Saddleback Worship conference 2009 – day 2

The second day of the Saddleback Worship conference began with music director Rick Muchow leading with a nice mixture of traditional hymns and contemporary choruses.

Worship leaders from all Saddleback campuses joined Rick on the platform and took turns leading in song, including Rick’s son Brandon Munchow.

Rick Munchow & Saddleback Worship Band

The Sound Byte Orchestra providing a lovely string back-up:

Sound Bite Orchestra, Saddleback Worship conference

Long-time worship leader/songwriter Morris Chapman was a special surprise, presenting his song “I Know the Plans” based on Jeremiah 29:11.  He brought a great Motown/gospel feel to the session.

Morris Chapman @ Saddleback Worship confence

I’ve been impressed with the variety of music here at the conference.  It’s contemporary, sure, but a fairly broad representation of styles are represented, to the credit of Rick and the Saddleback team.

Buddy Owens, former Maranatha Music executive and now a teaching pastor at Saddleback – had a solid message about faithfulness.  I remember hearing Buddy speak at a Promise Keepers rally in Atlanta in 1995, but discovered that his father and mother and Jimmy and Carol Owens, pioneers of contemporary Christina music (remember Freely, Freely, If My People, How Should A King Come?

Take-away from Buddy Owens:

“The majority of our lives is spent in the little tiny things; that’s where faithfulness is developed.”
“Little is not insignificant…the issue of significance is in God’s control; the issue of faithfulness is in your control.”
“The majority of our lives is spent in the little tiny things; that’s where faithfulness is developed.  Little is not insignificant…the issue of significance is in God’s control; the issue of faithfulness is in your control.”