UPDATE: I SIT DISCIPLESHIP LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND HYMNAL AND ORDINAL SUBCOMMITTE

Because I was promoted to delegate status only recently, I was assigned, by default, to the Discipleship Legislative Committee. Had I had more say in my legislative committee assignment, this would probably not have been my first pick. My passions are social justice and (believe it or not) church bureaucracy and organization. Discipleship is not exactly my strongest suit.

However, I’m really glad that I’m sitting on the Discipleship Legislative Committee. Because it’s not my forte, sitting in this committee will challenge. It’s about music and worship - not justice.  These are not the areas I excel in, (If you want proof, just ask Justin Peck, director of FOSound for the UMSA at American University!) so I think it’s going to challenge me to grow.

I’ll be sitting on Hymnal and Ordinal Subcommittee (herein HO), which is very important because we will deal with the proposals to revise the Hymnal and Orders of Worship (Ordination, Commissioning and Consecration Services).  As a young adult, I thought about sitting on the Youth and Young Adult Ministries subcommittee but chose HO because I felt that a young adult’s perspective was needed when considering a new hymnal.

I’m excited to bring my ideas to this subcommittee.  I’ll keep you posted on how it goes.