Speaker Quote of the Week:

“In order to eliminate distraction we need to get so good at what we do with our instruments that it looks like we don’t even try (If we aren’t good we can get in the way, but it’s also just as much a distraction when we show off).”

- Sandy Hoffman

Topic: Musicianship

We also learned:

Ten Top Tips for Tight Teams:

1. Live the life
2. Worship warm
3. Lead and be led
4. Get out of the garage
5. Sing like a sandwich
6. Check the chart
7. Find the flow
8. Make the mod’
9. Let it breathe
10. Improvise

Teamwork: joint action by a group of people, in which each person subordinates his individual interest and opinion to the unity and efficiency of the group; coordinated effort.

The best leaders are the best followers. If you want to be a good leader go follow someone for a while.

Nicola: I saw this online today and REALLY want to make these!!!

Click the picture to go to the website!

For more insights into the things I like and find online, go to my website!

www.squareonedesigns.wordpress.com

Thank you for the responses to our newsletter and your encouragement as we lead our first school! Tomorrow we are officially half way through the lecture phase – time is flying!!

Tonight we had our 3rd song cafe where the students each performed an original song they wrote based off a bible verse. It’s amazing how each song is different even though the verse is the same! Even our non-musicians have been tremendous and written great songs – they are so courageous and inspiring! We have 2 more song cafes to look forward to.

As you know, we are trying to raise $2,500 to go on outreach on Dec 17th. We are leading the team to France and Hungary but we need your help to get there! Some friends of ours have offered to match up to $500 of donations so if we raise $500 it will be doubled instantly!! All donations are tax deductible. So far we haven’t had any other response but we are trying not to be discouraged as we know God’s plan is good and He will bring the money in!

It is so hard to ask for help but we barely receive enough monthly support to save for outreaches and as volunteers we need people to partner with us! We are planning to be in YWAM at least the next few years as we take over the Worship department here and see it grow and flourish! Please consider giving something, anything, towards our outreach, and if you’re able to give $10 or more monthly we could really use your support.

Thank you for your friendship and prayers. We pray for everyone on our newsletter list and love hearing about how God is moving in your lives and areas of the world.

Bless you this week

Speaker Quote of the Week:

“The fear of failure and rejection causes us to loose sight of our child-like ability to create and imagine. The key component is the willingness to make mistakes.”

- Johnny Cisneros

Topic: Creativity in the Arts

Speaker Quote of the Week:

“Deeds of service to other people are not worship to God;

Worship is only ever directed towards God – it is God-focused, not man-focused.”

- Sean Ellis

Topic: Theology of Worship

Our October newsletter is out!

• Update on the school so far
• Outreach locations
  
• Outreach information
• Financial help needed for our outreach fees
  

If you’d like it please email us: theronandnicola@gmail.com

Speaker Quote of the Week:

“Worship should anchor our memory in the past and our faith in the future”

- Jeff Ling

Topic: Ancient Future Worship

We have 12 amazing students all hungry to learn about worship! They are great people and we are even more excited about this school now that we see their faces and heart for hearing from God during this time. We hit the ground running and haven’t stopped, but God is good and somehow we are managing everything!

We had a fire on the mountain behind us over the weekend… if you’re on facebook you would have seen the updates! We were on stand-by evacuation for 3 days, packed up and ready to leave if the fire spread. Thankfully God stopped the forecasted wind from blowing in our direction and today it rained putting the fire out for good!

There has been a flu-type-sickness going around the campus which has pulled one student out of class so far and others are sniffing and sneezing.

Please pray for Stephanie and the other students who are sick. Thanks!

Speaker Quote of the Week:

“It’s not possible to lead others into worship

until you first see what God did for YOU”

- Bob Fitts

Topic: Reaching the Nations