Our [WM] staff was very impressed when It’s really cool because the students, as soon as they understood what that meant. But then
we first saw For All Seasons lead worship at they show up, they’re just like ready to go and having junior high students… some of them
the Night of Worship concert at NAMM that so engaged rather than like some of the camps really didn’t understand like why some people
we sponsor. We recently caught up with Emily we’ve done. Many of them are full of a wide were raising their hands or even wondering why
and Johnny Hamilton and Jeff Luckey of For All range of students… many of them know Jesus are we singing. As a worship leader, that taught
Seasons during a quick break in the middle of and many of them don’t and you kind of have me a lot about how to explain to people why it
a three-week stint at camp. They are leading to get them to trust you. So, it may be like night is that we are called to worship through music.
worship for the second year in a row at Super two or night three before they are engaged. Now, we’ve taken that into whatever arena we
Summer Camp held at Oklahoma Baptist But, here at Super Summer, these students are in. Now it feels like in our camp season,
University in Shawnee, OK. right off the bat, they are engaged! the summer season, we’re leading mostly high
[WM] You’re in the middle of another camp When we first started doing camps, we started week. You’ve done camps before… tell us with junior high students. At that time, we were [WM] You initially formed the band in order to
about this one? coming straight out of college. So, we went audition to lead worship at Biola University's
from leading our peers to leading eleven-year- Chapel services. Tell us what prompted you to
[Emily] Oklahoma has one of the largest olds! That was a big transition, but actually want to get involved?
camps in the nation, Falls Creek, which is like leading worship for junior high for a long time a Baptist camp. This camp that we’re a part of really taught us a lot about actually teaching [Jeff] Personally, I joined the group after they
is not directly associated with Falls Creek, but a people what it is to worship through music. had been playing together for a year. Basically,
lot of their leadership is the same. This camp is Especially coming from a Christian University worship was something that was happening on
designed specifically for students in leadership. where people were more knowledgeable and
school students.
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