Doxologist ContentDoxologist Intensive…
Last Saturday we had our first “Doxologist Intensive”. We invited all Mars Hill Church and regional Acts 29 music and production leaders and volunteers together for a time of teaching and discussion. My plan is to do these events quarterly at a way to maintain unity and fellowship across MHC and A29. If you didn’t hear about it or want to be on the invite list next time around talk to your team or band leader or post a comment to this thread and we’ll keep you in mind.
This first event focused on a new, departmental mission statement I have been working with pastors Matt Johnson & Joe Day. I have been the worship pastor for over 8 years now and yet there has been no single document detailing the core purpose of gathered worship and the role of music and production. Most of our unity has been maintained through relationship but with 6 MHC campuses, 17 bands, untold production volunteers and numerous A29 churches, this will simply not suffice any longer. As much as possible we need to articulate key ideas and “DNA” in writing and teaching that is captured so it can spread.
My plan is to continue to refine the statement and update it here as well as in “the city” for you Mars Hill folks. Just to be clear this is a draft and not the final copy. I already have a host of changes and edits to work on from this weekend. Feel free to post ideas here and they may be considered.
As promised here are the slides I used.
Here is the current draft of the mission statement.
Audio will be posted within the week.
Thanks to all who came out on a beautiful, sunny day to dig into the scripture together, especially the Acts 29 guys. Let me know if it was helpful and how it could be more so in the future.
Pastor Tim
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i’d like to be included in that list.
we are a church in shelton [just outside of olympia] that is looking into ways to do church in a way that is more engaging to our culture.
we’ve attended various resurgence and acts29 conferences at mars hill over the last few years, as well as watched the vodcast weekly and play some of your music congregationaly.
thanks for sharing your resources to equip to bride of christ.
Count me in, too! I’m part of the new Mars Hill Centralia group down south… I’m one of the worship leaders, and would really like to get connected with the way Seattle MH looks at and approaches worship. We’re just starting out with the worship band, and coming from completely different worship backgrounds, it would be great to come together with something more solid than we have now (if that makes any sense…)
Thanks so much, guys!
hey, I’m out n virginia at an a29 church called portico. I’d come out for your next gathering…let me know.
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Bro Tim, I’m an A29 planter in North Hollywood. We’re always in the business of discerning the intersection of worship and culture, worship from the culture and worshipping in the culture. Let me know when your next conference is and my team will be there. Keep me posted, and I’ll be looking forward to meeting with you.
Hey, would love to attend these events. Let me know when the next one is.
This is great stuff you guys have here. I am a band leader in a A.29 Church in Atlanta and I am using this site as a example as we draft our “doxologist mission statement”. Is there any audio feed from this presentation available? If so, it would be great!
it’s available in the “leadership resources page”. click the link in the upper right hand corner of this page.
glad it’s helpful…