Anticipation

The excitement is tangible at the National Worship Leader's Conference in Kansas City. Early arrivers are wandering the halls looking at exhibits, visiting with friends, looking at schedules. networking, exchanging ideas, and blogging.

Worship leaders from across the country are looking forward to a week of honing their skills, but also to spending time in worship. For most worship leaders and band members, this week will be a rare opportunity to release in worship. For an entire week, we do not have to contemplate playing the right chords, remembering all the lyrics, and gauging the response of our people. For an entire week, we get to be the audience.

For me, this is an exceptionally valuable opportunity. It is not often that a mom of four kids can travel out of state for a week long worship event. I am fully aware of the sacrifices that my husband is making so that I can be here this week. I am praying that God will rain down in this place. I want to fully experience his presence and leave renewed, refreshed, and rewired for ministry.

Worship begins at 7:00. Let the countdown begin.