embody this dynamic where every stream of life
is represented. Can you tell us about this?
[Mariah] I remember the first time that I went
to Philippe’s as well. It is a quintessential LA
experience, and I think for exactly the reasons
that you said. This is why we have such a love
for LA, because it does bring all of these different
cultures, and all of these different journeys, into
one city. The fabric of what Mosaic is, is LA.
Everyone is welcome, and everyone is part
of it, and everyone makes up the uniqueness
of what we do. This is why we decided to do
worship music, because we realized that from
one person to the next there was no similar
journey, but there was one similar mission and
are committed to moving that mission forward
with our unique and individual voices. This is
the heartbeat of what we do, making sure that
everyone is represented, because that’s what
the church is, a mosaic of all of these different
pieces brought together to make something
unique when we’re together. That is totally
what Mosaic is about, that’s what LA is, and
as a church beginning to capture what LA is in
it’s most beautiful form, which is just unique in
every different way.
[Andres] I’ve only been in LA for about
nine years, as opposed to Mariah who was
born and raised here. One thing I love about
Mosaic and about our community is bringing
people together from across all walks of life,
all cultures, and all races. It has required a
lot of intentionality. It wasn’t a thing that just
happened because the city is so diverse. This
city has people from all over, but that’s just the
first step. The next step is teaching everybody to
get along. We’re intentional with our leadership,
and we work really hard to make sure that we
are inclusive and as welcoming as we can be
as a community.
[WM] With such a large collective of musicians
and songwriters in the church, how do new
musicians to the gathering “fit in” as musicians,
and how are new songs presented to the core
worship leadership?
[Andres] In terms of new musicians getting
involved, it’s the same process as it is for anyone
in our church. If they want to get involved, it
always starts with serving. Whether it be in
music, graphic design, or parking, whatever
the area is, you come to Mosaic and you get
involved in serving. If I ever meet a musician
that’s interested in forming part of our worship
team we invite them to start serving somewhere
first. Everybody on our team started serving
somewhere first, whether its getting coffee, or
parking, or serving on our connections team
or being ushers. So that’s where it all starts
for us, and that’s the first step. One thing we
like to say over and over on our team is that
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