FCC Worship Band

I was bragging on our worship band a couple of weeks ago, and someone challenged me to sort of "put my money where my mouth is." One of the things we do from time to time is take old hymns and use the words with other tunes. Nothing new or original about that, I know. But some of the choices are fun, and our band handles them really well. They are a great bunch of musicians who have allowed me to organize them, and then play and sing with them. So, I have attached part of our worhsip time from last Sunday (4/26/09) so that you can hear our rendition of "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus."

Now, let me get this straight with you before you listen to the audio: this is raw audio content. It has not been mixed or mastered, mainly because I don't have good equipment for that and I'm kind of lazy. There's WAAYYYY too much of my singing on this recording, and I REALLY hope it didn't sound like that when it was live in our auditorium! Also, I am NOT a "real" music minister. In fact, my actual title is "Associate Minister of Worship and Involvement." Real music ministers are men and women who have exceptional musical talent who use it in service to God and the Church. I am a minister who organizes and leads worship. There is a really big difference. Music ministers are musical professionals who engage in ministry. I am a preacher/teacher who engages in music as well as other kinds of ministry. I'm not unrealistic about this, and neither is anyone who regularly worships at FCC: they understand this! I'm not fishing for a compliment or trying to make you feel wierd and tell me I'm great. Just listen and enjoy a new twist on an old song, and a really good group of servants who lead worship at FCC a couple of times a month!

FCC Worship Band (4-26-09)