I wanted to try uploading video, but I didn't have anything that would successfully upload. The only video available that was related to worship (in particular, related to our choir and worship) would not upload ... it was a video of our 2010 Christmas music service which included manger tableaus by the children and a concluding song where the children's choir joined with the adult choir. The photo below (which I must in all integrity admit focuses on our grandson, Christian) is from that service.
I will go on the record. I reiterate that music is not the totality of worship, though for many children of God, it is a large part of the expression of vocal worship.
I spend much of my time attempting to help our church members express worship corporately through music. I am called to do that and enjoy the praise and worship process. I also get paid as a bi-vocational music minister.
Worship is possible with little or no technology involved ... worship does not depend on technology ... instruments, sound systems, projectors, etc. I however love to use them and can easily defend their use, especially the use of musical instruments, scripturally.
Our church projects the lyrics of hymns and choruses. We use an iPod Classic loaded with a couple of thousand songs as our main choir accompaniment, though we can still use CDs. We have DVD soundracks.
We are limited, though blessed, with one instrumentalist, our pianist. Our goal is to inspire anyone who is in the church or may join the church who plays an instrument to play it for the Lord. We were able to add a clarinetist for a brief time.
I desire to facilitate anyone with breath or anything that is capable to praise the Lord.
(I also want to incorporate video, audio, etc. into this blog. If anyone ever reads these threads, may they not be bored. I might not be able to replace another available blogger, but I aspire to enhance the benefits others provide.)
OK. Paint me incorrigible! I don't have a video of my favorite soloist and choir (my wife, Kathy, with the Bristol Baptist Adult Choir) on "Lord, You're Holy," but I can provide a "poor" substitute, a Youtube video of the Prestonwood choir.
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