musicality at CMS. Their unbelievably tight more common majority slant usually taken by be done, but it’s not made to do it. Fortunately,
groove and perfectly executed phrasing let us seminars held in Bible Belt cities. Both paths are Matt Kees and his volunteers stepped in and
all know what is possible in a church band and valid for their geography; the PNW environment made it happen for the worship leaders every
gave us a goal to aspire to as local musicians. is simply rarer and demands a humility not seen time, so a big shout-out goes to the tech team
The only thing better than their playing elsewhere. at Our Savior Lutheran in Puyallup for all their
was their attitudes: universally humble and
hard work.
approachable without a hint of superiority their WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE ALL THE TOOLS OF A MEGA- accomplishments would warrant. CHURCH, YOU HAVE TO WORK HARDER FOR THE CMS can be summed up by the single word
RESULTS. authentic. From Bruce and Matt to the host
THE PACIFIC NORTH WEST (PNW) IS UNIQUE IN THE With Paul Baloche, Stu G from delirious? and church to the vendors and sponsors to the
AMERICAN WORSHIP SCENE. For All Seasons providing the main session teachers and taco trucks, CMS was an
Held in Washington state, one of the most music, the expectation for concert-caliber authentic success. Well done.
un-churched areas in the USA, CMS gave us audio was understood. While the host church a muted approach to worship conferencing system was excellent, it is not usually driven to with innate acknowledgment of the minority the extreme required by CMS. I explained to status of Christians there as opposed to the one class it was like drifting in a mini-van. It can
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