Worship & Creative Arts

Vision
Our vision is to passionately seek a lifestyle of worship that inspires others to live lives of genuine devotion, passionate praise, and spiritual surrender.

Values

Authenticity: Being transparent and honest about our struggles and who we are in the Lord leads to an environment of Authenticity.  The congregation benefits from seeing that those up front are just as human as everyone else.  Lack of authenticity is the main argument that people use for not attending church.  We have a great responsibility to portray ourselves as being holy and set apart for God, while still being the broken vessels that we are.

Consistency: The body desires consistency.  We have a God who does not change and so we naturally are drawn to relationships that exhibit steadiness.  We need to be consistent with how we operate as a team.  Arriving on time and ready for events and services is a great example of being consistent.  Relationally, consistency can be lived out in how we treat each other with respect on and off the platform. 

Creativity: We are called to be creative creatures in our role as a worship team.  This may look like a "well, duh" statement, but there is more depth to this point.  We are to be creative, but if it is all just about being creative we miss it.  This point must always be in balance with sensitivity and the other values listed here.  If we are creative but not sensitive than we can crush what the Spirit may be doing in someone's worship experience.  If we are creative, but not consistent then we may not build up an environment of unity.

Sensitivity: Worship incorporates our emotions, spirit and so much of who we are.  We are called as a worship team to be sensitive to a number of factors.  First, we are to be sensitive to following the leadership that the Lord has placed in our lives.  The Holy Spirit does not move in opposition to Himself, so by being submitted to authority we are all being sensitive to the move of the Holy Spirit.  We are also sensitive to each other on the team, both musically and spiritually.  We are also, sensitive to how the Spirit may be moving through the congregation. 

Simplicity: This should not be confused with being simplistic.  We will approach worship with simplicity of spirit that strips away the complex obstacles that we as humans create by our very nature.  As artists we have a tendency to complicate our art.  music is not the notes themselves, but the space between the notes.  This being said the sign of a true musician is the ability to know when not to play.  When performance becomes more important than the heart of worship, true worship is compromised.