but i am asking that we do the best we can with what we have--and one thing we have is a website with which to evaluate ourselves.
will you join me in pursuing excellence?
1. let your mistakes go--we don't expect you to be perfect!
2. watch yourselves REGULARLY on meaningful church. consider what you did well, and what could be improved.
3. join in the evaluation process when given the opportunity, or create opportunity by shooting out an email to encourage someone, or to give some feedback on what could be improved. (you can send these to me, if you like).
i can't believe how far we've come--it's incredible. i can't believe what we will look like in 5 years. will you join me in getting there?
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