2008

January 5-7 • Wimberley, Texas
Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio

Recording hymns, songs and choruses learned in Cameroon and mastering recordings done with the Cameroon Hymnal editorial team in October, 2007

February 1-3 • Memphis, Tennessee
Idlewild Presbyterian Church

Workshop leadership and song leadership at a conference entitled, “Music and Worship in the City: Can Music and Worship Lead to Reconciliation?”

February 21 • Beckley, West Virginia

A day with hymn tune writer, Sally Ann Morris, discussing future projects in hymn writing

March 8-9 • Clarksburg, West Virginia
First United Methodist Church

Leading a Saturday morning retreat for the church choir and local pastors, then leading a BIG SING at the church on Sunday afternoon

March 16 • Morgantown, West Virginia
First Presbyterian Church

Leading a BIG SING for churches in downtown Morgantown

March 18-19 • Campbellsville, Kentucky

Doing editorial work on the Cameroon Hymnal with Sida Roberts, a hymn scholar with an expertise in Francophone hymnody

April 4-7 • Damascus, Maryland
Damascus United Methodist Church

Plenary and workshop leadership at a Global Praise emersion event

April 27 • Fort Worth, Texas

Song leadership for a worship gathering sponsored by the Reconciling Ministries Network as part of the 2008 United Methodist General Conference

April 30 • Charleston, West Virginia
Christ Church, United Methodist

Speaking and leading singing at an end-of-the-year choir banquet

June 11 • Dallas, Texas
C.C. Young Memorial Home

Presentation on Music and Mission to the United Methodist Women’s group

July 13-17 • Berkeley, California

Attendance at the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada

July 19-25 • Tulsa, Oklahoma

Lead clinician and preacher for the Association of Disciple Musicians

August 1-17 • Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

Leadership in a teaching/learning enterprise with Ivorian musicians and pastors as part of the Global Praise program of the General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church

September 19-21 • Asheville, North Carolina
First Presbyterian Church

Workshop and song leadership and preaching in a church wide retreat