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Our second Forming Hearts, Creating Art conference for worship leaders is coming soon after the New Year - February 16, 2008.  This year we welcome three individuals and groups that will be hard to surpass for one day - Irish modern hymnists, Keith and Kristyn Getty; British composer/conductor, Sir John Rutter; and retired chaplain of the U.S. Senate, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilivie.  What a group! 

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Originally from Ireland, Keith and Kristyn Getty will present their unique modern hymnody during our times of worship.  Keith is most familiar to many as the co-writer of the popular worship song, In Christ Alone.  The music that Keith and Kristyn present will provide a great new resource for congregational worship.  Their spirit of servanthood and spiritual focus will rise to the surface during our day together.  We are so excited to have Keith and Kristyn join us for the day!

Secondly, the renowned British composer and conductor John Rutter will present some of his best choral music, along with his personal comments behind the writing of each piece.  Having been knighted for his major contribution to music and arts in Great Britain, Sir John will be in Los Angeles as the guest conductor for the concert on the following evening, February 17, presented by the Mark Thallander Foundation. 

Another Date to Mark...Thallander, That Is!

The day after Forming Hearts, Creating Art is another event you won't want to miss! February 17th at 7:30 p.m. at what is called the L.A. Cathedral. The Cathedral and the Mark Thallander Foundation will co-host this marvelous event. This will be a concert of voices - hundreds of voices - and instruments!  It is a concert not to be missed!  The Cathedral is about the only place that has space for all of the musicians - both adults and children - who will join hearts and sounds in a concert entitled, Let Your Joy Be Known!  The guest conductor this year will be Sir John Rutter, renowned British compose/conductor.  He will conduct his own music, and the music of Fred Bock, as we commemorate 10 years since Fred's passing from creating music in this life to participating in the eternal music of heaven.

Mark Thallander Foundation

Preaching with Passion

One of the partner institutes with the Fred Bock Institute of Music is the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of Preaching.  One of the efforts of the Ogilvie Institute is to gather no more than fifty pastors at two different times each year for an intensive time with Dr. Ogilvie and other pastor/mentors.  These conferences are called Preaching With Passion.  In early October, fifty pastors gathered for an inspiring three days on the Fuller Seminary campus for a PWP conference.  Ed Willmington guided the worship times at the beginning of the seven sessions over the course of the three-day conference.  Fred Bock served as Minister of Music with Dr. Ogilvie at the Hollywood Presbyterian Church for many years, so to put the two institutes together in this way is a great blessing.

If you know a pastor who you would like to invite to attend the next PWP conference in January 2008, you can find more information and register HERE!

Denver SDA Worship Conference

In late October, Ed Willmington was one of the guest speakers at a worship conference held at the 1^st Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Denver, CO.  Ed's topic was "Creative Tension in Worship."  Ed was joined by Fuller professors, Todd Johnson ("Worship In a Changing World"), Clay Schmit ("Performing the Word"), and Roberta King ("Worship and Diversity").