FCCN Worship Ministry blog: February 28

Choir/Orchestra/Rhythm Section leads worship this Sunday!
Giving all for the glory of our King! Observe the dress code, park in the back, drop off the kiddos in the nursery and be in the worship center by 6:45! We'll enjoy breakfast together in the gym at 7:45, so come hungry. Also remember that you'll be able to go home after the offering song in the 10:45 Modern worship, so you can have an early lunch after a big breakfast :)

Concert for the Family Invite
A Facebook Event has been created at the FCCN Worship Ministry Page. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=129209167150396
Invite cards are also available at both welcome centers. Feel free to invite people to join us for the evening!

Concert for the Family Dress Rehearsal: Friday Night, March 11 6:00-8:00 P.M. (childcare provided)
Well all be together on Friday evening, March 11 do run through the entire concert. I'd also like us to come prepared with our non-perishable items to donate, as well as be ready to give an offering that evening for the families in crisis in Warrick County. Let's set an example of giving for our church family.

Woolly Wednesday: March 2 (6:00 P.M.)
We'll be working on the music for this Sunday March 6, as well as "There Will Come a Day." Come on over to my house if you would like some extra practice.

Choir/Orchestra/Rhythm practice this Sunday night (March 6)
We'll be working on "There will Come a Day" for the concert for the family. Here's what the evening will look like:
6:00-6:10 Opening Prayer and Value of the Month
6:10-6:30 Prayer groups, orchestra practices in the pit :)
6:30-7:00 Practice "There Will Come a Day" and "The Glory of our King"
7:00-7:10 Concert for the Family prayer time
7:10-7:30 Practice "There Will Come a Day" and "The Glory of our King"

FCCN Worship Ministry blog: February 24

Concert for the Family: March 13

I'm putting the flow together for the concert, I think it will be a great night! We'll be collecting non-perishable items for the Newburgh food pantry, as well as collecting a special offering to help families in crisis in Warrick county.

Choir, rhythm section, orchestra and media practice this Sunday night at 6:00!

Set the stage at 5:00 on Sunday. We've got to pull out the orchestra pit and set up the risers so feel free to come early.

6:00-6:10: Opening prayer, value of the month, Brad Paisley and Kermit the Frog! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFAGmsb5cc8

6:10-6:45 Practice for Sunday, March 6 with the media team

6:45-7:05 Prayer Groups

7:05-7:30 Practice for Sunday with media team

Bring Your Sharpie

We'll be writing our favorite scriptures on the house on Sunday, so bring your Sharpie with you to church. The text is from Deut. 6: "Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates."

Value of the Month: Be on Time

Last week I was working on some music in my office and totally lost track of time. Usually I set an alarm for meetings because I can easily get lost in a project. I showed up to a meeting 10 minutes late and immediately apologized. No excuse.

It's always easier on everyone when the offender apologizes up front. It deflates the tension from the conversation and ultimately relationship stronger if the apology is sincere. So, in the words of Mark Twain: "Always acknowledge a fault. This will catch those in authority off their guard, and will give you an opportunity to commit more." :)

FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: Valentine's Day

If Charlie Brown is interested in "the little red-headed girl," then maybe he should find out "the little redheaded girl's" name! I'm just sayin'.

Woolly Wednesday this Wednesday at 6:00.
Come on out to the Foust house if you'd like more practice, or if you want to play Mario Cart with Nathan and I :) We'll be working on "the Glory of our King" and "There Will Come a Day."

Choir/Rhythm and Orchestra Practice this Sunday Night!
I'm excited to have the orchestra with us for the first time! Here's what the evening will look like:
6:00-6:10 Opening Prayer, Value of the Month, and my favorite commercial from the Superbowl.
6:10-6:30 Prayer groups, orchestra practices upstairs "The Glory of our King" and "There will Come a Day"
6:30-6:50 Sectionals: "There Will Come a Day" orchestra continues practice upstairs
6:50-7:20 Everyone practices in the Worship Center together: "There Will Come a Day" and "The Glory of our King"
7:20-7:30 Pray for "the Concert for the Family"

Any ideas?
Choir & Orchestra: any ideas of songs you want to sing when we lead worship on March 6? The sermon title is "God's Plan for Forgiveness" (Colossians 3:12-14) Post them on the FCCN worship ministry Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=260249845625
Be quick about it though, I need to start putting it together Tuesday afternoon.

