April Ministry Update
April 4, 2013 11:40 am Ministry Journal, Upcoming Events
Empowering Others for Ministry
Let us continue to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection as He empowers us for life! This is a time in my life for investing in others to equip and empower them for ministry. I was involved with 5 worship services this past weekend inspiring many to worship God as a lifestyle. In early March, I led three workshops for the BASS Convention on playing guitar for worship, putting together a worship ministry and what makes a worship band effective. I brought the Valley Christian High School Worship Band to be the demonstrating band for the Band Interactive workshop. They were outstanding! It was a double blessing, as I was able to empower the high schooler’s for ministry, they helped me empower the conferees for ministry. Another form of investing in others is through private lessons. I have 25 regular students and truly enjoy teaching them…not only music but important aspects of ministry and life. Teaching at Valley Christian is so fulfilling and a means of mentoring many young christian musicians. Your support and encouragement empowers me for ministry. Thank you! Keep it up!
The New Album Is Ready!
The new album called Instrumental Guitar Volume 1 is finished and out on iTunes, our product page, and many other venues. This is my newest album (number 14) and first instrumental album. It has a variety of styles with beautiful guitar techniques. You can listen to excerpts of each song at iTunes.com or CDBaby.com and purchase individual songs if you’d like. Or you can get the whole album at the link below at a slight discount. The stories behind the songs are on my blog.
March Ministry Went Very Well
The picture above is from the BASS Convention with the Valley Christian High School Worship Band. Check out the 25 minute edited video of the Band Interactive Workshop on YouTube.com. In March, I led worship at Redwood Chapel, Castro Valley; Peninsula Bible Church, Willow Glen; and four services with Community Presbyterian Church in Danville. It was so cool to work with such quality musicians in celebrating Jesus’ resurrection. A week ago, I held a concert in Los Altos sharing all the songs on the new album. Those who came were great to be with…thank you!
Staying Connected
There is such a wave of social networking today. It’s a great way to keep up with others and encourage others with just a few words. You already receive this eNewsletter once a month. You can receive the RSS feed and get new posts on my blog automatically. You can catch ministry and personal highlights on Facebook or prayer requests on Twitter. (I’m on MySpace, but rarely post there.) Check out my songs on my YouTube.com channel. Also, Email is always a great way to communicate with me. If you get a moment, I would love to hear from you!
Coming Events
April 7
Salinas First Baptist Church. Reggie will be leading worship with Salinas First Baptist Church and sharing his story and songs for the whole service. Come join the praise and get your fill of encouragement for the morning. Services are at 9:00am and 10:30am.
July 21
Sonoma Raceway. Reggie will be leading worship for their three morning chapels (through Racers for Christ & playing the National Anthem around noon.