I know I said, I would post this Thursday, but just couldn’t get to it. As I posted earlier, Wednesday night I lead worship at Crossroads Church. I was a little nervous, with it being the biggest church in town, and having some old friends there, but also felt very welcomed too. I also have a reputation of being a bit “livelier (which means louder)” than some of the area worship leaders, so I wasn’t sure how that was going to go over. Turned out it went over fine. Being a guest leader can sometimes be a bit uncomfortable for a few songs, while people are just kind of checking you out. My prayer of the day was that, this wouldn’t be about me, but that people would worship passionately. By the time we hit the chorus of the first song, “Forever”, people were engaged. It was awesome, and I was just honored to be apart of it. Peoples hearts ready to respond in worship was truly a testament to what God is doing at Crossroads Church.

You can check out the listing of the whole set below. I was also asked to play a couple of my original tunes, so I snuck in “The Everlasting” and “Thanks & Rejoice”. It was kind of “special-music-y” which isn’t my normal favorite thing, but I think it was appropriate in this setting. I also met a lady who said she had read on Pastor Todd’s blog that he was listening to my CD, and so she checked it out on iTunes and bought it. Wow, this whole blog thing might actually be working! What do you think Brody, might be a good idea for a company (SkörInc)?

Overall, very thankful to get out and play for a new audience. Looking forward to going back again. My advice to other worship leaders, is that sticking to at least 75% familiar songs to a new audience, is definitely a great way to get people engaged quickly in worship, which is always a good thing. Got any other good advice to share?