Integrity Music's Worship Leader Appreciation Gathering


So yesterday I set off on a 2 1/2 hour journey to Dudley (near Birmingham) in order to attend an event hosted by worship music industry giant Integrity Music.

Not knowing quite what to expect I received a warm welcome as well as food! (Yes, food always goes down well). There was time to chat with some of the other worship leaders there and to catch up with a few friends. Then the session began. We had a time of sung worship - nothing fancy, just a guy on a guitar with some colour-wash lighting on the wall behind him.

Then we listened to a presentation from some of the guys from Integrity Music. They were determined to show their appreciation for the hard work worship leaders do in the service of their local churches as well as having a willingness to listen to what we had to say. They explained some of the history of the company, with all the mergers that went on during the recession as well as their heart for curating worship from around the nations in many languages. They also explained that they were a not-for-profit charity and showed how their profits were invested into spreading the gospel in poorer nations.,

Coming away from the evening, I have a new sense of connection with Integrity Music. One that is real and based on who we are as individuals and as servants in the body of Christ, rather than a distant record label out there somewhere.

I also have a list of online resources to check out that came through discussion and dialogue with the other worship leader there. Integrity Music were not there to push their products but to connect with local worship leaders. We did not pay a penny for any part of the event!

So, thank you Integrity Music for a wonderful evening, for letting us get to know you (and for the lovely goody bag!)

Check out their amazing website that is packed full of free worship resources: WeAreWorship.com

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