As with most ministries there is a lot going on behind the scenes to make the ministry effective. The same is true with the ministry of our Worship Team. Besides leading our weekly congregational worship through music, here are some other things that are happening that we'd like to bring to your attention.

First it is time for our annual yearly commitments to be made for the members on the team. We are blessed to have many talented individuals who are willing to make the commitment to practice each week and make attendance a priority each year.

Currently we are working on providing the live music for VBS. This is always a stretching time musically for us, but we enjoy the chance to serve and opportunity to grow.

We are also putting the final touches on our first Grace Point Worship CD entitled "All because" featuring eight of our original songs. We started recording in April and anticipate a late summer release. It has been a new experience for all of us and we're excited to get it done.

After VBS we will be starting a book study by Bob Sorge entitled "Exploring Worship." This book has been a large influence on how I view praise and worship and I am excited to explore it together with our team.

This October some of our team will be attending the "2010 National Worship Leader Conference." It is a three day conference and this year we are fortunate to have this caliber of teaching so close to home as LCBC is hosting it on their Lancaster campus. The cost for the three day seminar is $250 per person and also is during the work week, so any support we can raise through our CD sales will be greatly appreciated by the team members who already made commitments to attend regardless of any outside financial help.

I especially want to thank those who act in supporting roles and who don't get seen and thanked very often including the sound and visual personnel, our spouses and families, those who have let us use their equipment until funds are available to purchase our own, and those who pray for us. Without these people, we would not be able to minister as effectively.

We continue to pray that God will teach,direct,equip,enable, and empower us to lead authentic worship that pleases Him.

Greg Petersheim

If you would be interested in joining the ministry of the worship team you can contact me for information.