Worship Musician August 2018 | Page 117

BEYOND SMOKE MACHINES AND LASERS When you take down the smokescreen from your own worship, what do you have left? Drawing from his own experience leading worship in a large congregation and feeling the pull of performance, Manuel Luz guides us on a journey through worship that takes us far beyond style and deep into our own souls. “Manuel provides a thoughtful framework for looking at the big picture of what it means to worship our God with honesty, obedience, devotion, and passion. I highly recommend this for every individual who longs to grow in worship, and for every leader who is guiding others into God’s presence.” Nancy Beach, author of An Hour on Sunday Manuel Luz is the creative arts pastor of Oak Hills Church in Folsom, California, and has been an active advocate for worship and the arts for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of Imagine That, a working musician, and a songwriter. ivpress.com