Building the House
We'll continue to construct the house on stage this Saturday morning at 9:00. We'll start in the bus garage on the pond side of the FCCN campus. The roof is the name of the game this time. Bring your power tools and come and join us!

FCCN Worship Ministry blog: February 10

Choir/Rhythm Section practice this Sunday night!

We're back together! We'll be working on "The Glory of our King" Here's what the evening will look like:

6:00-6:10 Opening Prayer, Value of the Month
6:10-6:30 Prayer Groups
6:30-6:55 Sectionals: "The Glory of our King"
6:55-7:20 Practice "The Glory of our King" and "The Stand" as a full group
7:20-7:30 Pray for "the Concert for the Family" (on March 13)

Value of the Month "Be on Time"

Choir and rhythm section, you did a great job with that on Sunday! Thanks so much! Maybe this is the start of something...

Random Blog Thought

I'm taking Jennifer out for Valetine's day TONIGHT! We'll beat the crowd on Feb. 14 and leave the kiddos at home. :)

FCCN Worship Ministry blog: February 2

Warning: it's a long blog today: there's lots going on :)

Choir and Rhythm Section Leads Worship this Sunday!

I'm excited to lead worship with you all! I think we'll have some great worship together.

Park in the back, drop the kiddos in the nursery, and be in the worship center at 6:45 (notice the value of the month below :) We'll also eat breakfast together at 7:45 in the gym, so come hungry.

No Choir/Rhythm Section Practice This Sunday Night

I'll be at home watching the game. How 'bout you? We'll practice again on February 13. The Orchestra will join us starting February 20.

Concert for the Family (March 13)

Thanks to everyone who tried out, we had lots of great auditions! God has blessed FCCN with so much musical talent. Here are the names and acts who will join us for the Concert for the Family (in no particular order):

Choir, Rhythm Section and Orchestra: "There Will Come a Day"

Kings Kids Choir

XP

Sammy 5

Psalm 100: "Own Little World"

Elementary Choir

Heather Apple and band "The Way it Is"

Paula Lemmer and band "Lies Upon Lies"

541

The Conquerers Quartet

Stephanie White and band "If You Want Me To"

Laura Kierspel: "Oh How I Love Jesus"

Ty Beckman "I Know You Hear Me" (original song)

Lauren Chapell "Temptation" (original song)

Isabella Haus "My Dear Marquis"

Louis Rose "Can You Feel it Building" (original song)

Sandy Schooler and Josi Revels "What do I know of Holy"

Choir and Orchestra Solo Tryouts

Thanks to everyone who tried out, here are the songs with the soloists and understudy:

"Say, Say" Louis Rose soloist, Ty Beckman understudy

"The Glory of our King" Eric Rudisill soloist, Louis Rose understudy

"There Will Come a Day" Jenny Wampler soloist, Kendra Bradford understudy

"Blessed Redeemer" Stephanie White soloist, Mary Lehman understudy

Value of the Month: be on time

I choose February as the month to talk about "being on time" because it's the shortest month. I only have to talk about it for 28 days :)

A glimpse into my syche: my love language is "acts of service." So what does that mean? It's simple, really. When I ask you to something and you do it, my love tank is filled up, I'm in a good mood. Flip side: I ask you to do something (like "memorize your music" or "be here at 6:45") and you choose not to, it really grates on me.

So one of the reasons I love ministry here at FCCN is because when I ask you all to do something, you do it. There's not a bunch of hand-ringing or flip-flopping. Thanks so much for that! It is such a blessing to me.

I try to exemplify this value for you every practice. If practice starts at 6:45, I'm going to have doors open, lights on and childcare ready so you can be in the worship center ready to go. I'll also start promptly and finish on time because I respect your time too! I value you as a volunteer and friend.