"I knew them when..."

Last night at Youth Group I had a total blast with our new Youth Worship Band! It was their first time leading worship all together, and they did GREAT!

These guys are total rookies...Tanner played electric guitar and has been taking lessons for only about 6 months. Tyler's taken guitar lessons for about as long, but had never played bass until 2 and a half weeks ago! Same for Brenna, who's taken a few years of piano lessons, but has only played synth for a couple weeks. And Cori basically learned the drums from playing "Rock Band" and doesn't even have a real drum set at home to practice on! (Cassie's the wiley vet--she's sung up front with me for a while, of course!)

Over the years of my ministry, it's often been a challenge to find musical talent. After all, you can't just manufacture instrumentalists out of thin air--you just have to wait for God to send them your way. So it's a real joy for me when some young players like these come along, with some budding musical skills and a real desire to use them! I really look forward to helping them grow in their gifts, and one of these days (soon?) I'll get them up there to lead in "big church"!

Here are a couple pics that my wife took with her phone...