i had to miss the general session after lunch to take care of a small issue with the company where i’m working (the one bummer of going to a conference in my home town).
the second session was with klaus on “flowing in the prophetic”. we could have spent a day really. the room was packed far beyond “capacity” and klaus’ presentation was poignant to a word. he gave some practical advice and also spoke to the issues of our age. prophetically, we’re coming close to the close of this period of history. he said that, like a bride anticipating her wedding day, the church would focus increasingly on jesus’ arrival and our desire for that day. klause gave 5 ranges or categories of worship:
- declaration
- celebration
- intercession
- intimacy
- high worship
he also said (i think in response to a question) about a worship team: “you have to be on the same page. communication is the key. talk with them.”
just obtw, i bought a whole stack of klaus’ healing waters cds to give away to friends
next was jennie riddle, officially talking about songwriting. jennie is extremely poetic. a lot of what she said was metaphoric or allegoric. she was just a joy to listen to really, though i think she could wear me out in large doses. i took quite a few notes:
songs need to be heard prophetically
if there’s already lots of broccoli casserole, bring something different – something that is missing (there can be too much broccoli).
proverbs 31 – who we should be to the lord
write for the lips of the bride
do kingdom business, restore, bring courage, set things right
write out of what you own
gourmet meals, no fast food
think about the generations
feed the church good solid food (doctrine). feed her prophecy, scripture
take presumptuous flesh out
there is weightiness to writing for the bride
write timely
write for memorization; maybe concepts instead of verbatim
experiment lots, but don’t clothe the bride in your experiments
don’t ever use time with the lord as a means to an end
you can write songs as a gift to someone
evening worship was good, but couldn’t really compare with the previous night. more declarative, less “before the throne”
