I had the privilege of watching the worship team at Valley Church prepare for Sunday services last night.
Having experience in both theater productions and preparing Sunday services, I wasn't necessarily in a strange environment – however I noticed something I hadn't noticed before.
Conversations. Without words.
Not so much amongst the members of the team, but more so betweeen the members and their instruments — and later, the intstruments together as extensions of the members.
As musicians were getting instruments ready, there seemed to be an introductory chit-chat between musician and music piece. A combination of drum riffs, a few different chord combinations on a guitar, a "how ya doin?" series of keys on the piano.
In a few minutes, each player became one with their piece – and then, they had a group discussion together, preparing for a bigger conversation on Sunday morning.
It kind of reminded me of a scene from August Rush – Dueling Guitars:
As an aside – if you're in the Central Iowa area early next week, make sure to check out Valley Church's The Great Pumpkin Party – always one of the fall highlights in the West Des Moines community.
