On the road again!

This week I am in Indianapolis for a planning/design/scouting trip for the 2015 National Convocation of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music in Worship Arts. Currently, I am surrounded by an incredible group of talented, thoughtful artists, ministers and thinkers and we are visiting potential site, dreaming about themes and asking the major question: what question does this convocation need to answer?

The conversation continues to be rich, challenging, occasionally frustrating, and collegial God is really doing something at this gathering of artists!

Earlier this morning I had the great honor of meeting Robert Schilling, who was an "almost charter member" (he missed the founder meeting by four months) and a Past Predsident of the Fellowship. Being in his church, North UMC in Indianapolis and experiecing many of the things he's built in his 41 years of service at North UMC.

The experience was so moving that I found myself wanting to stay in my current appointment for a long time so as to have the opportunity to accomplish half of what he has done!