One of the most memorable and powerful worship experiences I have had in quite sometime happened in this small room with about forty-five students from Savannah, Georgia.  A friend of mine, who is a youth pastor, invited me to come and lead worship for his summer camp in Panama City Beach, Florida.  On the fourth and final night of the camp we sang through Misty Edwards’, “You Won’t Relent”.  My friend came up toward the end of the song to say a few words and close with a prayer.  As he prayed the students began to sing out the verse of the song:

“I set you as a seal upon my heart, as a seal upon my arm
For there is love that is as strong as death,
Jealousy demanding as the grave and many waters
Cannot quench this love”

At first it was just a few young girls singing, then it swelled into the entire group singing out with absolutely no leadership from the platform.  It was beautiful. The band continued to play as the students literally worshiped together in complete unity. My prayer as a worship leader is always that I will not add to or take away from what God is doing in a group of people. I simply want to enter into the work He has already started and participate in it.

I’ve been considering the purchase of a Gibson L-4a for quite some time.  I have a Gibson L-130 that has become my primary guitar. Love the smaller size of the L series.  So anyway, here’s the new guitar. Also, if you’re interested in purchasing a Taylor 310-ce with a brand new case, shoot me an email.

As many of you know, I resigned as worship pastor of Victory at Sarasota in June of this year.  Since then, Kristin and I have been traveling and leading worship for various churches, camps, and other ministries.  We have spoken with a lot of great churches and sought counsel from friends and family.  We are excited about the road ahead and more importantly, the people with whom we will travel it.

I recently accepted an opportunity to join my good friend Jason Burns at Access: a Church Community in Lakeland, Florida.  I began leading worship at Access today.  For the time being, Kristin and I will remain in our home here in Sarasota.  Kristin will continue to work at Starbucks and I will split time working from home and commuting to Lakeland.

In addition to working with Access, I will also be involved in some worship-related projects outside of the church. I will write more on that as it all falls into place.

I will also continue to travel and lead for other churches, special events, and nights of worship.  Feel free to email me if you’re interested in putting something together.

I decided to begin blogging again since this is such a time of transition and reflection.  I am going to try and use this as a place to communicate my thoughts about life, ministry, and worship.  Hopefully you will continue to join me here for some great stories and conversations.  I would also love to connect with you on Twitter or Facebook.

Thanks for your love and support.

Jordan.