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Sometimes God asks tough questions calling us out of our comfort zones and out of the security of using formulas of past successes. As I was reflecting on the past and the future of the ARM Worship Conference, I felt like God asked me this question: “Are you willing to let go of all that you have ever known before to find more than you’ve ever known before?” I was ruffled by that question because what I sensed God was asking flew in the face of the conventional wisdom of, “If it ‘aint broke, don’t fix it.” My flesh bristled at the thought of letting go of the security of the ‘formula’ of the worship conference in the past. Yet, I was intrigued by the question, because it offered a potential answer to addressing the “been there, done that” mentality that causes us to not want to return to an annual event. You see, intrinsic in the question that God asked was a promise… that we would experience more than we’ve ever known before. I am clinging to that hope as the staff refocuses and refines the conference. We are making no assumptions and asking God to rebuild the conference afresh. Are all the ducks in a row yet? Not yet! But we have made some decisions at the direction of the Lord. The ARM Worship Conference ’08 will take place October 10 12 and run concurrently with our leadership equipping event for local church renewal events, Power UP. Our heart is that the Worship Conference will grow into an annual pilgrimage for worship teams to receive the equipping and empowering needed to nurture the worship life of their congregations. We will seek to strengthen worshipers, addressing issues of personal holiness and healing. We also seek to strengthen worship leaders and choir directors, addressing the need for vision and spiritual leadership. Lastly, we seek to strengthen worship teams, addressing the need for unity, passion and excellence. In many ways, it feels like we are redigging ancient wells of biblical Truth that will provide life-sustaining water for the sometimes spiritually arid seasons of ministry we face. We encourage you to mark your calendars and to be praying for the event asking God to fulfill His promise that we will experience the fullness of God in our lives more than we’ve ever known before.
Held at The Aldersgate Renewal Center October 10 to October 12, 2008
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