Worship pt 2

The morning and evening chapel services are split between slow and fast worship. The morning service is designed for lower functioning campers and the whole service is at a much slower pace than what we are used to. The goal is to have them sing the songs so they really know what they are singing about. This way they can have time to process things and really worship. The message is also very simple with one main point. The evening services are geared toward higher functioning campers. The songs are faster and they are more like what we are used to.

Most of us would like the evening service because it is what we are used to. Everyone has a good time of worship and the service is fun. You have to learn to really appreciate the morning service because it is at their pace. They can be involved with the service and experience worship that really ministers to their hearts. They understand what they are singing about. At this pace, they have the opportunity to lead worship and it is a beautiful thing. There are some that are born leaders and it just comes naturally to them. Others have the opportunity to lead and it is a new experience for them. Leading pushes them outside of their comfort zone. There were many who lead us in worship at camp last summer and it was amazing. There was a blind gal at camp last summer who was born to be a worship leader. I got to experience her leading worship. There is this indescribable thing that happens when they take over the service.

A few of the campers have the gift of preaching. One of the guys who gave a few messages last summer was Jesse. When he got up to preach I didn’t understand a word he said, yet he was getting a lot of reaction from the campers. There were a lot of amen’s and nodding of heads. They understood what he was saying. He is one of them, ministering to them. I don’t have words to describe how amazing that is. He understands them better than anyone else. He knows what they have been through. He has experienced what they have experienced. He can reach them on a level that we will never be able to.