Well, we're just now closing shop on the second day of Ridgecrest. All-in-all, today was a bit of a low-key day. Normally the first full day of Ridgecrest is filled with classes, but for me I actually had two very nice breaks to go to the room, rest, or do some work from the office.
The day began with some more information about the new hymnal. This will actually be the first hymnal that has the option to buy recordings of all of the songs within it. Further, there are about 200 more songs available from the online and CD resources. There are going to be video and powerpoint materials already done for you. This really seems to be a pretty big deal. I'm putting a link to more information about the new hymnal and what they're calling the Lifeway Worship Project here.
The only specialized course I took today dealt with creative ideas to involve youth in creative evangelism projects, specifically, dance and rhythym (step/stomp). There was some good info there.
Tonight's evening event was a triple feature - Dan Oxley, a concert trumpeter, songwriter David M. Edwards, and the Burchfield Brothers, who are, well....unique. I had seen them before, but I had forgotten about them. One of them is a classical guitarist, and the other plays a mallet kat, which is in essence a digital marimba of sorts. Together, it sounds like a "Christian Manheim Steamroller." here's a link to a taste of them.
And speaking of tastes, we also made an obligatory visit to the Nibble Nook tonight for ice cream.
The last thing we heard as we started settling down to bed was some praise and worship from songwriters Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino, who were playing an "afterglow" concert in the courtyard below our room. For any Southside folks reading this, they are the arrangers of the version of "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross" that Randy Hart sang not too long ago.
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