![]() ![]() Over the years I have also had strong, impactful relationships with the men and women that lead worship at the other churches. There are about 32 elders all together and they are all men and mentors that I look up to. SM: Our church is a part of the Living Stones family of churches across northern Nevada. Our family served under him when we lived in Las Vegas and I learned so much from him. MF: Teddy Johnson is the worship director at Hope Church in Las Vegas. We are still in relationship now 5 years after I moved away from Austin. They cared about my heart, my maturity, and my love for Jesus and people more than my musical gifts or usefulness. Who is your ministry mentor or someone you look up to in ministry?ĬP: Chris Collins and Jimmy McNeal both supervised and discipled me during my time at Austin Stone Community Church. I have had some awesome training and coaching over the years! I have been leading in this position for nine years now, four of which have been as a full-time staff member. I did, and now that is my primary role at the church. I was a drummer at the time, but one day, our lead pastor handed me a guitar and told me to learn chords. It grew, and over time we launched as Acts 29 church plant. ![]() SM: The lead pastor of our church started a Bible study and I joined him in leading it. ![]() Obviously, we stayed God is SO good! I have been serving as the worship director for a year and a half now. My husband, Matt, and I felt a calling to Crossview so we commited to attending for a month and praying for God’s guidance. Years later, he called me and asked if I knew of anyone in town that might be interested in leading the worship ministry at his church since his staff worship leader had to step down. Our family met Josh Pasma, the lead pastor at Crossview, shortly after he planted Crossview. One of the friends I met along that journey was preparing to move to Texas and she asked if I would consider coming alongside her to learn more about leading a worship team and I ended up serving as the Interim Worship Leader for that church for a year and a half. MF: Since moving to the Tri-Cities area more than 10 years ago, I have been involved in all-city worship events that brought together worship leaders and team members from all over town to host worship nights, play at coffee shops, play sets at the fair, and learn from musicians outside of the 4 walls of individual churches. I used to tell people that there was no way I would want to be a worship leader and yet here I am and I love my job and consider it a privilege to serve the church in this way. I have now been serving at The Commons LA for close to 3 years. We see the transience of our city and specifically the UCLA area not as a negative but as an opportunity see the gospel carried to the ends of the earth. I am passionate about the gospel being taken to the nations, and the nations have come to LA! During this time, I met Devin Deuell and he shared with me about a church he was dreaming of planting near UCLA, an area of the city where the nations could be reached. Upon finishing my residency I had an opportunity to move to Los Angeles to help plant a church on the west side of the city I served on staff there for 2 years. I began a 3-year residency with the worship and production team. It was here that God grew my heart for vocational ministry, church planting, and gave me a call to serve the local church. Upon graduating from college I moved home to Austin, TX and got connected to the Austin Stone Community Church. How did you come to be in this position and how long have you been in your role?ĬP: As a new piano player, I was mentored by the worship leader at my church during college. Michelle Fickle (MF) is the Worship Director at Crossview Community Church. Seth Morton (SM) is the Worship Pastor at Living Stones Church Elko. In the below blog post, you’ll hear from three individuals working in worship ministry. Caleb Price (CP) is the Worship Director at The Commons LA in Los Angeles, CA. Our desire is that you are encouraged in your own ministry, and possibly even glean some ideas you can apply in your context as a result of reading about their ministries. If you lead worship at your church or even if you just lead a church with a worship ministry (and this likely describes ALL churches!), then we hope you’ll enjoy hearing from three worship directors/pastors serving at churches across the US West in different ministry contexts. ![]()
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