Worship Musician August 2019 | Page 124

support the church’s vision. City Juvenile Hall. [WM] What roles do you play there at Bayside? In addition, I teach Biblical life principles at God’s design, and he expects us to use and Bayside’s Thrive School, which is a fantastic multiply them. important to discover what your strengths are and to walk in them because they are there by [Zoro] I have multiple roles that are congruent place for young people to pursue a college with the gifts and talents God has given me. education with opportunities for hands on Working at Bayside where I’m given the Since coming on staff I’ve done everything ministry experience. There at the Thrive School, privilege of doing what I love to do is a dream from dressing up as a pirate and teaching I’m an instructor and mentor training up young job for me. I have truly entered the most fulfilling the Easter message to un-churched kids, to worship musicians, pastors and leaders in the and fruitful season of my life and I’m excited to performing and speaking at Folsom prison to local church. be used more and more by God in strategic both the men and women. There is wide variety and meaningful ways in the days ahead. of outlets within the seven campuses that Every assignment carries the same value to me, constitute the massive Bayside umbrella for me and nothing is more important than anything [WM] It sure seems like the church leadership to minister. So far, I have been used to speak else. I give my heart fully to everything that’s has given you the freedom to be who God as an in-house guest speaker at several of the asked of me and do my best work in every made you to be. How does that feel and are campuses, as well as to the young marrieds, situation God places me in. By profession, you still able to be a musician? singles, young professionals, high school, junior I’m a drummer, speaker, teacher, author and high, elementary, and the men’s and women’s mentor, but I remain flexible in how God wants [Zoro] The leadership and culture of Bayside groups. I’ve also been utilized as a speaker in to use each of those gifts to fulfill his purpose is absolutely amazing and rare and I love being many of their local outreach programs such as: for each season of my life. No matter what I a part of it. Ray has attracted and nurtured Celebrate Recovery, St. John’s Program for do, my spiritual gift of an encourager comes out servant-hearted leaders who are smart, strong, Real Change, Mercy Multiplied, and the Yuba strong because that’s how God wired me. It’s wise, and yet very humble which is also rare. 124 August 2019 Subscribe for Free...