The conference on Jazz and Liturgy has just ended - and it was rich and sweet on many levels. The keynote address helped reinforce the importance of creativity and improvisation in worship planning. The musicians were brilliant as they shared how training, listening and respect pays off in the creation of "live composition" in jazz worship. And the conversation with colleagues from around the US was helpful as insights were shared and friendships initiated. But what was worth it in spades was the love and trust that deepened between the 7 people from our church that traveled from Pittsfield to Nashville: we are going to KEEP going deeper in this vein because we have all been so enriched by the trip.
There is much more to say... but now it is time to check out the downtown scene on our last day away. It is snowing in the Commonwealth but the storms have left Music City!
PS: we just cruised the clubs downtown and heard a ton of KICK ASS country music that was to die for. We travel in the morning...
WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN: REFLECTIONS ON TENDERNESS IN A CHAOTIC CULTURE
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Wish I could have been a part of this conference! Does it happen every year?
Hey deana... my music director has been working on it and let me know about it. I will find out more and get back to you, ok?
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