Thank you for your prayers! I really needed them, because the last two and a half months have been a whirlwind of conference activity for me: I ran the song lyrics and speaker slides for the Indianapolis Winter Conference (December 27 – January 1). 1346 college students came from throughout […]
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Winter Praise and Prayer
Thank you for your prayers for the Worship Arts Conference and Auditions! 76 students came from 29 campuses. 55 auditioned for the student band that will lead worship at the Cru Winter Conference in Indianapolis, while the others attended sessions on the essentials of communication. The students I interacted with […]
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Worship Training This Weekend
Instrumentalists. Vocalists. Sound techs. Weekly meeting program teams. This weekend, 75 (or more!) college students from Indiana and neighboring states will come to the Worship Arts Conference and Audition here in Indy. The weekend gives them the chance to experience hands-on clinics for worship band members and leaders; hands-on experience […]
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Making a Tool More Useful
Mid to late August is the start of a new semester for most colleges and an increasing number of high schools, so it also starts a new season for many staff teams in Cru, including office teams like mine. One of the things we did during our kickoff meeting was […]
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“Public speaking terrifies me”
“Public speaking terrifies me.” That’s why one Cru staff member decided to attend Comm Lab last month. She admitted her fears on a short survey I sent to the 35 attendees to find out why they came and what they thought of the training. Here are a few encouraging responses: […]
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