One word...

Awesome!

That is what describes best my first worship team meeting at my new church. It's just the beginning, I know, but it's hopeful. I was able to lock in commitments and express my views on Christian excellence and accountability. I also took the time to discuss punctuality being an integrity issue.

I also pumped into them vision and the concept of being missional. I discussed that in everything we do, every song, the look of the stage, how we dress, everything is directed at these two purposes. I spoke to them about uniting as a family, about doing life together, and about sharing in the wonderful privilege of ministry together.

It was good and I am so thankful to God for the commitments made and the challenge that they are having to endure by having a completely different worship leader. I have been where they are and totally understand the pressure of conforming to a new worship and musician playing style.

I will be praying for them daily. Each one of them individually. I want to see them stretched and matured into everything God wants them to become...and I thankful to the Lord for allowing me to experience that process with Him and them.