Gabe and I led an acoustic set this week. We were trying to think of a good nickname and since “Shane and Shane” was taken I think the top suggestion was “Two Dudes with Guitars.” And so we saw a bright start for “TDwG.”
It was a great time of worship this week. When you only need two guitars and two microphones all of the usual tech issues seem to no be a problem. Personally acoustic weeks are my favorite weeks to lead because you can really hear people singing along.We stayed with a very familiar song set to try to make people more comfortable participating despite the lack of usual stage volume. Here’s what we ended up with:
Worship Set #1
Worship Set #2
Holy is the Lord (G)
Closer
How Great is Our God (B) cut for time
Salvation is here works really well with two acoustic guitars and was a lot of fun to play, but the highlight of the week was listening to the crowd sing along with Holy is the Lord with almost every hand in the room raised. I know true worship doesn’t REQUIRE physical expression, but as a worship leader it is such a tangible sign of a worshiping congregation that just lifts me up every time. How Great is Our God had to be cut for time at the last minute, but the transition out of the sermon and into the dismissal was seamless. Pastor Scott and I are finally getting used to reading each other during service.
Next week is “Bring a Friend” Sunday at Mayfield. We had 135 people this week in our 9:30 service. That means that my prayer all week is that we will have 270 people this coming Sunday. I know that is a big dream, but if our church family embraces this call for simple evangelism there is no reason it can’t happen. Our God is a God who can take big dreams and make even bigger realities.
